Hyundai i10 is Business Standard Motoring Car Of the Year 2008 - Team-BHP

Nikhilb2008 · 29th December 2007, 12:24

Hyundai i10: BS Motoring Car of the Year

The Hyundai i10 just beat out the Logan. The other cars in the fray were the BMW 3 series, 5 series, Volkswagen Passat, Chevrolet Spark and the Suzuki SX4.

Also, the Bajaj XCD 125 is the Bike of the Year beating the RTR 160 and the Pulsar 200 and 200DTSfi.

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Apart from the Car and Bike of the Year, Business Standard Motoring also announced winners in other categories. The ebullient Chevrolet Spark won the Business Standard Motoring Best Value 2008 award and the Mahindra Renault Logan picked up the Business Standard Motoring Jury Award 2008 - given to the most significant car other than the COTY winner.
The Business Standard Motoring Performance Car of the Year 2008 is the BMW 325i, a brilliant driving enthusiast's car, while the feature-rich Volkswagen Passat is the Business Standard Motoring Premium Car of the Year 2008.
Among two-wheelers, the TVS Apache RTR 160 stole the Business Standard Motoring performance bike of the year 2008 award while the Kinetic-Sym Flyte is the Business Standard Motoring Scooter of the Year.

amtak · 29th December 2007, 12:34

Oh Lord! Thank you BS Motoring. This year you have made a correct and sensible decision

nitrous · 29th December 2007, 12:38

This is from the guys who voted the U-VA ,last year.
From the reviews in ACI, I reckon the i10 will win the CNBC-Autocar COTY.

khanak · 29th December 2007, 12:42

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Originally Posted by nitrous

This is from the guys who voted the U-VA ,last year.
From the reviews in ACI, I reckon the i10 will win the CNBC-Autocar COTY.

Have no fear, team-bhp is here

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ar-2008-a.html

iraghava · 29th December 2007, 12:46

Chalo, good! I just booked one for my mum anyway!!

Dippy · 29th December 2007, 12:48

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Chalo, good! I just booked one for my mum anyway!!

So is it goodbye to the Santro Ishan?

iraghava · 29th December 2007, 12:51

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Originally Posted by Dippy

So is it goodbye to the Santro Ishan?

Yup, the Santro is being sold!

anshu_46 · 29th December 2007, 12:52

It had to be the 2007 car of the year. It has taken the small car game to a new level.

vikram_d · 29th December 2007, 14:32

What new level? Please explain.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 29th December 2007, 14:50

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Originally Posted by vikram_d

What new level? Please explain.

I think its the interiors. Its a very good step-up from the competition in the segment. However, the rest of the package is still 'old wine in new bottle'.

But the car makes sense. I would love my hatch to have good quality interiors.

BUSA · 29th December 2007, 14:55

The i10 surely deserved this award. This hatch is going to go a long way like the Santro did.

sgiitk · 29th December 2007, 15:41

I doubt whether the i10 should have been IT. It is after all essentially a Santro upgrade. Very typical that half way through a model life cycle you have a minor update (Xing) and then replace it. The only reasons that it is not the new Santro appear to be the new naming scheme of Hyundai, and the wish to milk the last dregs off the Santro. Would it have been car of the year as the New Santro!!

Would not a newer car like the SX4 or Logan have been a better choice.

GeekSrik · 29th December 2007, 15:56

I think there must be three or four COTY awards one for each segment otherwise its difficult to say i10 scores over say BMW. that is nonsense. but as a hatch I believe i10 is cool, though extremely pricey like the uva.

blue_pulsar · 29th December 2007, 16:14

The i10 is good, but nothing too good apart from the interiors. That too at a price.

IMO, the SX4 should have been awarded the COTY 2008. It is fantastic value.

Car-Agey · 29th December 2007, 17:08

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Originally Posted by blue_pulsar

The i10 is good, but nothing too good apart from the interiors. That too at a price.

IMO, the SX4 should have been awarded the COTY 2008. It is fantastic value.

Totally agree with you.

29th December 2007, 12:34	#2 (permalink)
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 1,555 View My Garage	Oh Lord! Thank you BS Motoring. This year you have made a correct and sensible decision __________________ Regards, Amtak 2008 - Hero Honda Hunk 2005 - Maruti Suzuki Zen 1984 - Me

29th December 2007, 12:46	#5 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,693 View My Garage	Chalo, good! I just booked one for my mum anyway!! __________________ Reminds me of my safari in Africa.Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.

29th December 2007, 14:32	#9 (permalink)
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,603 View My Garage	What new level? Please explain. __________________ Been there. Done that.

29th December 2007, 14:55	#11 (permalink)
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,052 View My Garage	The i10 surely deserved this award. This hatch is going to go a long way like the Santro did. __________________ Got Bhp? Team-Bhp.com

29th December 2007, 15:41	#12 (permalink)
sgiitk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kanpur Posts: 1,025	I doubt whether the i10 should have been IT. It is after all essentially a Santro upgrade. Very typical that half way through a model life cycle you have a minor update (Xing) and then replace it. The only reasons that it is not the new Santro appear to be the new naming scheme of Hyundai, and the wish to milk the last dregs off the Santro. Would it have been car of the year as the New Santro!! Would not a newer car like the SX4 or Logan have been a better choice. __________________ Life is short, do not make it shorter! Accent GLS 2002 Santro Automatic 2005

29th December 2007, 12:38	#3 (permalink)
nitrous Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Motorcity Madras Posts: 5,596 View My Garage	This is from the guys who voted the U-VA ,last year. From the reviews in ACI, I reckon the i10 will win the CNBC-Autocar COTY.

29th December 2007, 12:52	#8 (permalink)
anshu_46 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lucknow Posts: 86	It had to be the 2007 car of the year. It has taken the small car game to a new level.

29th December 2007, 15:56	#13 (permalink)
GeekSrik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 986 View My Garage	I think there must be three or four COTY awards one for each segment otherwise its difficult to say i10 scores over say BMW. that is nonsense. but as a hatch I believe i10 is cool, though extremely pricey like the uva.

29th December 2007, 16:14	#14 (permalink)
blue_pulsar BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore, San Francisco Posts: 538	The i10 is good, but nothing too good apart from the interiors. That too at a price. IMO, the SX4 should have been awarded the COTY 2008. It is fantastic value.

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