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Audi RS4 voted 'Premium Sports Car of the Year'

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, December 17 - 2006 at 15:10
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Following last years win of the 'Autocar Middle East Car of the Year' award for the Audi A6 Avant, German premium car manufacturer Audi was proud to receive yet another trophy for the Audi RS4 as 'Best Premium Sports Car of the Year' at the 2006 Autocar Middle East Awards.

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  • (left to right): Saeed Khalfan, Chairman of the Dubai Autodrome and Daniel Weissland, Head of Sales at Audi Middle East.
    (left to right): Saeed Khalfan, Chairman of the Dubai Autodrome and Daniel Weissland, Head of Sales at Audi Middle East.
An independent panel of expert motoring judges cast its vote after extensive analysing, testing and judging the region's top cars. Of a possible total of 900 points, the RS4 came in second for the prestigious "Car of the Year" award, only one point behind this years overall winner, the Porsche 997 Turbo.

Daniel Weissland, Head of Sales at Audi Middle East, commented: "The RS4 is a car that gets the heart of every car enthusiast in the Middle East racing. We are very honoured to receive an award in this important category."

The event was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum.
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Audi is a car manufacturer rich in tradition. The four rings symbolise the fusion of Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer in 1932. Today, Audi is one of the three big German automotive manufacturers in the premium segment. AUDI AG employs more than 50,000 people and delivered around 829,100 Audi vehicles to customers in 2005.

As a global developer and manufacturer of high-quality cars and engines, Audi has major production sites in Germany, Hungary, Brazil and China. Within the Volkswagen Group, Audi is responsible for the sporty brand group which also includes the SEAT and Lamborghini brands.

The current model range comprises the A3, A3 Sportback, A4 Saloon and Cabriolet, S4 Saloon, and Cabriolet, RS 4 Saloon and Cabriolet, A6 and S6, TT Coupe and Roadster, the A8, S8 and the Q7.

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