Six Audi models out in front in Auto Scout Internet Auto Award

Ingolstadt, 22 October 2007 – Six first places is the impressive result achieved by Audi in the Internet
Auto Award. In this, the biggest Internet poll in the automotive industry,
the Audi A3, A6 and A8 models all came top in their classes. The Audi Q7,
the Audi TT and the Audi R8 also received the most votes and thus received
the “Carolina” prize.
This was the sixth time that the AutoScout24 Internet portal has asked its users
about their favourite cars. For the first time, voting was carried out in several
languages and countries, including France, Spain and the Benelux states. Votes
were cast in a total of nine vehicle categories. Some 350,000 users sent
nominations, and six Audi models were awarded a Carolina prize.
The Audi A3 was victorious in the compact class, the A6 led the way in the
upper midsize segment, and the winner in the luxury and premium class was the
A8, which has recently undergone an extensive update and will be even more
attractive for the 2008 model year. The Audi Q7 SUV received another award,
thus continuing its success story. The second generation of the Audi TT
Roadster was able to assert itself against strong competition in the convertible
category. The new TT has enabled Audi to prove that an automotive icon can be
successfully updated without damage to its design blueprint. The great appeal
that the pure-bred Audi R8 sports car has had since it was first unveiled is also
evident among AutoScout24 users. Indeed, the R8 was voted straight to first
place.