The Audi S1 won the “small car” category and banished the competition after garnering 29.2 percent of the votes from a total of 13,600 readers. The S1 is the most dynamic member of the most compact model family from Audi. Its turbocharged two-liter four-cylinder engine delivers 170 kW (231 hp) – and as a true quattro, the Audi S1 puts this performance to the road through all four wheels.
The RS 6 Avant finished at the top of the “Sedans and station wagons over 100,000 euros” category. A total of 26.7 percent of participants selected the 412 kW (560 hp) eight-cylinder sports model from the Audi subsidiary quattro GmbH for first place.
Audi took home a total of four second-place honors in the reader survey: The Audi RS 3 Sportback,* Audi S3 Sedan,* TTS Coupé* and R8 V10 Plus* each won silver in their groups. The Audi RS 5 Coupé* took home a third place finish.
The award ceremony was held on October 19, 2015, in Stuttgart.
Fuel consumption of the models named above:
Audi RS 6 Avant:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 9.6 (24.5 US mpg);
Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 223 (358.9 g/mi)
Audi S1 quattro:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.3 – 7.0 (32.2 – 33.6 US mpg)**;
Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 168 – 162 (270.4 – 260.7 g/mi)**
Audi RS 3 Sportback:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.3 – 8.1 (28.3 – 29.0 US mpg)**;
Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 194 – 189 (312.2 – 304.2 g/mi)**
Audi S3 Sedan
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.1 – 6.9 (33.1 – 34.1 mpg)**;
CO2 emissions, combined in g/km: 164 – 159 (263.9 – 255.9 g/mi)**
Audi TTS Coupé:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.3 – 6.7 (32.2 – 35.1 US mpg)**;
Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 168 – 155 (270.4 – 249.4 g/mi)**
Audi R8 V10 plus:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 12.3 (19.1 US mpg);
Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 287 (461.9 g/mi)
Audi RS 5 Coupé:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 10.5 (22.4 US mpg);
Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 246 (395.9 g/mi)
** Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures and efficiency classes given in ranges depend on the tires/wheels used.