Triple Win for Audi in “Auto Trophy”

ZETLAND, AUSTRALIA – November 26, 2009: Readers of the German motoring magazine “Auto Zeitung” have voted three Audi models top of their classes in the “Auto Trophy 2009.” The Audi A5 Sportback, Audi R8 Spyder and Audi Q5 picked up three of the year’s most coveted awards in the readers’ poll, making it the 43rd time Audi has been awarded the Auto Trophy in its 22-year history. More than 104,000 readers took part in the poll. Continuing with its success in these awards, Audi also took first place in the Image Report for car brands for the sixth time in a row.

The Audi A5 Sportback proved its popularity among readers, winning the midsize category with 27.2 percent of participants voting for the most recent addition to the Audi range. The A5 Sportback has now won two of the most famous awards in Germany straight after its market launch, with its success also at the “Golden Steering Wheel” competition earlier this month.

Even before its launch, the Audi R8 Spyder won the category “Convertibles over 30,000 euros” with 16.2 percent of the vote. This open-top mid-engine sports car won through against another Audi model: the Audi A5 Cabriolet, which finished second in this category.

The sporty Audi Q5 SUV completed Audi’s triple win in the category “Off-road vehicles over 30,000 euros”, with 14.9 per cent of the reader’s votes.

The brand’s excellent results in the various categories were rounded out by the Audi A3 Cabriolet, the Audi S5, the Audi R8 and the already mentioned Audi A5 Cabriolet, which were each runners-up in their categories. The Audi A6 and the Audi A3 came in third place of their nominated categories.