Mercedes-Benz A-Class: Germans’ favourite car
STUTTGART – The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has won the biggest award in Germany, being voted the most preferred car. The ADAC (German automobile club) awarded the public’s favourite car with the prestigious “Gelber Engel 2013” (Yellow Angel 2013).
A file photo of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class
When choosing a new car, consumers see the “Gelber Engel” as a sort of seal of approval as it doesn’t just look at design and image, but also takes into account criteria such as the vehicle’s price-performance ratio, functionality, efficiency, safety and eco-friendliness. Around 290,000 readers of the ADAC’s Motorwelt magazine, as well as users of the club’s Internet presence took part in this year’s vote. All-in-all, 52 cars were up for election, all of which came on to the market in 2012 for the first time. The Mercedes-Benz A-Class tops them all and is thus the favourite car of the Germans, and hence, bagged the “Gelber Engel 2013” award from Europe’s largest automobile club.
The A-Class impresses with its progressive design. Its exterior demonstrates a particularly independent, sporty character and is complemented by an innovative interior which exudes both class and quality. What’s more, the A-Class offers excellent driving dynamics and engines which shine with great performance as well as modern, environmentally-friendly technology.
Meanwhile, the A-Class once again highlights the fact that safety at Mercedes-Benz is not a question of price. Amongst other systems, the Collision Prevention Assist radar-based assistance system is fitted as standard. Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz has achieved yet another world’s first by comprehensively integrating the iPhone into the vehicle’s operating and display concept.
The exceptional position of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class in its segment had incidentally been agreed upon by readers of AUTO BILD – a specialist magazine with massive circulation figures. The magazine had already voted the compact star the most attractive car in Germany, as well as bestowing it with the coveted AUTO BILD Design Award 2012.
