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The World Agrees, Mercedes-Benz Is The Best

Mercedes-Benz cars have scooped triple honours at this year’s prestigious TopGear Magazine Awards.

Mercedes-AMG GT: ‘Sports Car of the Year’

Judges crowned the mighty Mercedes-AMG GT ‘Sports Car of the Year’. Paul Horrell, Consultant Editor, said: “Everything about the driving of the AMG is pretty well spot-on. Its bark is fierce and its actions sharp, but it’s on your side. It’s got the racing spirit of AMG and the thoroughness of a Mercedes. It’s got looks and soul, and is duly our Sports Car of the Year.”

C-Class Estate: ‘Family Car of the Year’

Meanwhile the new C-Class Estate wowed the judges with its exceptional versatility and efficiency, winning the ‘Family Car of the Year’ honour.

To test its credentials, TopGear Magazine journalists Vijay Pattni and Sam Philip set out across Germany in identical cars to see how far they could travel on a single tank of fuel. Summing up his experience, Vijay Pattni said: “The high point of this trip was the C-Class itself. Capable of big miles, it’s the ideal companion for such a mission: a relaxed, gorgeously appointed estate that never once put a foot wrong. A worthy Family Car of the Year.”

S-Class Coupé: ‘Luxury Car of the Year’

The 2014 ‘Luxury Car of the Year’ accolade went to the all-new S-Class Coupé. The latest in a long line of luxury coupés from Mercedes-Benz, the flagship model was recognised for its unprecedented levels of luxury, design and technology.

Associate Editor, Tom Ford, commented: “The S-Class Coupé from Mercedes-Benz is both a technical highlight, and a beautiful thing to boot. And for those reasons, it is also TopGear Magazine’s Luxury Car of the Year.”

Tobias Moers: ‘Men of the Year’

The cars weren’t the only winners. Chairman and CEO of Mercedes-AMG, Tobias Moers, was also singled out as one of TopGear Magazine’s Men of the Year.
The judges said: “Moers is the sort of bloke you’d want steering your car company. Especially if your car company is AMG. He’s been there for 20 years, and his fingerprints have been all over the firm’s products since 1999. He probably enters and exits his office sideways.”


http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/m...triple-honors/

Slvr surfr

iTrader: (1)

Cant say too much about the S-class coupe winning but as far as the other cars, a Porche 911 turbo and the Volvo V60 i would say can easily replace those cars but what do i know. :-/

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Mercedes sure is on a roll right now, with Audi and BMW chomping at the bit, and Lexus, Cadillac, Jaguar and Maserati coming on strong. It's hard not to find something to like from their collective stable

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Mercedes is still a benchmark for luxury and innovation. Good for them!

corradoMR2

Best for driving dynamics and luxurious interiors, sure. But my measure of luxury also includes reliability which is why Lexus is still overall best in the world with this factored in.

RXSF

MB has come a long way, which explains their recent sales success. At their current rate of innovation and style, they will remain at the top always

mmarshall

Mercedes, along with Volvo, has always led in the innovation of safety-features, and was generally the world's top-rated nameplate back in the 1980s when their cars were built like tanks. You could usually tell a Mercedes by the bank-vault thunk of its doors. But they fell from grace in the 1990s, after credible competition from Lexus and Infiniti undercut them in pricing, and the company was forced to make cost-cutting moves, which resulted in more shoddily-made cars. That, unfortunately, lasted for years, and has only recently been resolved.

Gojirra99

Best for driving dynamics ? Not really...
Best for newest technology/innovation variety/choice, luxury(excluding non-mass market RR and Bentley) yes

1sWt2GS

iTrader: (6)

I was so bitter that the parents picked up an E class instead of a GS

dseag2

If it weren't so ridiculously expensive I would ****** up an S-Class Coupe in a heartbeat. What a great looking car!

GQD_GS4

No other car maker carries the prestige of Mercedes. My wife doesnt know much about cars, but when office chit chat turns to the subject of cars, she gets a lot of "oohs and ahhs" when she is asked what she drives.

Blackraven

V12 BITURBO!!!

obturator

^^Love the: "Hey, you mechanic! Do you know what car you're working on? Let me remind you with this redundant, second badge on the front. If you don't know, now you do!"

LeX2K

TopGear Magazine is the entire world, who knew?

doge

Well, they're certainly better than bmw. Lexus has had some recent success but they only have one or two great driving models however mercedes has a full line up of great driving models.