Top picks for Indian Car of the year 2026 on evo India podcast

The best cars of 2025 is the subject of this week's evo India podcast with editor Sirish Chandran and executive editor Aatish Mishra. The duo, who also serve on the jury for the Indian Car of the Year drill down into the shortlist for the prestigious 2026 ICOTY including Premium Car of the Year and Green Car of the Year. ICOTY 2026 shortlist: Hyundai Creta Electric, Hyundai Venue, Škoda Kylaq, Kia Carens Clavis EV, Kia Syros, Mahindra XEV 9e, and Maruti Suzuki Victoris. They also clarify why the Tata Sierra, Mahindra XEV 9S, even the VinFast models aren’t in the shortlist. Watch this podcast now for a complete roundup of all the cars that shaped India’s automotive scene in 2025. Chapters: 00:00 Precap 00:18 Intro 03:47 What qualifies for ICOTY 05:00 Compact SUV segment 05:27 Skoda Kylaq 09:55 Hyundai Venue 13:20 Kia Syros 16:59 Maruti Suzuki Victoris 20:16 Why is Tata Sierra not here? 20:50 EVs 22:12 Kia Clavis EV 24:10 Hyundai Creta EV 26:03 Mahindra EVs 32:20 Tata Harrier EV 35:08 Premium Car of the year 35:39 BMW iX1 LWB 36:55 BMW X3 37:33 Mercedes-Benz G Class 39:11 Mg Cyberster 40:49 Skoda Kodiaq 42:08 Skoda Octavia RS 46:13 Toyota Camry 47:41 Golf GTI 51:35 Outro #evoIndia Want more #ThrillOfDriving videos? Subscribe to the evo India channel: https://bit.ly/2VfzioP Read our stories here: https://evoindia.com/ Buy #EvoIndiamagazine here: www.evoindia.com/magazine Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evoindia/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evoindia/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoindia Official merchandise on 100kmph: http://www.100kmph.com/evoindia