Merit Recognised

It is that time of the year when we gather all the new cars and the best people to evaluate them and pick a winner. While we love all the cars, there can only be one winner in each category

AS THE YEARS GO BY, THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A new car keeps changing in India, with steady uptick indicating the changing mindset of new car-buyers. Most young professionals who buy a new car are not, in fact, first-generation car-owners as was the case two decades ago. Consequently, the market keeps shifting towards more aspirational cars. The number of new cars launched below the Rs 10-lakh price point were minuscule whereas there was a plethora of those in the premium and luxury segments.

To make it to the list of contenders, the automobile must have been launched between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023. With that list made, the cars were then shortlisted and categorized by segment, after which the jury members put them through rigorous testing.

The 19th annual Car India Awards were not any easier than the earlier editions of this prestigious award. Analysis of some rivals closely matched turned out to be more difficult than we had imagined.

Rayomand Banajee

Rayomand is a member of the exclusive group of Indian race car drivers who have enjoyed a long and fruitful career. He is among the most well-known figures in the Indian karting community and continues to be valuable even after retiring because he develops and encourages young talent. By overcoming Narain Karthikeyan, he showed his enormous potential. In karts, he won the Indian National Championship in 2003 and 2004. He is committed to improving Indian talent through his Indi-karting series.

Karandip Singh Sandhu