The Auto Trophy 2009 awards have been given by Auto Zeitung after reader surveys of about 105,000 participants. Obviously the local German cars were very successful, with Audi taking home a total of 40 percent of votes across all categories, but there have been a couple of surprises, too.

A special mention goes to the Opel Astra for its quality-price ratio, while the new BMW 1 Series won the best advertising campaign award. Across the categories, readers voted on 370 different models in total. In the small car category, the Volkswagen Polo won with 32.9 percent, while for imported small cars the Fiat 500 won with 20.6 percent. Among the mid-size range was the Volkswagen Golf 6, and for imported cars in this category, the Skoda Octavia won a divided contest, with 18.5 percent of votes.

The mid-size, top range cars featured some of the larger German models, with the Audi A5 Sportback winning with 27.2 percent of votes, and the Volvo V70 winning in the imported category. The luxury category was dominated by the Mercedes E-Class with 42.7 percent of votes, while the Jaguar XF took the title for imported vehicles. Among the flagship models, the Porsche Panamera won and the Aston Martin Rapide won in the imported category with 33.7 percent.

Among the cabrio models up to 30,000 euros, the BMW Series 1 Cabriolet won, and the Mazda MX-5 for the imports, while above 30,000 euros we see the Audi R8 Spyder and the Aston Martin DB9 Volante. Sports models that won were the Porsche 911 Carrera and the Aston Martin Vantage, both V8 and V12 models.

The supercar sector saw the Mercedes SLS AMG win as the local, while the Ferrari 458 Italia was the favoured imported car. Among the compact MPV we see the Volkswagen Touran and Skoda Roomster, while the larger models winning were the Volkswagen Transporter and the Renault Espace. The compact SUV prizes went to the BMW X1 and the Skoda Yeti, while models above 30,000 euros that won were the Audi Q5 and the Range Rover in the imported category.

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