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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

RXGS

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very nice to know others think the ls looks nice

TwiBlueG35

I don't agree with any of them. But thanks for the info.

marshmallo

The LS600hL is a fabulous looking car and IMHO the best looking flagship.

mmarshall

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.

encore888

Wow!!! Well done to the vehicles on the list. I agree with some of them more than others, and there definitely are some fine lookers on there.

thetopdog

It looks like they're only considering cars that have just come out. I wouldn't mind seeing the full rankings but it seems to me like there weren't really that many cars competing.

Why do the LS460 and LS600hL need to be 2 separate entries? Do the 2 cars really look all that different?

Nextourer

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)

Stelth91

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.

thetopdog

I'm not 100% sure, but that's what it seems like to me. I was wondering the same thing about the A4, but I know a new A4 is coming soon. It might even be out in Europe already. I'm not sure if the LS600hL is actually on the streets either?

encore888

The LS 600h and 600hL have been out in Europe for several months now.

For example, down the western coast, the Prince of Monaco took delivery of one in June.

Hartawan

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I find C class more attractive than the 3 series (talking about the 4 door here)

Lil4X

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.

Nextourer

Weird... gotta check then


Yeah the LSh is out. I've already seen two... at the dealerships haha.

bruce van

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.