E-Class

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wins Unser Auto 2010 Award

Words John Clark | April 15, 2010
The readers of more than 120 newspapers in the new German states voted the Mercedes-Benz E-Class the most popular German car
Words John Clark April 15, 2010

When it came to choosing “Unser Auto 2010”, the readers of more than 120 regional weekly newspapers in the newly formed German states (which made up East Germany prior to reunification) voted the E­-Class the most popular German car. In so doing, they confirmed the result of the polls held by Germany’s leading motoring magazines to canvass opinion at national level.

For the 11th time, the readers of weekly newspapers in Germany’s eastern states were called on to cast their votes for “Unser Auto”, one of the categories being “the most popular German-built car”. The top new models launched in the course of the past year were up for election – from compact small cars to medium-size models and sports cars all the way up to luxurious premium saloons. Among the German participants, it was the E­-Class Saloon that took first place. This choice confirmed the result of the polls which leading German motoring magazines, such as auto, motor & sport, ADACmotorwelt, Auto Bild and Auto Zeitung as well as the online service autoscout24, held to canvass opinion at national level and in which the E­Class was also voted the winner in a number of categories.

The cup for the victorious E­Class was presented to Florian Seidler, Head of Sales Management Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars, by Martin Buhl-Wagner, Managing Director of the Leipzig Trade Fair, on the occasion of the Automobil Messe International (AMI) show. This trophy joins the impressive line-up of major national and international awards which the E­Class has already received. A selection of these titles is shown here:

E­Class Awards to April 2010 (selection)
Award Organiser
Our Car Regional weekly newspapers in the newly formed German states
Yellow Angel ADACmotorwelt
Auto Bild Design Award 2009 Auto Bild
Best Car of the Year auto motor und sport
Auto Trophy 2009 Auto Zeitung
Internet Auto Award (Germany) www.autoscout24.de
Sports Car of the Year Auto Bild Sportscars
Top-Auto 2010 Motor information service
EuroCarBody Award 2009 Automotive Circle International
Austria’s “Car of the Year” award Austrian car, motoring and cycling association
Diners Club Magazine Award Diners Club
GOOD DESIGN® Award Chicago Athenaeum
Autocar Road Test Award Autocar (India)
Continental Irish luxury/sports car
of the year
Irish Motoring Writers Association
Best Car of the Year Otohaber (Turkey)