Distinctions, Prizes and Awards for BMW in 2015
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Position confirmed as worldwide trendsetter in innovation, design,
quality and sustainability.
MUNICH -- December 29, 2015: 2015 was a highly successful year for the
BMW Group and this is confirmed by overwhelming worldwide acknowledgement.
This year BMW vehicles won numerous national and international distinctions
in categories as varied as innovation, design, sporty flair, quality,
sustainability and intelligent vehicle connectivity. The prize-winners in
the various categories were chosen by juries made up of automobile
journalists, readers of car magazines, international automobile experts and
market researchers.
Outstanding
international recognition.
Four top ratings in the renowned
"International Engine of the Year Award" underscore the BMW
Group's engine expertise. A specialist jury of 65 automobile
journalists from 31 countries voted the BMW TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder in
the BMW i8 as the class winner. A second class victory went to the
integrated drive system of the BMW i8, and this hybrid drive also won the
overall prize. The M TwinPower Turbo in-line 6-cylinder petrol engine in
the BMW M3 Sedan and the BMW M4 Coupé also received the award in the
2.5 to 3.0-litre category for the fifth time.
The BMW i8
was voted "World Green Car of the Year" as well as receiving the
"Paul Pietsch Prize" awarded by the automobile magazine
"auto, motor und sport" for the most innovative technology
concept. The BMW i8 was also named "UK Car of the Year" and was
voted "most environment-friendly luxury car" by "The
Washington Auto Show".
The BMW i3 likewise gained
international recognition. In China, the successful electric car was
pronounced best compact car as part of the "Best Cars 2015"
awards, as well as being voted "Car of the Year" in Australia. In
addition, the BMW i3 won the "Company Car of the Year" award
presented jointly by the magazine "Firmenauto" and DEKRA.
The new BMW 7Series -more than 20 awards in China alone.
The new BMW 7 Series attracted the most positive response
worldwide. In China alone the new BMW 7 Series won more than twenty prizes.
These include the "Technology Innovation Award" presented by the
renowned "China Business Journal" and "Luxury Car of the
Year" awarded by the influential daily newspaper "The Beijing
News". In the USA the new BMW 7 Series received the 2015 "Best of
What's New" award in the automobile category from the magazine
"Popular Science" And in Germany the new BMW 7 Series also won
the 2015 "Golden Steering Wheel" award presented by "Auto
Bild" and "Bild am Sonntag" in the luxury performance
category –just as the BMW X1 and the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer did in
their respective categories.
The BMW Group's innovation
leadership was also confirmed by 550 body construction experts from 24
countries, who gave the BMW 7 Series the "EuroCarBody Award 2015"
for its pioneering body structure with Carbon Core.
Outstanding honors for BMW design.
The
International Forum Design "iF design awards" are among the very
highest distinctions for achievements in design. This year the BMW Group
won a total of 13 of the highly coveted "iF design awards
2015".The unique character of BMW design also impressed readers of the
car magazine "Auto Zeitung": here the elegant and sporty BMW 4
Series Gran Coupé won the "Design Trophy" in the
categories "Sedans/Coupés/Vans". In the compact class, it
was the styling of the BMW 2 Series Convertible that received the highest
distinction. And as the most outstanding design innovation of 2015, the new
BMW 1 Series won the "autonis 2015" award as part of the
readers' vote held by the car magazine "auto motor und
sport". Meanwhile in the "Concept Cars" category of the
"Auto Bild Sportscars" readers' vote, a clear majority went
to the BMW 3.0 CSL Homage, which was created by the BMW Design Team in
recognition of the classic BMW coupé icons of the 1970s.
Driving fun with the power to thrill.
Sheer driving pleasure is the top priority for readers of sports car
magazines -and it is the sporty BMW models that best embody this. This was
certainly the opinion expressed by readers of "Auto Bild
Sportscars". In the "Serial Production Coupés"
category, the BMW M4 GTS was voted "Sports Car of the Year
2015".
Its 500 hp 3-litre 6-cylinderpetrol engine
with M TwinPower Turbo Technology is the first serial-production car to be
fitted with innovative water injection (combined fuel consumption: 8.5
l/100 km; combined CO2emissions: 199 g/km)*.
The result
of the readers' vote held by the magazine "sport auto"
likewise confirms the sporty aspirations of BMW: in as many as four
categories BMW models were placed at the top of the rostrum. For the third
time in succession, the BMW 335i received the "Sport Auto Award"
in the class of sedans up to EUR 50,000. And for the second time in a row
the BMW M3 finished first in the category of sedans/estate cars up to EUR
100,000. The same was true of the BMW M135i in the compact class and the
BMW M235i in the ranking for coupés up to EUR 50,000.
Recognition of pioneering role in the area of car
connectivity.
42,520 readers of the automobile magazine
"auto motor und sport" and the computer magazine "CHIP"
cast their votes for the "Car Connectivity Award 2015": in doing
so they confirmed the BMW Group's pioneering role in the networking of
driver, vehicle and environment. The BMW i8 was the outright winner of the
"Connected Car 2025" award, attracting 30.3 percent of the votes.
The magazine's knowledgeable readers were impressed with the car's
extensive range of driver assistance systems, services and apps.
Additionally, 56 percent of participants regard BMW as the brand with the
best car connectivity.
Readers of the automobile
magazines "Auto Bild" and "Computer Bild" voted on
which manufactures offer the best innovations relating to automobile
connectivity, for which the winners receive the "Connected Car
Awards". The new BMW 7 Series was voted "Connected Car of the
Year". In addition to its optimum connectivity, the gesture control
function and "remote-control parking" were two particularly
impressive features which the new BMW 7 Series is the only car in the world
to offer. For the "remote-control parking" function, BMW also
received the "Connected Car Award" in the category
"Assistance Systems -Comfort". BMW also impressed readers most in
the category "Assistance Systems -Safety", being honored with the
"Connected Car Award" for the "Driving Assistant Plus"
system available in the BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series and BMW i3.
The "GreenTec Award" -one of the biggest and most
important European distinctions for environment-friendly technology -went
to the intermodal route planner developed for the BMW i models. The system
incorporates other means of transport in navigation guidance where this
means that the destination can be reached more quickly and efficiently.
The BMW Group also received the United Nations
"Momentum for Change Award" for its innovative fast-charging
network to cater for electrically powered vehicles.
Confirmation of sustainability and quality. The car magazine "Auto
Bild" determines the "ValueMaster" based on forecasts made
by the German market analysis institute Schwacke relating to the resale
value of vehicles. In the category of electric cars, the BMW i3 received
the "Value Master 2015" award due to having the highest resale
value. For the third time in succession, a BMW 3 Series model clinched this
title in the hotly competed category of mid-range cars -this year it was
the BMW 325d Touring. There was even a double victory in the compact SUV
category: the BMW X3 xDrive35d was the winner, very slightly ahead of the
BMW X4 xDrive30d.
With its premium quality, reliability
and top-class ergonomics, BMW also did well in the "Initial Quality
Study 2015", a survey of 84,000 North American new car buyers
conducted by J. D. Power and Associates. The winner in the segment of small
premium cars this year was the BMW 2 Series. The BMW 4 Series won in the
class of compact premium cars, and first in the category of mid-size
premium cars was the BMW 5 Series. J.D. Power and Associates also assess
the production quality of automobile plants. The "Platinum Plant
Quality Award 2015" for the best plant in the world went to BMW Plant
Rosslyn in South Africa. BMW Plant Dingolfing came second in the
Europe/Africa region, making it the best automobile plant in Europe.
* The fuel consumption figures were calculated based on the
ECE test cycle, dependent on tyre format.
Here is a
summary of the main awards won by BMW in 2015:
Distinction conferred by the United Nations:
"Momentum Change Award" for establishing the
world's largest fast-charging network for electric cars.
Distinctions conferred by World Car
Awards:
World Green Car for the BMW i8
Engine of the Year for the Turbo 3-cylinder petrol engine in the BMW i8
Engine of the Year for the drivetrain of the BMW i8
Engine of the
Year overall award for the BMW i8
Engine of the Year for the BMW
3-litre in-line 6-cylinder petrol engine
Distinction conferred by GreenTec Awards:
"GreenTec Award 2015":
BMW i for multimodal route
planner in the Automobility category
Distinction
conferred by "EuroCarBody":
"EuroCarBodyAward 2015":
BMW 7 Series for innovative body
construction
Distinctions conferred by
"auto motor und sport":
"Best
Cars":
BMW 5 Series in the Upper Mid-Range category
"Paul Pietsch Prize":
BMW i8 as the most
innovative technology concept "autonis":
BMW 1
Series as the best design innovation in the compact class
Distinction conferred by "auto motor und sport" and
"CHIP":
"Connected Car
2015":
BMW i8 for the best vehicle connectivity
Distinctions conferred by "Auto Zeitung":
"Auto Trophy":
BMW 5 Series in
the Upper Mid-Range category
"Design
Trophy":
BMW 2 Series Convertible in the Compact
Class category
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé in the
Sedans/Coupés/Vans category
Distinctions
conferred by "Bild am Sonntag" / "Auto Bild":
"Golden Steering Wheel":
BMW X1 in the Mid-Range SUV category
BMW 7 Series in the
Luxury Performance category
BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer in the Vans
category
Distinctions conferred by "Auto
Bild" / "Computer Bild":
"Connected Car Award":
BMW 7 Series as the
"Connected Car of the Year"
BMW in the "Assistance
Systems - Safety" category
BMW in the "Assistance Systems -
Comfort" category
Distinction conferred by
"Auto Bild Allrad":
"All-Wheel
Car of the Year":
BMW i8 in the All-Wheel Hybrid
category
Distinctions conferred by "Auto
Bild Sportscars":
"Sports Cars of
the Year":
BMW M4GTS in the Serial Production
Coupés category
BMW 3.0 CSL Homage in the Concept Cars
category
Distinctions conferred by "Auto
Bild" /Schwacke:
BMW i3 in the Electric
Vehicles category
BMW 325d Touring in the Mid-Range category
BMW X3 xDrive35d in the Compact SUVs category
Distinctions conferred by "sport auto":
"Sport auto Award 2015":
BMW M135i in the Compact Cars category
BMW M235i in
the category Coupés up to EUR 50,000
BMW 335i in the category
Sedans/Estate Cars up to EUR 50,000
BMW M3 in the category
Sedans/Estate Cars up to EUR 100,000
Distinction conferred by "Motor Klassik":
"Motor Klassik Awards 2015":
BMW 4 Series Coupé in the Classic of the Future
(Mid-Range) category
Distinctions
conferred by International Forum Design:
"iF Design Awards" 2015:
BMW 2 Series
Active Tourer, BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé, BMW M4 Coupé, BMW X6
and BMW i8 – all in the category "Product – Automobiles,
Vehicles, Bikes"
Distinctions
conferred by "Firmenauto" / DEKRA:
"Company Car of the Year":
BMW i3 REX in the Small Cars category
BMW 118d in the Compact
Class category
Distinction conferred by
DEKRA:
"Used Car Report
2015":
BMW Z4 in the category Convertibles/Sports
Cars (Reliability)
Distinctions
conferred by J.D. Power and Associates:
"Initial Quality Award 2015":
BMW 2 Series
in the Small Premium Cars category
BMW 4 Series in the Compact
Premium Cars category
BMW 5 Series in the Premium Cars category
"APEAL Study 2015":
BMW 4 Series
in the Compact Premium Cars category
BMW 6 Series in the Mid-Size
Premium Cars category
BMW 2 Series in the Small Premium Cars
category
"Platinum Plant Quality Award
2015":
BMW Plant Rosslyn, South Africa
"Silver Plant Quality Award 2015":
BMW Plant
Dingolfing
Distinctions conferred by
"UK Car of the Year":
"UK Car of the Year":
BMW i8 as the best car
of the year
"Best Performance Car
of the Year":
BMW i8 in the category of best sports
cars of the year
Distinction conferred
by "Popular Science":
"Best of What's New" 2015:
BMW 7 Series in the
automobile category
Distinctions
conferred by "Blogger Auto Awards":
"Blogger Auto Awards 2015":
BMW i3 in
the Small Cars category
BMW i8 in the Sports Cars category
Distinction conferred by "Schweizer
Illustrierte":
"Swiss Car
of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the "The most stylish car in
Switzerland" category
Distinction
conferred by "Freie Fahrt":
"Big Austrian Automobile Prize" 2015:
BMW 7 Series in the
"Premium" category
Distinction
conferred by "Car Styling Magazine":
"the golden marker trophy":
BMW i3 for best
automobile design
Distinction conferred
by "The Washington Auto Show":
"Luxury Green Car of the Year":
BMW i8 in the category
Most Environment-Friendly Luxury Car
Distinction conferred by "Coty Australia":
"Car of the Year 2015":
BMW i3 as
the best car of the year
Distinction
conferred by "L?árgus":
"Trophée Argus":
BMW 218d Active Tourer in the Compact/Family Car category
Distinction conferred by „J-COTY“:
„Car of the Year
Japan”:
BMW 2er Active / Gran Tourer als Import Car of the
Year
Distinction conferred by
"China Business Journal":
"Technology Innovation Award":
BMW 7 Series in the
Innovative Technology category
Distinction conferred by "The Beijing News":
"Luxury Car of the Year":
BMW 7
Series in the Luxury Performance category
Distinction conferred by "auto, motor und sport China":
"BEST CARS 2015":
BMW
i3 in the category Best Compact Car
Distinction conferred by "West China City Daily":
"The Most Anticipated":
BMW 7 Series in the D Class category
Distinction conferred by "163.com":
"Luxury Car of the Year":
BMW 7
Series in the Luxury Performance category
Distinction conferred by "yiche.com":
"5 Best Imported Cars of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the Import Vehicles category
Distinction conferred by "National Business Daily":
"2015 Luxury Car":
BMW 7 Series in the Luxury Car of the Year category
Distinction conferred by "emao.com":
"2016 Large Luxury Car Recommendation":
BMW 7 Series in the Luxury Performance category
Distinction conferred by "youcheyihou":
"China Mobile Internet Annual
Model Series Award":
BMW 7 Series in the Mobile Internet
category
Distinction conferred by
"Auto Headline":
"Annual Top New Media Communications Case":
BMW 7 Series
Distinction conferred by "Auto World":
"Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series
Distinction conferred by
"Tencent":
"Imported
Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the Import Cars category
Distinction conferred by
"ifeng.com":
"Global
Luxury Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the Luxury Performance
category
Distinction conferred by
"Nanfang Metropolis Daily":
"Imported Luxury Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the
Luxury Performance category
Distinction
conferred by "China Business News":
"Elite Car of the Year":
BMW 7
Series
Distinction conferred by
"12gang.com":
"Luxury
Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the Luxury Performance
category
Distinction conferred by
"Zaker":
"New Car
Appreciation":
BMW 7 Series
Distinction conferred by "21th Century Media":
"Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series
Distinction conferred by
"Motor Trend":
"Imported Car of the Year":
BMW 7 Series in the Import Cars
category
Distinction conferred by
"chexun.com":
"The
Most Popular Luxury Car":
BMW 7 Series in the Luxury Performance
category