(Winners of the autoX awards. These 10 machines are the best of 2024)What is the autoX best of 2024?
The annual autoX Mega Test is conducted to select the top-ten machines launched in the past year. All machines launched in the past twelve months in India are tested to near destruction to choose the most outstanding machines of the year.
The top-ten consists of five four-wheelers, three two-wheelers, and two special awards for performance car and bike of the year – these go to the fastest car and bike around the short loop of the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). The awards were handed out at a prestigious award ceremony, held at the Andaz hotel at Aerocity, New Delhi.
How does autoX choose the best of 2024?
They evaluate machines on quality, comfort, ride, handling, refinement, design, drivetrain, practicality and value-for-money. Plus, they rate a vehicle’s X-Factor – that special something, je ne sais quoi if you will, that a car or bike brings to the table which just pulls at your heart strings that little bit more than the competition. In addition, a Lap Time provides a uniform method to determine all the dynamic factors of a vehicle, such as power, high-speed stability, handling, braking, etc.
Their aim is to be as transparent, objective and scientific about this as possible.
Who chooses the best of 2024?
The full team of autoX’s experienced road testers – with over 100 years of cumulative experience in testing cars and bikes – score every vehicle on the different parameters listed above before the final scores are averaged to ensure that no biases come into play. They also publish these points in order to be totally transparent.
Why is this test conducted at the BIC?
It’s the only place where each new vehicle can be tested in a controlled environment. The BIC allows the team to push every vehicle to its limit, revealing the inherent engineering under the skin – or lack thereof. This is true for everything from a Ferrari to an Ather.
Dhruv Behl, Editor-in-Chief, autoX, said, “Our aim is to identify the most outstanding machines launched in the past year across segments. The machines that make up the autoX Award winners, our ‘Best of 2024,’ are the definitive 10 best machines launched in the past year.”
Here are the ten autoX award winners:
Best of 2024: 4W
- MG Windsor EV - Hyundai Creta - BYD Seal - Mahindra Thar Roxx - Maruti Suzuki Swift
Best of 2024: 2W
- Aprilia RS 457 - BMW R 1300 GS - Royal Enfield Himalayan 450
Best of 2024: Performance Car of the Year
- Ferrari Roma Spider
Best of 2024: Performance Bike of the Year
- Kawasaki ZX-6R
(From L to R: Dhruv Behl, Founder and Editor-In-Chief, autoX handing over the ‘Best of 2024’ award to Unsoo Kim, Managing Director, Hyundai India & Tarun Garg, Chief Operating Officer and Whole-time Director, Hyundai India for the Hyundai Creta) The autoX awards 2024 were conducted in collaboration with Indian Oil as the exclusive fuel partner, ICICI Lombard as exclusive insurance partner, Tamil Nadu tourism as tourism partner and BMC as technical partner. To get all the details on the autoX awards, visit the awards microsite by clicking here.
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