BMW Which? Best Car

BMW named Which? Best Car Manufacturer 2009
15/06/2009

BMW has been named Best Car Manufacturer in the prestigious Which? Awards 2009, at the British Museum in London.

The company was rated higher than its short listed rivals by the members of Which? who number more than a million. Which? is long established as a champion of the consumer and a trusted advisor to buyers of all manner of goods and services, lending particular weight to this award.

Chief Executive of Which?, Peter Vicary-Smith, said: “BMW drivers seem to love their cars with 87 per cent in our survey describing themselves as very satisfied with the ownership experience. The company’s vehicles always excel in our road tests, while BMW’s innovative EfficientDynamics measures mean some of the best cars to drive have also become incredibly fuel efficient.”

Accepting the award, BMW Group UK’s Managing Director, Tim Abbott, said: “We are delighted to have won such a prestigious award, particularly as it is our customers who have rated us so highly. We take great pains to ensure that the quality of service we offer both directly and through our dealers matches the excellence of our cars.”

The BMW Group is the most sustainable car company in the world – as the latest Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) recently confirmed for the fourth year in succession. The company offers the most efficient cars in the premium segment courtesy of EfficientDynamics technologies and the BMW 118d was named World Green Car of the Year 2008.

Goodwood Festival

Goodwood Festival of Speed 3 - 5 July 2009

Once again, BMW are an official sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with its legendary hill climb showcasing several BMW vehicles including the new Z4, M3 GT 2 and a V12 Le Mans Racer.

Celebrating over 100 years of motor racing and car culture, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is known as the world's biggest and most diverse motorsport event, featuring a vast exhibit of vehicles from 19th Century carriages to 3000bhp dragsters, motorcycles, classic rally cars and modern Formula One cars.

The biggest names in motor racing also make an appearance at the Festival of Speed including Stirling Moss, Mario Andretti, Jenson Button, Emerson Fittipaldi, Fernando Alonso, Petter Solberg, John Surtees and the youngest F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton.

Founder Lord March says: 'BMW was one of the first companies to support the Festival of Speed. The partnership is a good fit for us, with BMW having both a collection of historic cars and a range of high-performance cars.'

The theme of this years' Festival of Speed is True Grit - Epic Feats of Endurance, celebrating triumph over adversity and the determination to succeed, displayed by champions such as Jackie Stewart when he overcome rain, fog and a broken wrist to win the 1968 German Grand Prix and Mick Doohan, who returned to motorcycle racing in 1992 just eight weeks after a serious accident damaged his right leg, risking amputation.

BMW at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Visitors interested in the new BMW Z4, can sign up at Goodwood within the Supercar Paddock for more information and enter a prize draw to win one of 50 pairs of tickets to a MotorSport Vision BMW driving day.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed also offers an exclusive preview of the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. One of the most innovative designs to originate from BMW, the Gran Turismo intelligently combines elegance, space, comfort and practicality and takes the best elements of the saloon, sports activity vehicle and touring body styles to create a car which can adapt to all lifestyle requirements.

To find out more about the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo please fill in and return an information card from a member of the BMW Events team, found within the main exhibition area. This will enter you into a prize draw to win a BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo for a weekend.

Entrance to the Goodwood Festival of Speed is by ticket only.

Contact the Ticket Hotline on +44 (0)1243 755055 or book online: www.goodwood.co.uk/fos