ICOTY & IMOTY 2026: How the Jury Decided & Who Won | evo India podcast

In the latest episode of the evo India Podcast, Executive Editor Aatish Mishra is in the studio with Assistant Editor (Bikes) Karan Ramgopal. Aatish as you all know is a jury member for the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) and Karan is the newest journalist to join the jury of Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY). In this episode, they deep dive into the ICOTY and IMOTY judging process, explaining how points are awarded, what parameters matter the most, and how cars and motorcycles are evaluated before a winner is decided. At this year’s awards ceremony, the Maruti Suzuki Victoris was crowned Indian Car of the Year 2026, while the TVS Apache RTX 300 won Indian Motorcycle of the Year. The Mahindra XEV 9e took home the Green Car of the Year, and the Volkswagen Golf GTI was named Premium Car of the Year. Watch this episode of the evo India Podcast to understand how cars and bikes are scored, ranked, and ultimately crowned winners at India’s most respected automotive awards. 0:00 Intro 00:34 IMOTY winner 01:33 Scoring system 05:43 Jury Members 06:52 Selecting the winner of 2026 IMOTY 12:28 KTM 390 Adventure 14:12 Ultraviolette X47 crossover 16:30 Suitability to India 17:43 Indians prefer ADVs 19:21 KTM Enduro R 20:58 RE Classic 650 21:47 Yamaha XSR 155 23:44 Honda CB 125 Hornet 25:23 Contribution to the Indian market 26:54 2026 Green Car of the Year 28:46 2026 Premium Car of the Year 31:45 2026 ICOTY Winner 34:42 Role as a jury member 36:40 Outro #evoIndia #caroftheyear #motorcycleoftheyear #podcast #carpodcast #bikepodcast #podcasts #sundaypodcast #podcasting 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