Maruti Victoris Wins The Indian Car Of The Year (ICOTY) 2026 – CarDekho
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Modified On Dec 19, 2025 01:00 PM By Rohit
We saw a lot of new car launches in 2025, some of which also brought back old nameplates and new-generation models of popular offerings, including the Hyundai Venue. Following our story that covered all the nominees of the Indian Car Of The Year (ICOTY) 2026 awards, we now bring to you the list of winners from the three categories each.
The Maruti Victoris swept the top position, while the Skoda Kylaq and Mahindra XEV 9e took second and third place, respectively.
Other candidates for the ICOTY (overall) category were as follows:
ICOTY 2026 (Overall)
2025 Hyundai Venue
Tata Harrier EV
Kia Carens Clavis EV
Hyundai Creta Electric
Kia Syros
The Mahindra XEV 9e was crowned as the winner in this category, while the Kia Carens Clavis EV and BMW iX1 LWB took the remaining two spots.
Other candidates for the ICOTY 2026 Green Car Of The Year category were as follows:
ICOTY 2026 Green Car Of The Year
BYD Sealion 7
MG Cyberster
Hyundai Creta Electric
Tata Harrier EV
2025 Tesla Model Y
The ICOTY 2026 Premium Car Of The Year award was given to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The following two awards from the same category were handed over to the Toyota Camry and BMW iX1 LWB.
Other candidates for the ICOTY 2026 Premium Car Of The Year category were as follows:
ICOTY 2026 Premium Car Of The Year
2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
2025 Skoda Kodiaq
MG Cyberster
2025 Skoda Octavia RS
2025 BMW X3
The winners are decided by a jury of 20 auto journalists across all major publications in the country, which includes our very own, Editor-in-Chief, Tushar Kamath. The winner is decided by voting on different criterias of the vehicle such as (but not limited to) styling, comfort, fuel efficiency, performance, safety, and price. The car achieving the top scores is declared the winner in its respective category.
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