Munich. With a brace of victories in the “Best Cars”
competition, BMW has backed up its successful end to 2023 with a
similarly fruitful beginning to 2024. The BMW 2 Series Coupé wrapped
up class victory in the compact segment for the third time in
succession, while the BMW X1 led the way in the “compact SUV”
category. The “Best Cars” award – voted on by readers of German
motoring magazine “auto, motor und sport” and in its 48th edition this
year – is one of the most prestigious in the European automotive
industry. Almost 100,000 respondents took part in the survey,
selecting one overall winner and one “imported car” champion from a
field of 455 models across 13 vehicle categories.
The start of 2024 was also marked by class victory for the new BMW 5
Series Sedan in the “Large Car” category of the “Women’s Worldwide Car
of the Year” award. 75 female automotive journalists from 52 countries
picked out their favourites from a total of 62 vehicles in five
categories. Intended to showcase the influence of women in the
automotive industry and presented for the 14th time this year, this
prize takes into account factors such as safety, quality, price,
design, ride comfort, everyday usability and environmental impact. The
new BMW 5 Series Sedan won over the jury members with its electrified
drive system line-up (including the fully electric BMW i5), as well as
its spaciousness, advanced technology and now fully vegan interior.
This successful beginning to the year saw BMW building on its run of
success in a large number of awards in 2023. Models from the premium
brand’s current range claimed numerous prizes in both its home market
of Germany and its most important sales regions internationally. The
winners stretched across all the relevant categories, with compact
models, luxury vehicles and high-performance sports cars from BMW M
GmbH all making waves. As well as vehicles powered by combustion
engines, the readers and juries also recognised a strikingly high
number of representatives from BMW’s constantly expanding electric
mobility range.
“We’re very proud that our various BMW vehicles have won awards in so
many national and international competitions. This also shows that we
have attractive models in all segments that excite people,” says
Jochen Goller, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Customer,
Brands, Sales. “The response to our models with all-electric drive
systems is particularly pleasing. This ties in with the strong demand
from customers and supports the BMW Group’s commitment to ramping up
electric mobility in all areas.”
Newcomer to the ranks of high-performance models and a fully
electric Sports Activity Vehicle both win a “Golden Steering Wheel”.
The “Golden Steering Wheel” presented by German publications “Auto
Bild” and “Bild am Sonntag” is one of the most prestigious
distinctions in the European car industry. BMW took two of these
coveted trophies back to Munich in 2023. The BMW M3 Competition
Touring with M xDrive (fuel consumption, combined: 10.4 –
10.1 l/100 km [27.2 – 28.0 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions,
combined: 235 – 229 g/km in the WLTP cycle) ranked first in the
“sports cars” category and the fully electric BMW iX1 topped the
“compact class”.
Both models added a string of other international awards to their
collections over the course of 2023. For example, the first ever
BMW M3 Touring – which combines the dynamic prowess of a
high-performance car with impressive levels of practicality – was
elected sports car of the year in the category for vehicles costing up
to 120,000 euros by readers of “Auto Bild Sportscars” magazine. And
acclaimed British TV programme “Top Gear” honoured the BMW M GmbH
newcomer with the title “All The Car You’ll Ever Need” in its “Car of
the Year” awards.
The BMW iX1 collected a trio of awards in China, including
“All-Electric Premium SUV of the Year”. It also won the French
“Automobile Award 2023” in the “Green Tech” category and the “autonis
Award” bestowed by readers of “auto, motor und sport” to the year’s
most attractive new design.
Fully electric BMW i5 enjoys immediate success around the world.
The new BMW 5 Series Sedan and BMW i5 also claimed an “autonis”
prize. Now also available with a fully electric drive system for the
first time, the new edition of the world’s most successful business
sedan was also named “Car of the Year” by Portuguese magazine
“Frontline”. The BMW i5 was also presented with equivalent awards in
Norway and Denmark, both particularly important markets for electric
vehicles. Norwegian daily “Dagbladet” teamed up with online portals
“DinSide” and “Elbi24” to celebrate the BMW i5. While in Denmark, the
i5 fought off competition from six other models to gain the most votes
for “Car of the Year” in a final round made up exclusively of fully
electric models. The jury of 20 Danish motoring journalists chose the
BMW i5 as their winner by a large margin.
Chinese publication “Auto World” crowned the BMW i5 as “Most
Anticipated Premium Executive Sedan of the Year”, and the fully
electric business sedan also collected three awards in Great Britain:
“The Car Expert” put the BMW i5 in top spot in its “Best Large Car
Award”, it was named “Premium Car of the Year” in the “2024
Electrifying.com Awards” and the “Comfortable Cruiser” topped its
class in Carwow’s “Car of the Year Awards 2024”.
The awards underscore the ability of the new BMW i5 Sedan to win
people over with numerous different qualities: from character-rich
design, a unique balance between sportiness and comfort, innovative
equipment features and progressive digital services to a drive system
whose power is matched by its capability over long distances. And it
also uses latest-generation BMW eDrive technology to transfer the
brand’s signature dynamic ability to the road with zero local
emissions. In addition, adaptive recuperation and an intelligent
combination of heat pump technology for heating and cooling the
interior, drive system and high-voltage battery help to give the BMW
i5 eDrive40 Sedan (electric power consumption, combined:
18.9 – 15.9 kWh/ 100 km in the WLTP cycle) a range of 498 –
582 kilometres (309 – 362 miles) in the WLTP cycle.
BMW’s electric mobility offensive is recognised with awards.
The BMW brand’s fully electric model line-up as a whole enjoyed a
successful year worldwide in 2023. As well as the BMW iX1 and BMW i5,
this was particularly true of the BMW i7 and BMW i4. In Great Britain
alone, these two models were both among the winners in seven awards.
Both won the “Auto Express New Car Award” in their respective vehicle
classes. The BMW i4 also claimed the “Pocket-lint Award” and “Business
Car Award”, and the BMW i7 celebrated success in both the “What Car?
Electric Car Awards” and the “What Car? Car of the Year Awards”. The
fully electric luxury sedan racked up five prizes in China, too,
including the “Car of the Year” distinction from leading online
magazine “sohu.com”.
There was also much to celebrate in France and the USA, where the BMW
i7 was given the “Best Overall and Best Value” rating from “Money”
magazine and praised by “wards auto” magazine for its standout luxury
ambience and digital user experience with BMW Theatre Screen in the
rear compartment. Renowned US magazine “car and driver” named both the
BMW i4 M50 (electric power consumption, combined: 22.5 – 18.0 kWh/
100 km in the WLTP cycle) and BMW i4 eDrive40 M50 (electric power
consumption, combined: 19.1 – 16.1 kWh/ 100 km in the WLTP cycle)
among the “Best 10” of 2023.
Top marks and distinctions for the BMW 3 Series and BMW 4
Series ranges, the BMW M2 and the BMW X3.
BMW set the seal on a successful year in Germany with a two-pronged
triumph. The BMW 3 Series and BMW X3 closed out 2023 with class
victory in the coveted “Auto Trophy”. The BMW 3 Series Sedan and BMW 3
Series Touring, for example, took clear victories in the hotly
contested midsize segment of the readers’ survey conducted by German
title “Auto Zeitung”, racking up 19.0 per cent of the vote. This was
the seventh class win in a row for the 3 Series. Meanwhile, the rugged
aura, interior spaciousness and commitment to electrification of the
BMW X3 helped it account for 15.3 per cent of the votes cast and
therefore the highest points total in the high-volume vehicle segment
of “SUVs costing 30,000 – 60,000 euros”.
The BMW 3 Series was a particularly prolific award-winner in Great
Britain. In the “Business Car Awards”, the 3 Series won the “Best
Premium Car” prize, and it also gained entry to the “Hall of Fame” of
“Fleet News” magazine as the “Most Reliable Company Car”. The BMW 3
Series won twice in the “What Car? Used Car Awards”, topping both the
“Used Executive Car” category and overall “Used Car of the Year”. And
then there was the “Best Used Hybrid Executive Car” distinction for
the BMW 330e Sedan (fuel consumption, combined: 1.9 – 1.4 l/100 km
[148.7 – 201.8 mpg imp]; electric power consumption, combined 20.1 –
18.1 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 43 – 32 g/km in
the WLTP cycle). The plug-in hybrid model also tasted success in the
USA, where “Money” magazine described it as “Best for Handling”.
Adding to the wave of success enjoyed by the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 4
Series – with its standout sporting appeal – also enriched the brand’s
glittering international reputation in the premium midsize segment.
The best example of this came in the BMW 4 Series Coupé and BMW 4
Series Convertible’s showing in the “What Car? Car of the Year Awards”
in Great Britain. The closed-roof two-door won the “Coupe of the Year”
for the third year in succession in 2023. And this year its open-top
sister model also won the “Convertible of the Year” award.
Two other British awards were claimed by the BMW M2. It was voted
“Best Performance Car” in “The Car Expert Awards”, and the compact
high-performance sports car also took the title of “Performance Car of
the Year” in the “Auto Express New Car Awards”.
Official fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, electric power
consumption and electric range figures were determined based on the
prescribed measurement procedure in accordance with European
Regulation (EC) 2007/715 in the version applicable. Where a range is
shown, the WLTP figures take into account the impact of any optional extras.
Only official figures based on the WLTP procedure are available
for new models that have been type tested since 01.01.2021. In
addition, according to EU Regulation 2022/195, the NEDC values will
no longer be included in the EC certificates of conformity as of
01.01.2023. Further information on the WLTP and NEDC measurement
procedures can also be found at www.bmw.de/wltp.
Further information on official fuel consumption figures and
specific CO2 emission values of new passenger cars is included in
the following guideline: ‘Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch,
die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen ‘
(Guide to the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and electric power
consumption of new passenger cars), which can be obtained free of
charge from all dealerships, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH
(DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2.
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BMW i5 eDrive40*:
Power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 18.9 – 15.9 kWh/100 km;
Electric range in WLTP cycle: 497 – 582 km
BMW M240i xDrive Coupé:
Fuel consumption, combined: 8.8 – 8.1 l/100 km (32.1 – 34.9 mpg imp)
in WLTP cycle, CO2 emissions, combined: 200 – 185 g/km in WLTP cycle.
BMW X1 M35i xDrive*:
Fuel consumption in l/100km combined in WLTP cycle: 8.0 – 8.5, CO2
emissions in g/km combined in WLTP cycle: 192 – 181
BMW iX1 xDrive30:
Electric power consumption, combined in the WLTP cycle: 18.1 – 16.8
kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions: 0 g/km; figures in NEDC cycle: –
BMW i5 eDrive40 Touring*:
Power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 19.3 – 16.5 kWh/100 km;
Electric range in WLTP cycle: 483 – 560 km
The first-ever BMW M3 Touring:
Fuel consumption combined: 10.4 – 10.1 l/100 km [27.2 – 28.0 mpg
imp]; CO2 emissions combined: 235 – 229 g/km in the WLTP cycle; NEDC
figures: –
The new BMW i7 xDrive60:
Power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 19,6 – 18,4 kWh/100 km;
Electric range: 591 – 625 km (367 – 388 miles) in WLTP cycle
BMW i4 eDrive40:
NEFZ [ ]; WLTP (combined): power consumption: 19.1-16.1 kWh/100km;
CO2 emissions: 0 g/km; range: 493-590 km .
BMW M2 Eight-speed M Steptronic transmission:
Fuel consumption combined in the WLTP cycle: 9.8 – 9.6 l/100 km; CO2
emissions combined in the WLTP cycle: 222 – 218 g/km; figures for the
NEDC cycle: –
BMW X3 xDrive30d:
Combined fuel consumption: 7.0 – 6.2 l/100 km according to WLTP;
combined CO2‑emissions: 183 – 162 g/km according to WLTP.
BMW 320d Touring:
Combined fuel consumption: 5.7 – 5.0 /100 km according to WLTP;
combined CO2 emissions: 150 – 132 g/km according to WLTP; figures
according to NEFZ: -)
BMW M340i xDrive:
Combined fuel consumption: 8.5 – 7.8/100 km according to WLTP;
combined CO2 emissions: 192 – 177 g/km according to WLTP; figures
according to NEFZ: -)
The new BMW 4 Series Coupé:
Combined fuel consumption: 8.5 – 4.8 l/100 km according to WLTP;
combined CO2 emissions: 191 – 126 g/km according to WLTP; figures
according to NEDC: –.
The New BMW 4 Series Convertible:
Combined fuel consumption: 8.7 – 5.2 l/100 km according to WLTP;
combined CO2 emissions: 197 – 136 g/km according to WLTP; figures
according to NEDC: –.
