The 2017 Honda Civic and the 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class took top honours in this year’s Kelley Blue Book Best Auto Tech awards. Announced last week, on the eve of the CES, the awards aim to honour vehicles with advanced infotainment, convenience and active safety features.
The Honda Civic won the mainstream category, which emphasizes the highest degree of tech-for-dollar, while the Mercedes-Benz E-Class won the luxury category, which honours the most innovative-yet-useful technology on the market.
“Though many cars today offer loads of cutting-edge technology at increasingly attainable prices, one critically important measure helped catapult the Honda Civic and Mercedes-Benz E-Class into their respective winner’s circles: execution,” says Zach Vlasuk, senior associate editor for Kelley Blue Book.
“The systems featured in both models delivered on their promise of enhancing the driving experience and safety quotient without adding complexity. And when distilled down to its essence, that’s what in-vehicle tech is all about,” says Vlasuk.
More information on the 2017 Kelley Blue Book Auto Tech Awards can be found at: https://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/best-auto-tech-awards/2000012788/.
