Audi A3 voted World Car of 2014
The Audi A3, the premium compact bestseller from the brand with the four rings, is the 2014 World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show.
The third generation of the Audi A3 is now officially confirmed as a world beater. It overcame the challenge from 23 other cars to win the prestigious World Car of the Year title in 2014.
The A3 was voted as the winner by an international jury panel comprising 69 top-level automotive journalists from 22 countries around the world.
Each juror was appointed by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of his or her expertise, experience, credibility and influence. Each juror typically drives and evaluates new vehicles on a regular basis as part of their professional work
This is the second overall title for Audi in the ten year history of the World Car of the Year Awards as the Audi A6 won the inaugural overall title in 2005.
With this win for the Audi A3, Audi has maintained its position as the manufacturer with the most World Car of the Year titles.
The brand with the four rings has previously won three World Performance Car titles, two World Car Design of the Year titles and the inaugural World Car of the Year title.
In total Audi has won seven titles at the World Car of the Year Awards:
2005 Audi A6 World Car of the Year
2007 Audi RS 4 World Performance Car
2007 Audi TT World Car Design of the Year
2008 Audi R8 World Performance Car
2008 Audi R8 World Car Design of the Year
2010 Audi R8 V10 World Performance Car
2014 Audi A3 World Car of the Year
