Golden Steering Wheel

Audi has added another two Golden Steering Wheel awards to its already impressive collection with the new Audi A5 Coupé and Q2 winning best ‘Sports Car’ and ‘Compact SUV’ respectively.

Presented by Auto Bild magazine and the Bild am Sonntag newspaper since 1976, these prestigious awards are amongst the most coveted in Europe – Audi’s most recent victories bringing the brand’s total to a record 27 Golden Steering Wheels, more than any other manufacturer in the awards’ history.

Voted on by both a panel of international judges and readers of both publications, some 36 models across six categories were judged in the 2016 awards with Audi’s sleek new Coupé and the ground-breaking new ‘urban SUV’ sweeping their respective categories. 

Commenting on the awards, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, said:

“The Audi Q2 and the Audi A5 Coupé convinced the jury, made up of editors, racing drivers, designers, celebrities and driving enthusiasts, even though the participants all had different expectations of the cars.” 

Of the Q2’s class win, Stadler said:

“This victory shows that the Audi Q2 has captured the spirit of the times. The Q2 clearly signals that the expansion of our Q family is an important component of our growth strategy.”

Accepting the award for the A5 Coupe in the ‘Sports Car’ category,  Dietmar Voggenreiter, Member of the Board for Sales and Marketing said:

“The new Audi A5 Coupé is the Gran Turismo from Audi – a perfect symbiosis of dynamic sports car and elegant coupe. The very first A5 Coupé was a landmark in the development of the Audi brand. The Golden Steering Wheel shows that the new A5, with its high-tech features and superb utility for everyday driving, is also setting new standards.” 

Both the Audi A5 Coupé and the all-new Q2 will arrive in Australia in 2017.