Two wins for Audi in “Best Cars 2015”

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG: “We are extremely happy about this important honor. It confirms the success of our brand in the small car and compact segment.” Luca de Meo, Board Member for Sales at AUDI AG, added: “More than 500,000 A1 cars have been sold since its market launch. The Q3 is also conquering a lot of market share for our brand and is the most popular premium SUV in its segment.”

Readers could choose from a total of 386 models in eleven categories in the “Best Cars” survey. In each category, readers selected an overall winner and a top import. The A1 took first place in the “Small Car” category with 25 percent of the readers’ votes. The Audi Q3 came out on top in the “Compact SUV” category with 19 percent of the votes. In addition, the brand took second place in the “Upper Midsize Class” category with the Audi A6. Among the compact cars, the Audi A3 took third place. More than 112,471 readers participated in this year’s “Best Cars” vote, which was being held for the 39th time this year.

Fuel consumption of the models named above:

Audi A1
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.3 – 3.4** (32.2 – 69.2 US mpg);
Combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 168 – 89** (270.4 – 143.2 g/mi)

Audi Q3
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.6 – 4.4** (27.4 – 53.5 US mpg);
Combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 203 – 114** (326.7 – 183.5 g/mi);

Audi A3
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.3 – 3.2** (28.3 – 73.5 US mpg);
Combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 194 – 35** (312.2 – 56.3 g/mi)

Audi A6
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 9.6 – 4.2** (24.5 – 56.0 US mpg);
Combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 224 – 109** (360.5 – 175.4 g/mi);

**The fuel consumption and the CO₂ emissions of a vehicle vary due to the choice of wheels and tires. They not only depend on the efficient utilization of the fuel by the vehicle, but are also influenced by driving behavior and other non-technical factors.