The new BMW M3 Sedan and the new BMW M4 Coupe.
The luxury auto brand BMW has concluded the year 2014 with more than 50 national and international awards, according to a statement issued in Doha yesterday.
The honours, decided by juries comprising readers of trade magazines or by specialised journalists, ranged from awards for design, sustainability, sportiness and innovation to intelligent vehicle networking.
The most important international prizes include the “International Engine of the Year Award”. The 3-litre straight six-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology was declared winner in its respective category for the fourth time now.
The same jury twice awarded the BMW i3 the title “World Green Car of the Year”, also acknowledging its trendsetting design with the title “World Car Design of the Year.” The BMW 3 Series GT and the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Concept were honoured with the “Good Design Award.”
BMW received the “Euro NCAP Advanced Award” for the Pedestrian Warning feature with City Braking function. The new BMW Laserlight technology was presented with the “Editorial Award for Technology 2014”, bestowed by the AutoScout24 magazine within the framework of the Internet Auto Award.
The BMW i8 was voted “Top Gear Magazine’s Car of the Year” by the British journal “Top Gear.” In Germany, readers of the trade magazine “auto, motor und sport” were among those who voted the BMW i3, the BMW 4 Series Coupe and the BMW 5 Series “Best Cars”.
The year 2014 also witnessed the awarding of the “Red Dot” to several BMW models.
The prize went to the BMW 2 Series Coupe, the BMW 3 Series GT, the BMW 4 Series Coupe and Convertible as well as the BMW i3 in the category “Best of Best”. The BMW i8 also received a “Red Dot Award”. The car was also honoured by the Industrie Forum Design e.V with the “iF product design award 2014.”
BMW’s success in the “Green Mobility Trophy” competition held by the “Auto Zeitung” underscores the brand’s strong commitment to environmental and sustainability issues. In 2014, BMW won six out of a total of seven awards. The BMW i3, the first purely electric premium vehicle, seized two first places as the best electric car made from lightweight materials. The BMW i8 was voted “Best Hybrid Car”.
The BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition was honoured as “Best Economy Diesel” and the BMW 2-litre, 4-cylinder power unit as “Best Downsizing Engine”. The BMW brand’s unique sustainability clinched victory in the “Green Mobility Trophy” in the category “Environmentally Friendliest Brand”.
In addition, BMW was awarded the “GTÜ Quality Trophy 2014” for the outstanding technical quality of its vehicles and for good service.
The BMW i3 was bestowed with the “Paul Pietsch Prize” awarded by the trade magazine “auto, motor und sport” for the most innovative technological concept. The second model by BMW i, the unique BMW i8 hybrid sports car, also received accolades, including the “Auto Trophy”. Readers voted the BMW i8 both “Best New Vehicle” and “Best Electric/Hybrid Car”.
Straight after their market launch in June 2014, the two high-performance models BMW M3 and BMW M4 received the “sport auto Award 2014”.
As in the previous year, BMW ConnectedDrive was once again honoured in 2014 with the “Golden Computer” for intelligent vehicle networking.