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Red Dot design award honors Rolls-Royce Ghost, others

Noah Joseph — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:59:00 EST

Filed under: Europe, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Peugeot, Design/Style

Rolls-Royce Ghost - Click above for high-res image gallery

Still thinking of the Rolls-Royce Ghost as a mini-me Phantom? Think again. The design is apparently standing on its own merits, and has won the praise of the Red Dot jury. Considered one of - if not the - definitive awards for superior design, the Red Dot is awarded every year to an array of products, from furniture and office supplies to electronics and passenger vehicles.

This year the award was given to a wide range of automobiles, including the Skoda Yeti and Superb Combi, BMW 5 Series and X1, Volkswagen Polo, Kia Venga, Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet and Opel Astra. The "best of the best" designation, however, was reserved for the Rolls-Royce - which follows the prize awarded to the Phantom Drophead Coupe two years ago - along with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Peugeot RCZ. Follow the jump for more details.

[Source: Rolls-Royce, Red Dot]

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Volkswagen CC racks up the design awards

Noah Joseph — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:01:00 EST

Filed under: Volkswagen

2009 Volkswagen (Passat) CC - Click above for high-res image gallery

Volkswagen is usually known for its simple, basic, iconic styling; the classic Beetle and the previous-generation Jetta are perfect case studies. Which is why the svelte and streamlined CC - known overseas as the Passat CC - has come as a refreshing change of pace for the German automaker. We're not the only ones who think so, either, as the four-door coupe from Wolfsburg has been accumulating design awards the world over.

Adding to the list that already includes the coveted iF Product Design Award and the Australian International Design Award, the Volkswagen CC has now been awarded the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. The prize has bestowed annually since 1955 by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, the legendary design museum housed in the reclaimed Zollverein coal mine. The Best of the Best award was accepted by designer Martin Kropp on behalf of VW's Exterior Design Studio 1 and you can get all the details in the press release after the jump.

Gallery: 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC

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Euro Accord Tourer wins Red Dot Award for design

Jeremy Korzeniewski — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:58:00 EST

Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Europe, Acura, Honda

Click above for gallery of the Euro-spec Honda Accord

Honda's Euro-spec Accord Tourer (a.k.a. wagon) has taken home the the 51st international Red Dot Award for high quality design, marking the third time that Honda has managed to win this award. Back in 2001, the S2000 brought home the trophy and in 2006, it was the current-generation Civic nabbing the honor. The Red Dot Award for design is a big deal in international circles, and while there are awards for products in 11 categories, there's only one Transportation award. Honda winning three times, including two-in-a-row, is remarkable.

While our Accord is a different animal entirely, the Euro-model Accord is available here, albeit in sedan form only, as the 2009 Acura TSX. It's amazing that an award-winning design as classy and elegantly understated as that of the European Accord could share so much in common with the polarizing lines of the redesigned 2009 Acura TSX.

Gallery: 2009 Honda Accord - Euro spec

Gallery: 2009 Acura TSX

[Source: Car Pages]

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