Two BMW winners in the Auto Zeitung Design Trophy 2015

Jason · 04-10-2015, 08:37 AM

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Two BMW winners in the Design Trophy 2015

April 10, 2015

Munich. Two BMW models have won over voters with their exceptional design in the readers’ survey conducted by German motoring magazine Auto Zeitung. The design of the elegantly sporty BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe took the honours in the “Sedans / Station wagons / Vans” category, while the extrovert use of forms embodied by the BMW 2 Series Convertible won the day in the compact class. Elsewhere, the MINI 5-door, the BMW M3/M4 and the BMW X6 ranked among the top three most aesthetically pleasing models in the small car, sports car and SUV class respectively.

To decide the winners of the Design Trophy 2015, the editors invited readers of Auto Zeitung and users of www.autozeitung.de to vote for the newly launched cars they felt represented the best design. More than 22,000 readers responded to the call to vote. The winners and runners-up in five categories were determined by the numbers of votes cast.

The outstanding quality of BMW Group design has earned a continuous stream of praise from the Auto Zeitung readership over recent years. Last year, for instance, they voted for the all-electric BMW i3 urban car, the sporty BMW i8 plug-in hybrid and the BMW 2 Series Coupe as the winners in their respective categories.

Doctor///M · 04-10-2015, 09:11 AM

Cool!

No love for F80 fender flares

j/k

ska///235i · 04-10-2015, 09:19 AM

Oh Snap @Joewalton

Here we go!!!

My 428GC exclusivity meter just went all the way up

Blubaron79 · 04-10-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ska///235i

Oh Snap @Joewalton

Here we go!!!

sr5959 · 04-10-2015, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Blubaron79

Quote:

Originally Posted by ska///235i

Oh Snap @Joewalton

Here we go!!!

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ORIGIN M. · 04-10-2015, 10:42 AM

rymiller73 · 04-10-2015, 10:43 AM

Nice

Prissy · 04-10-2015, 10:45 AM

Can't wait to see what that poseur is going to say this time lol

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Originally Posted by Blubaron79

Falafel Combo · 04-10-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ska///235i

Oh Snap @Joewalton

Here we go!!!

My 428GC exclusivity meter just went all the way up

joewalton · 04-10-2015, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ska///235i

Oh Snap @Joewalton

Here we go!!!

My 428GC exclusivity meter just went all the way up

pimp4cheddar · 04-10-2015, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by joewalton

How long has this been sitting on your desktop waiting to be posted?

Don't lie!

joewalton · 04-10-2015, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by pimp4cheddar

How long has this been sitting on your desktop waiting to be posted?

Don't lie!

The 4 Series Gran Coupe wins so many awards its impossible to remember!

joewalton · 04-10-2015, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Prissy

Can't wait to see what that poseur is going to say this time lol

Nothing more need be said.

jamesbolt · 04-10-2015, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by pimp4cheddar

How long has this been sitting on your desktop waiting to be posted?

Don't lie!

joewalton aka boltjames aka "I'm always banned" has posted this numerous times on Bimmerfest, has it as his desktop picture at work (drawing laughs from his coworkers) and has printed thousands of copies which he hands out to people in his exclusive North Bergen county slumbergs.

Livfast335 · 04-10-2015, 11:42 AM

I think BJ wet his pants!!!

jamesbolt · 04-10-2015, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Livfast335

I think BJ wet his pants!!!

Hopefully he has a significant quanity of Depends with the M logo.

PK2348 · 04-10-2015, 12:27 PM

"The design of the elegantly sporty BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe took the honours in the “Sedans / Station wagons / Vans” category"

it is certainly in the proper category

joewalton · 04-10-2015, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PK2348

"The design of the elegantly sporty BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe took the honours in the “Sedans / Station wagons / Vans” category"

it is certainly in the proper category

No, its the first Coupe that is so strong it won over an entirely adjacent set of categories.

May very well be the best car ever made.

joewalton · 04-10-2015, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Livfast335

I think BJ wet his pants!!!

[Direct translation from Zeitung Design]

Design Trophy 2015 - The Most Beautiful Sedan

The mixture of practical Sedan and Coupe - pleasing form is not new, but finds many friends among our readers. So the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe comes with 18.0 percent of the vote as the winner crossed the finish line. The stylish Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake (14.7 percent) can not compete here, just as the Jaguar XE (11.1 percent).

Prissy · 04-10-2015, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PK2348

"The design of the elegantly sporty BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe took the honours in the “Sedans / Station wagons / Vans” category"

it is certainly in the proper category

+1. Can't deny it...

jamesbolt · 04-10-2015, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Prissy

+1. Can't deny it...

As most of have said: joewalkton aka boltjames owns a grocery hauler with a hatchback.

jamesbolt · 04-10-2015, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by joewalton

No, its the first Coupe that is so strong it won over an entirely adjacent set of categories.

May very well be the best car ever made.

Absoultely, if you consider it falls in the van category. Perhaps it is a replacement for the trophy's Honda?

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