The World’s most Beautiful Automobile Awards (LS won)
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The World’s most Beautiful Automobile Awards (LS won)
The fifteenth edition of the "L’Automobile più bella del mondo" (The world’s most beautiful Automobile) awards took place this week-end at the "Sforzesco " Castle in Milan. Mission: choosing the world’s most beautiful car. And even if we do not agree with all the choices, here there are!
The international jury was formed of: artists Kenneth Noland and Emilio Rodríguez Larraín, architects Claudio Bellini and Enrico Leonardo Fagone, designers Bruno Sacco, historian Lionello Puppi, Antoine Prunet, director of "Car & Design" Fulvio Cinti, director of "Car and Driver China" Xu Qun and journalist tester Alessandro Giudice.
And the winners are:
Citycar and small car: Fiat 500 - 18 points followed by Mazda2, 5 points;
Medium sedan, 2 volumes: Fiat Bravo, 15 points followed by Peugeot 308, 9 points;
Medium Sedan, 3 volume: Mercedes C-Class, 14 points followed by Audi A4, 11 points;
Limousine: Lexus LS 600h, 11 points followed by Lexus LS 460, 6 points;
Coupe: Audi A5, 13 points followed by BMW 1-Series Coupe, 6 points;
Convertible and Spider: Opel GT, 11 points, followed by BMW 3-Series Convertible 9 points;
Sports car: Aston Martin DBS, 10 points followed by Maserati GranTurismo, 7 points;
Station wagon: Mercedes C-Class SW, 12 points followed by Volvo V70, 6 points
Crossover: Volkswagen Tiguan, 8 points, followed by Nissan Qashqai, 7 points;
Special Edition: Lamborghini Reventón, 14 points;
Concept car: Renault Laguna Coupe Concept, 12 points followed by Volvo XC60, 5 points;
Source: Internal
The international jury was formed of: artists Kenneth Noland and Emilio Rodríguez Larraín, architects Claudio Bellini and Enrico Leonardo Fagone, designers Bruno Sacco, historian Lionello Puppi, Antoine Prunet, director of "Car & Design" Fulvio Cinti, director of "Car and Driver China" Xu Qun and journalist tester Alessandro Giudice.
And the winners are:
Citycar and small car: Fiat 500 - 18 points followed by Mazda2, 5 points;
Medium sedan, 2 volumes: Fiat Bravo, 15 points followed by Peugeot 308, 9 points;
Medium Sedan, 3 volume: Mercedes C-Class, 14 points followed by Audi A4, 11 points;
Limousine: Lexus LS 600h, 11 points followed by Lexus LS 460, 6 points;
Coupe: Audi A5, 13 points followed by BMW 1-Series Coupe, 6 points;
Convertible and Spider: Opel GT, 11 points, followed by BMW 3-Series Convertible 9 points;
Sports car: Aston Martin DBS, 10 points followed by Maserati GranTurismo, 7 points;
Station wagon: Mercedes C-Class SW, 12 points followed by Volvo V70, 6 points
Crossover: Volkswagen Tiguan, 8 points, followed by Nissan Qashqai, 7 points;
Special Edition: Lamborghini Reventón, 14 points;
Concept car: Renault Laguna Coupe Concept, 12 points followed by Volvo XC60, 5 points;
Source: Internal
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Do I detect a slight bias here?
Mostly European nameplates, with a few Japanese here and there.....no Korean or American-brand cars at all.
Despite its admittedly cheap build quality, the Ford Mustang, IMO, certainly deserves a place on that list.....it has dynamite looks if ANY car does.
Mostly European nameplates, with a few Japanese here and there.....no Korean or American-brand cars at all.
Despite its admittedly cheap build quality, the Ford Mustang, IMO, certainly deserves a place on that list.....it has dynamite looks if ANY car does.
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Do I detect a slight bias here?
Mostly European nameplates, with a few Japanese here and there.....no Korean or American-brand cars at all.
Despite its admittedly cheap build quality, the Ford Mustang, IMO, certainly deserves a place on that list.....it has dynamite looks if ANY car does.
Mostly European nameplates, with a few Japanese here and there.....no Korean or American-brand cars at all.
Despite its admittedly cheap build quality, the Ford Mustang, IMO, certainly deserves a place on that list.....it has dynamite looks if ANY car does.
Why do the LS460 and LS600hL need to be 2 separate entries? Do the 2 cars really look all that different?
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#8
Love the new 500. A modern icon.
The new C-Class?? I don't think so. The 3 series looks better imo.
I'm surprised the Opel GT beat out the new Audi TT.
thetopdog, are you sure? The A4 is there. Is there a new A4? I thought it hasn't been redesigned in a while. (since it got the new grille and all)
The new C-Class?? I don't think so. The 3 series looks better imo.
I'm surprised the Opel GT beat out the new Audi TT.
thetopdog, are you sure? The A4 is there. Is there a new A4? I thought it hasn't been redesigned in a while. (since it got the new grille and all)
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Yeah, the Mercedes C-class has no business winning that medium sedan. It only won because of the "Mercedes" nameplate. The front end looks like someone took a knife and cut at a 45 degree angle all the way up to the hood. And the lights are just ugly... 3-series will turn heads better than the C-class any day of the week.
#10
Love the new 500. A modern icon.
The new C-Class?? I don't think so. The 3 series looks better imo.
I'm surprised the Opel GT beat out the new Audi TT.
thetopdog, are you sure? The A4 is there. Is there a new A4? I thought it hasn't been redesigned in a while. (since it got the new grille and all)
The new C-Class?? I don't think so. The 3 series looks better imo.
I'm surprised the Opel GT beat out the new Audi TT.
thetopdog, are you sure? The A4 is there. Is there a new A4? I thought it hasn't been redesigned in a while. (since it got the new grille and all)
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What about the crossovers? The VW and Nissan entries - Tiguan and Qashqai are the first two in the industry to be TOTALLY unpronounceable. OK, I get it, the VeeDub is a cross between a tiger and an iguana. Not the two animals I would choose for my image - but to each his own. The Qashqai sounds like a Aztec or Mayan fertility god. I suspect it is it's own sacrifice to automotive art. That, or the sound produced when it slams head-on into a Tiguan.
Both have elevated the bar for flat-out ugly to new heights - then they were beaten with it. Who believes these refugees from the Trabant styling department are attractive? I rather doubt either will be offered in the US.
Both have elevated the bar for flat-out ugly to new heights - then they were beaten with it. Who believes these refugees from the Trabant styling department are attractive? I rather doubt either will be offered in the US.
Last edited by Lil4X; 11-18-07 at 11:23 PM.
#14
Yeah the LSh is out. I've already seen two... at the dealerships haha.
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Lexus Champion
I don't agree with that list at all. How can a 1 series couple look better than a 3 series coupe?
I don't see the Jaguar XK on that list anywhere and it is one of the best looking cars on the road IMHO.
I don't see the Jaguar XK on that list anywhere and it is one of the best looking cars on the road IMHO.