Hyundai Exter wins the Indian Car of the Year award at ICOTY 2024
In the 19th edition of the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY), the Hyundai Exter was announced as the winner of the Indian Car of the Year 2024. It beat its runner-ups, the Maruti Suzuki Jimny and Honda Elevate and Toyota Innova Hycross, to emerge as the winner. At the same time, the BMW 7 Series bagged the Premium Car of the Year award, while the Hyundai Ioniq 5 was declared the Green Car of the Year by ICOTY. A jury of professional automotive journalists from widely recognized magazines and media houses throughout India, including OVERDRIVE as a founding member, made their pick and chose the winners of each of these categories.
It was a great year for car enthusiasts as we had quite a few phenomenal cars launched this year that included the likes of the Citroen C3 Aircross, Honda Elevate, Hyundai Exter, Hyundai Verna, Mahindra XUV400, Maruti Suzuki Jimny, MG Comet and Toyota Innova Hycross. Nevertheless, the Hyundai Exter came out victorious beating the rest of the contenders and claiming the Indian Car of the Year award for 2024. Notably, the winners of the ICOTY in the past three years include the Kia Carens, Mahindra XUV700 and Hyundai i20.
The shortlisted contenders for the Premium Car Award by ICOTY 2024 were the BMW X1, Range Rover Sport, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Hyundai Ioniq 5, BMW 7-series, Lexus RX, Volvo C40 Recharge and Lexus LX. Meanwhile, the BMW 7 Series emerged as the winner of the 2024 Premium Car Award. Interestingly, the first runner-up was Mercedes-Benz GLC, followed by the BMW X1 as the second runner-up. The previous winners of this award included the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Land Rover Defender, respectively.
On the other hand, contenders in the Green Car Award by ICOTY 2024 category included the BMW i7, BYD Atto 3, Citroen eC3, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Mahindra XUV400, Mercedes-Benz EQE, MG Comet, and Volvo C40 Recharge. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 won the 2024 Green Car Award while the BMW i7 and MG Comet EV were declared the first and second runner-ups, respectively. It is to be noted that the Kis EV6 won the 2023 Green Car Award, whereas the Audi e-tron bagged the 2022 Green Car Award.
For the ICOTY 2024, the list of jury members included Bob Rupani, Consulting Editor, OVERDRIVE; Rohit Paradkar, Assistant Editor, OVERDRIVE; Vikrant Singh, Editorial Director, CarWale, CarTrade, and BikeWale; Sirish Chandran, Editorial Director, Evo India, Fast Bikes India, and MotorSport India; Ishan Raghava, Managing Editor, AutoX; Abhay Verma, Editor and Publisher, Turbocharged; Arpit Mahendra, Editor Auto, The Times of India; Kushan Mitra, Contributing Editor - Automotive, The Print; Cyrus Dhabhar, Editor-in-Chief, Powerdrift; Pablo Chaterji, Executive Editor, Motoring World; Dhruv Behl, Editor-in-Cheif, AutoX; Ameya Dandekar, Associate Editor, CarDekho, BikeDekho, and ZigWheels; Kartik Ware, Managing Editor, Motoring World; Aspi Bhathena, Editor, Bike India and Car India; Joshua Varghese, Senior Correspondent, Bike India; Yogendra Pratap, Editor, India Today; Aatish Mishra, Assistant Editor, Evo India; and Rahul Ghosh, Associate Editor, Auto Today.
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