New Maruti Suzuki Dzire has been voted as ‘2018 GaadiWaadi Readers Choice Car Of The Year’ while TVS Apache RR310 is the Bike Of The Year; over 32,000 votes polled by our readers
The 2018 GaadiWaadi Readers Choice Awards has plenty of implications as last year we had seen some of the best cars and bikes ever to step into the country debuting and making a mark in the market for themselves. Every award category was so closely contested since the polling began on December 14 and our readers have given their verdict finally by picking their favourite vehicles!
Below are the different categories and results of 2018 GaadiWaadi Reader’s Choice Awards:
This time around, as expected, the new generation Maruti Suzuki Dzire has bagged some significant awards. Apart from being crowned as the ‘2018 GaadiWaadi Readers Choice Car Of The Year’ with 24.94 % votes ahead of the closely-finished Jeep Compass with 21.60 %, Tata Nexon and Hyundai Verna, the subcompact sedan comes out on top in the ‘VFM Package Of The Year’ category too. With 37.44 % votes, it beat Tata’s Nexon which convinced 29.6 % of our viewers. The Nexon finished second in several categories but when it was down to ‘Design Of The Year (4W)‘.
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While the Jeep Compass has been awarded ‘SUV Of The Year for its slick package undeniable heritage, Hyundai Verna is chosen as the ‘Sedan Of The Year’ following an impressive debut in August 2017.
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It was a narrow battle between Tata Hexa Downtown and Toyota Innova Touring Sport in the ‘Special Edition Of The Year’ class but there can be only one winner and it has been the Hexa.
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The updated Ford EcoSport is a thorough refresh with feature additions, cosmetic changes and interior revisions and it has been credited with ‘Facelift Of The Year’ award.
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Maruti Suzuki’s Baleno RS outsmarted Hyundai Verna to become the ‘Driver’s Car Of The Year’ with 33.52 % votes.
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there is no stopping it courtesy of Tata’s design head Pratap Bose and his team for its compelling presence.
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The Indian automotive industry saw luxury players posting phenomenal sales in 2017 and there were launches one after the another throughout the year. We drove the Volvo XC60 and were mightily impressed late last year and our readers have the same opinion as it has been credited with ‘Luxury SUV Of The Year’ award while the Isuzu D-Max is recognised as the most ‘hardcore’.
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The leading luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz sold over 15,000 cars in 2017 and was on the headlines for introducing over 10 global products directly onto the market. However, BMW’s latest 5-Series edged out the E-Class with 29.39 % votes to be hailed as our ‘Premium Car Of The Year’.
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Skoda’s Octavia RS became an instant hit as soon as it went on sale and it impressed our readers in the ‘Performance Car Of The Year’ category. The ‘Sports Car Of The Year’ goes to the ravishing Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster.
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In the two-wheeler segment, TVS’ Apache RR310 has grabbed two of the important awards: Bike Of The Year and Design Of The Year (2W).
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Honda’s Grazia has been elected as the ‘Scooter Of The Year’ while Harley Davidson Street Bob saw out the competition from Indian Scout Bobber and Ducati Monster 797 to receive the ‘Premium Bike Of The Year’ award.
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With Triumph Tiger Explorer XCx outcasting Honda Africa Twin as ‘Adventure Bike Of The Year’, Yamaha’s YZF-R1 is our ‘Superbike Of The Year’ with 33.83 % votes.
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