THE INDIAN CAR OF THE YEAR (ICOTY) 2015 was announced at a glittering ceremony in Mumbai on 17 December. On behalf of the esteemed jury Dr Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Limited, handed over the ICOTY trophy to the team from Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
This was the 10th anniversary of the ICOTY, which has emerged as the most credible and coveted award, and is now almost like the ‘Oscar' of Indian automotive awards. This award is an expert and independent judgement of the best new car and it has been gaining prominence with each passing year. JK Tyre has been sponsoring the award ceremony ever since its inception.
About 15 new cars launched in 2014 qualified for these awards and 10 made it to the final jury round held in Lonavala at Khushru Patel's beautiful bungalow on 4 December. One of the top three contenders was the Hyundai Elite i20. And the winner - the Hyundai Elite i20 with 123 points. Almost double than the points of the runner-up.
The ICOTY 2015 jury included Bob Rupani (Chairman), Yogendra Pratap (Auto Bild), Rahul Ghosh (Auto Bild ), Dhruv Behl (Auto X), Arup Das (Auto X), Rohin Nagrani (Motoring World), Kartik Ware (Motoring World), Aspi Bhathena (Car India), Aninda Sardar (Car India), Bertrand D'Souza (Overdrive), Halley Prabhakar (Overdrive), Girish Karkera (BBC Top Gear), Murali Menon (BBC Top Gear), Sirish Chandran (Evo India), Ouseph Chacko (Evo India), and Muralidhar Swaminathan (The Hindu Business Line). In all eight very prestigious publications were represented on the ICOTY 2015 jury.
This specialist jury consisting of 16 senior Indian automotive journalists is the best from the industry and together they have over 300 years of experience. The jury is known for their analytical skills and competence in evaluating and testing cars as a part of their profession. The highly experienced jury members are responsible for selecting a single decisive winner and the voting process has been designed to be very fair and unbiased, and tamper-proof. The ICOTY award is in line with the international standards and modeled on the ‘American Car of the Year', 'European Car of the Year' and 'Japanese Car of the Year' awards.
The eligible cars were judged on various parameters such as price, fuel efficiency, styling, comfort, safety, performance, practicality, technical innovation, value for money and, above all, suitability for Indian consumers and driving conditions.
Published by : Car India
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