If you own a new MINI, then stand proud to know that you are a person of impeccable taste.

Automobile magazine "Auto, Motor und Sport" called on its readers to vote for "The best-looking cars of 2014" from among 94 vehicles in ten categories. 17 378 readers and online users took part this year. The new MINI finished first in the class of the "minicars", where it was up against seven new models of other brands. The vote count was legally certified by a notary.

"We at MINI Design are particularly proud to have won this award. Positive feedback from customers and fans is very encouraging to us in our day-to-day design work for the MINI brand," explains Anders Warming, Head of MINI Design. "We very much look forward to pursuing this work further."