"The best cars of 2012"

It's that time again; the best cars of 2012 were elected. Over 116 000 readers of the magazine "Auto, Motor und Sport" nominated in ten categories have the best cars of the year.

More than 300 models have been rated by the readers. Particularly successful was the Volkswagen Group, is equal to eight first places were won for the company itself. 

"The best cars of 2012" are in the A segment, the Volkswagen Up the Mini and the overall winner, who won the importers ranking.

In the classes of small cars in the compact class and picked the Audi A1 and the Alfa Romeo Mito and the BMW 1 Series and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta victory. In the middle class were also the Audi A4/A5, Skoda Superb victorious, the BMW and the Jaguar XF 5er/GT conquered the upper middle class. In the luxury class has been Porsche Panamera and the Aston Martin Rapide is selected as the winner. Porsche 911 Carrera and the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster and Ferrari 458 Spyder are the winners of sports cars and convertibles.

The SUV score set by the M-Class from Mercedes-Benz and the Range Rover Evoque against competitors, while at the vans of the Volkswagen Multivan and the Seat Alhambra carried the victory.