[sumeethaldankar]

The Roxx has also got the Autocar car of the year award. This time it matches with Team BHP results.

[tiagoatrix]

I wish it was the New Maruti Dzire (At distant second place) . A mass market car that is almost perfect in every department. I am sure it will top the sales chart in the coming months.

[thebateman]

Hot take but Thar Roxx (such a weird name BTW) is an awkward looking vehicle that is nothing but a blatant clone of...we all know what (so is the 3 door version, obviously) and such unoriginal vehicles winning COTY is just...sad. Windsor seems like a great vehicle for its price and I am not even an EV guy.

I think we all have a fair idea why these vehicles are popular these days in our country. I still am waiting for the day to witness a Thar/Scorpio/Fortuner driver to drive like an actual human being and not break multiple laws while at it. Just a couple of days ago, two blacked out thars behind me (with awkwardly wide tires) were constantly honking and flashing their headlights even though it was a narrow city road with a lot pedestrian and vehicular traffic on it. Funny how these incidents were rare before the mass adoption of these boxes on wheels in this country. Not generalizing, just stating my observation based on my experiences so far with such vehicles.

[Mike_Schumacher]

Originally Posted by thebateman

Hot take but Thar Roxx (such a weird name BTW) is an awkward looking vehicle that is nothing but a blatant clone of...we all know what (so is the 3 door version, obviously) and such unoriginal vehicles winning COTY is just...sad. Windsor seems like a great vehicle for its price and I am not even an EV guy.

I think we all have a fair idea why these vehicles are popular these days in our country. I still am waiting for the day to witness a Thar/Scorpio/Fortuner driver to drive like an actual human being and not break multiple laws while at it. .

You basically had a few unpleasant personal interactions , painted the whole community of Thar/scorpio/Fortuner drivers with the same brush, and carried your strong dislike on to the car itself. Yep,
completely unbiased opinion.

In other news, Roxx wins the COTY award at Autocar also.

[xway]

Rightly deserved.

The hype, buzz, the look and finally the price all clicked and exceeded the expectations of everyone.

Though it seems the buzz has slowed down now with the Windsor, Dzire, Amaze and Mahindras own B series launches.

With a budget of 20 lacs this is a sure shot COTY.
For a more practical approach around 10 lacs it would be Dzire.
And for a complete EV hands down Windsor.

[spkrnh]

Originally Posted by baarish84

I voted for Thar Roxx. What a complete package. Another winner from Mahindra stable. And seems they are going to walk with COTY for the record 6th time, after XUV 500, Marazzo, Thar 3D, XUV7OO, Scorpio-N !

- Great looks, strong presence.
- Highly customizable
- Serious off-roader and daily office commuter in one package
- Negotiates patchy city roads AND nasty narrow speed breakers easily

And though its too early to comment, i see Mahindra winning it again, a 7th time next year for Xev 9e / 7e.
If you think about it, each product brought a sea change. Thar 3 door for bringing a junior wrangler with open top option and better safety.
XUV700 for the tech and equipment, the powerful engines and suspension it brought with it, the 5 door Thar again for the safety and added comfort it brings - a complete all rounder at 1/4th the price of a wrangler. I can drive it when i feel the need for excitement and at the same time send my family with a chauffeur, since it has the backseat comfort and safety to match. And for all the products, another compelling reason being VFM.
They were not only the best options but also the most desirable ones.

Now with the new EV’s especially e9, it has solved a few typical EV bugbears like rear seat comfort with raised position, range concern for sub 30 lakh EV’s and the tech and driving pleasure it gives for the price. I hope they come out with the XEV 7e soon with the dual motors and hopefully 360plus bhp. It will definitely be on the toplist of my next purchase.

PS : i voted for the Seal even though i knew Thar was the most deserving, since that had also redefined the segment. 3.8sec 100, good range, decent rear seat, good interior quality for a knockout price. A m3 baiter for less than half the cost.

[Nav-i-gator]

In my mind, I knew Roxx will win, and it does!

I may never own one myself, but there is no doubt it is what I would surely like to own if I can afford more than one car. The car has a character, is confidence inspiring (that I would not be stranded on the road during a downpour, or I can bypass the highway traffic jam if needed, by going off the road through unpaved route, if needed), it is much more practical than the 3 door version, has sound mechanicals and modern features as well. Nothing really sucks in this car. And to top it off, it's the best looking car from Mahindra stable.

I am slowly falling in love with Mahindra as a car manufacturer. They genuinely try, have confidence in their vision and listen to the feedback without being overly defensive.

[ex-innova-guy]

Continuing what ph03n!x posted in 2022, and I updated last year -

2009 Car of the year: Tata Nano
Total Votes: 1058
Tata Nano got 406 votes (38.37%)
Vehicle sales: Flop. After the initial excitement, sales dropped off. Now discontinued.
T-BHP Official Review

2010 Car of the year: Ford Figo
Total Votes: 979
Ford Figo got 375 votes (38.3%)
Vehicle sales: Hit. Sold a consistently high number (5-6K per month) in the initial 3 years, then tailed off. Was replaced by new generation Figo, which is a sales flop.
T-BHP Official Review

2011 Car of the year: Mahindra XUV5OO
Total Votes: 2626
Mahindra XUV5OO got 1487 votes (56.63%) - the highest winning margin.
Vehicle sales: Super hit. Continued to consistently be the top performer in the segment until a couple of years back. Updated model is (finally) on its way.
T-BHP Official Review

2012 Car of the Year: Renault Duster
Total Votes: 2122
Renault Duster got 1135 votes (53.49%)
Vehicle sales: Super hit - at the time. Defined a segment, and sold huge numbers until competition caught up with it. Now feels badly outdated, and is a slow seller despite facelift, BS6 turbo petrol, and automatic variants being launched.
T-BHP Official Review

2013 Car of the Year: Ford Ecosport
Total Votes: 1362
Ford Ecosport got 696 votes (51.1%)
Vehicle sales: Moderate hit. Unique offering in the compact crossover segment, carved a niche for itself. Good sales numbers despite new competition. Facelift appeared to continue the success, but now it begins its slow decline. Best selling Ford model for a while now.
T-BHP Official Review

2014 Car of the Year: Tata Zest
Total Votes: 2454
Tata Zest got 962 votes (39.2%)
Vehicle sales: Flop. Has not met Tata's expectations, did not pose a threat to the Maruti DZire. Even fleet/taxi operators did not take a shine to this car.
Now discontinued.
T-BHP Official Review

2015 Car of the Year: Renault Kwid
Total Votes: 2363
Renault Kwid got 692 votes (29.28%) - the narrowest winning margin. Hyundai Creta polled 557 votes (23.57%), Maruti-Suzuki Baleno 330 (13.97%), and the Figo-Aspire twins got 293 (12.4%)
Vehicle Sales: Moderate hit. Initial bookings were strong, and Renault upped the game delivering to expectations. However, now selling around 5K per month - which is below expectations. Facelift keeps the interest in this model alive.
T-BHP Official Review
Kwid 1.0 review
Kwid AMT review

2016 Car of the Year: Tata Tiago
Total Votes: 2451
Tata Tiago got 901 votes (36.76%)
Vehicle sales: Hit. Has been (mostly) finding around 5K-7K homes every month.
T-BHP Official Review

2017 Car of the Year: Jeep Compass
Total Votes: 2387
Jeep Compass got 1047 votes (43.86%)
Vehicle Sales: Hit. Like the Renault Duster 6 years back, it has carved out a niche at its price point and was virtually without competition - for a while. With competition catching up, and FCA's lethargy, sales have now begun their slow decline.
T-BHP Official Review

2018 Car of the Year: Mahindra Marazzo
Total Votes: 1964
Mahindra Marazzo got 726 votes (36.97%)
Vehicle Sales: Flop. It started off selling OK numbers, but sales have since fallen and is was underperforming. Fleet operators seem to have propped up the sales numbers.
T-BHP Official Review

2019 Car of the Year: Kia Seltos
Total Votes: 2751
Kia Seltos got 1499 votes (54.49%)
Vehicle Sales: Super Hit. With just this one model in its line-up, Kia went from nothing to the 4th highest selling brand.
T-BHP Official Review

2020 Car of the year: Mahindra Thar
Total Votes: 1932
Mahindra Thar got 794 votes (41.10%)
Vehicle Sales: Hit. M&M is not making enough to meet the demand. 34,829 copies shipped from the factory since deliveries started - averages 2679 per month, and waiting period varies from 4 to 6 weeks to 6 to 8 months depending on the variant/ powertrain/ transmission. This is in spite of a price hike of up to 73k to 1.33 lakhs on the ex-showroom within the first 9 months of launch.
Official Review

2021 Car of the year: Mahindra XUV7OO
Total Votes: 2016
Mahindra XUV7OO got 1267 votes (62.85%), taking over the "highest winning margin" title from the XUV5OO!
Vehicle Sales: Hit. M&M is not making enough to meet the demand. Waiting times have reaching the equivalent of license raj era, resulting in a thread just to discuss the waiting period of this car. All initial reviews have been positive, with delivery timelines seemingly being the biggest problem.
Official Review

2022 Car of the year: Mahindra Scorpio-N
Total Votes: 2263
Mahindra Scorpio-N got 632 votes (27.93%), making this the narrowest winning margin, overtaking the Kwid's 29.28% from 2015.
Vehicle Sales: Hit. Mahindra does not report Scorpio-N numbers separately, but comparing their overall sales from July 2022 (27,862) and later months (Avg 31,602 between Aug - Nov '22), we can guesstimate that M&M is dispatching between 3,000 to 5,000 copies per month (3,740 avg) which is still not enough to meet the demand, giving Scorpio-N the notoriety of having a thread dedicated to discuss wait times (What happened with your Mahindra Scorpio-N Booking?) (on the same lines as XUV7OO).
Official Review

2023 Car of the year: Toyota Innova Hycross
Total Votes: 2210
Toyota Innova Hycross got 701 votes (31.72%).
Vehicle Sales: Hit. The waiting period speaks for itself. Toyota does not report Hycross and Crysta dispatch numbers separately, but found the sales for it from Rushlane. It is selling at an average of 4037 between Feb – November 2023. Most of us already know the waiting time for the hybrid models as well as how Toyota dealerships have stopped accepting bookings for the ZX and ZX (O) variants of the Innova Hycross since April 8, 2023.
Official Review

2024 Car of the year: Mahindra Thar Roxx
Total Votes: 2013
Thar Roxx got 870 votes (43.22%), making this a comfortable win.
Vehicle Sales: Hit. Just like the previous Mahindra TBHP COTYs, this has a lot of waiting period and a superactive thread.
Official Review

A look at the manufacturers whose cars made it to T-BHP COTY over the years:

• Another year that Maruti and Hyundai, India's top two manufacturers with a market share of 53.91% (Nov '24) are yet missing from our COTY! But kudos to Maruti for finally making safe cars for India. Hope the Dzire's safety ratings trickle down to their other models too.

• Mahindra might just win again next year with their blockbuster EVs: BE 6 and XEV 9e.

[vinya_jag]

Originally Posted by Asish_VK

If we see the results from 2009 till 2024, Mahindra dominates "Team-Bhp Car of the Year" polls (6 wins out of 16). Except Marazzo, all these 5 products are blockbusters.

Got curious and started looking at all previous winners

2010 - Ford Figo
2011 - XUV 500
2012 - Duster
2013 - Ecosport
2014 - Tata Zest
2015 - Kwid
2016 - Tiago
2017 - Compass
2018 - Marazzo
2019 - Seltos
2020 - Thar
2021 - XUV 700
2022 - ScorpionN
2023 - Innova Hycross
2024 - Thar Roxx

Its the age of lifestyle vehicles more than ever before

Sorry, too late to see the previous post

[Geta]

Originally Posted by ex-innova-guy

Continuing what ph03n!x posted in 2022, and I updated last year -

[url="https://bit.ly/3q6xjU5"]2009 Car of the
2022 Car of the year: Mahindra Scorpio-N
Total Votes: 2263
Mahindra Scorpio-N got 632 votes (27.93%), making this the narrowest winning margin, overtaking the Kwid's 29.28% from 2015.
Vehicle Sales: Hit.

• Mahindra might just win again next year with their blockbuster EVs: BE 6 and XEV 9e.

Something interesting.

In 2015, among 15 contestants, Renault Kwid got 692 votes (29.28% vote share) and the runner up Hyundai Creta got 557 votes with 23.57% vote share.

In 2022, among 21 contestants, Scorpio N got 632 votes (27.93% vote share) whereas the runner-up Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyrider got only 299 votes 13.21% vote share.

Scorpio N's victory was MASSIVE as it trumped the runner-up by over 110%

Kwid had the narrowest victory margin both in terms of number of votes as well as the vote share.

[amit1agrawal]

I missed the chance to vote. I saw the poll a few days ago but got caught up with work. I would have chosen Thar Roxx anyway. It's a unique product in the Indian market and a logical extension of the Thar.

[Livnletcarsliv]

What is the justification of the 3 voters to choose/vote Xtrail as the car of the year?

[amol4184]

Originally Posted by GTO

In a sea of mundane crossovers

Truer words haven't been spoken. Bring back mundane sedans for all I care but end this crossover madness.

Originally Posted by Livnletcarsliv

What is the justification of the 3 voters to choose/vote Xtrail as the car of the year?

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Originally Posted by ex-innova-guy

Continuing what ph03n!x posted in 2022, and I updated last year[/list]

Close to 90k members but on average only 2050~ people voted in these polls for years which is rather surprising to me. Considering the traffic and general involvement across different subforums I was expecting a way larger participation.

[gauravanekar]

Roxx win is well deserved, but frankly I felt there were many other good contenders for the COTY. Basalt, Windsor, Punch EV win would not have surprised me.

[AtheK]

Good to See BYD Seal giving good fight to 3rd and 4th position cars and ending up at number 5, Sedans which have been seeing steady decline over the years, this position is commendable.

Hope they can sell more of these cars and we can see more of them on our roads.

For upcoming year I am most excited about MY Cyberster, that form factor and scissor doors in a hopefully relatively good price point might be a very rare car for India.

@Mods can we maybe have another poll and award as "India most desirable cars" which can have the luxury cars, as not being a mass product they might never win COTY award.