auto motor und sport readers vote for front camera as “price-performance star”
Basis for assistance systems such as Forward Collision Warning in Opel Astra and Opel Insignia
Previous generations of Opel’s front camera have already won numerous awards
2019 Car Connectivity Award: Opel Insignia Grand Sport
Innovative Opel front camera has won the “Car Connectivity Award 2019”. The system, which is offered in the Opel Insignia flagship and the bestselling Astra compact, was voted into first place in the “price-performance stars” category by the readers of authoritative German car magazine, auto motor und sport and the podcast Moove. German brand’s front camera has already won many awards in previous generations and is standard equipment on several model variants. It is the key component of numerous driver assistance systems such as Forward Collision Warning and Lane Keep Assist.
Opel Insignia Grand Sport: Forward Collision Warning
Opel Insignia Grand Sport: Lane Keep Assist
Opel Insignia Grand Sport: Traffic Sign Recognition
Opel Insignia Grand Sport: Pedestrian detection
“Opel has always made innovative technology available to a wide customer base”, said Vice President Communications, Harald Hamprecht, at the prize-giving for the “Car Connectivity Award” in Stuttgart. “The popular front camera is a good example. We want to offer our customers cars that are advanced as well as safe and comfortable. Readers want the same, which is why we are particularly pleased to win this award.”
2019 Car Connectivity Award: Vice President Communications at Opel, Harald Hamprecht
This year was the sixth time that readers of auto motor und sport and Moove have elected the winners of the “Car Connectivity Award“. They could choose from cars and technologies in 11 categories, from “telephone integration” and “price-performance stars” to “connected e-cars”. More than 12,000 readers and users took part in this year’s election.
“Best design newcomer of 2016”: Opel Zafira triumphs in van category
“Cost-effectiveness star”: Opel wins “Car Connectivity Award”
Huge interest: 50,800 readers of auto motor und sport and CHIP have voted
New Opel Zafira received 36.3 percent of the votes and won its category comfortably
autonis – Best design newcomer of 2016: Karim Giordimaina (center),
Director Interior Design, accepted the award for the new Opel Zafira
from auto motor und sport editor-in-chief Jens Katemann (left) and his
deputy Birgit Priemer
New Opel Zafira is already a star despite only having celebrated
its start of regular production recently. Opel’s traveling lounge
impressed the readers of magazine auto motor und sport and won the readers’ choice award “autonis – Best design newcomer of 2016”. 36.3 percent of the 18,300 auto motor und sport readers
who participated in the online vote chose the Zafira, making it the
most beautiful van in its class. Furthermore, Opel was the
“Cost-effectiveness Star”, thus winning the “Car Connectivity Award”
presented by auto motor und sport and computer magazine CHIP.
“Zafira’s success is further confirmation for our design
philosophy ‘sculptural artistry meets German precision’,” said Karim
Giordimaina, Director Interior Design at the award ceremony in Stuttgart
on Thursday evening. “I am especially happy that the completely
redesigned instrument panel and simplified cockpit are so well
received.” Elegant interior design of the brilliantly connected Opel
traveling lounge allows the driver and passengers a perfect forward
visibility. All important functions such as display and operating
buttons can easily be reached by the driver.
Most important newcomers of the last twelve months are eligible in the autonis
awards. In total, the readers can choose between 115 passenger car
models in ten different categories. The rules are simple: Every
participant has four votes – two for positive and two for negative
scores. The results are made up of these scores. If, for example 20
percent vote for model A as the car with the best design and five
percent decide that the same model is a complete flop it gets an overall
score of 15. The Zafira achieved a positive score of 36.3 whereas its
closest rival came in well adrift with a score of 17.4.
Popular: Opel offer high-tech at low prices
Elsewhere, auto motor und sport and CHIP asked their
readers to cast their votes for the third time. 80 potential winners and
many exciting products were divided into eleven categories. The
initiators of the “Car Connectivity Awards” decided to create a new
category for this year’s edition – the “Cost-effectiveness star”. Around
32,500 readers and users of online media came to the result that Opel
leads the way in this category and offers innovative technology at a
reasonable price.
Cost-effectiveness star: auto motor und sport editor Dirk Gulde
(left) and CHIP Magazin editor-in-chief Josef Reitberger (right) present
the “Car Connectivity Award” to Dr. Peter Heitkämper (center), Senior
Manager Infotainment & Telematics at Opel.
“Large number of participants shows just how important
connectivity has become for car owners,” said Dr. Peter Heitkämper,
Senior Manager Infotainment & Telematics at Opel on the occasion of
the award ceremony held in Stuttgart. “Award confirms our approach
of offering state-of-the-art technologies such as IntelliLink
infotainment systems and our personal connectivity and service assistant
Opel OnStar at fair prices, thus making them available to a broad
audience.”
Fully connected: Latest generation Radio R 4.0 IntelliLink is
compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and enables comprehensive
access to numerous smartphone functions.
Latest generation Radio R 4.0 IntelliLink, which comes as
standard as of the Edition trim level in the new Opel MOKKA X for
example, is compatible with Apple CarPlay (Apple iOS 8 / iPhone 5 or
higher) and Android Auto (as of Android 5.0 Lollipop) and enables
comprehensive access to numerous smartphone functions. Furthermore, the
optional personal connectivity and service assistant Opel OnStar is
available. It turns Opel vehicles into entertainment hotspots.
