Tonight is the night for the biggest and most prominent award for the Indian automotive industry, the Indian Car Of The Year (ICOTY) 2026 which will award the best passenger cars launched in India in the past year. Along with awards for the best ‘Green Car’ and best ‘Premium Car’, these awards, the longest and most prestigious automotive awards bring together the high and mighty of the industry to celebrate the best of the industry.
After a year of evaluating cars on roads across the length and breadth of the country, driving them from the southern coastlines of Kerala to the peaks of the HImalayas in Ladakh, the distinguished jury of India’s finest automotive journalists reached a conclusion at the Buddh International Circuit at Greater Noida earlier on Wednesday afternoon. Not before they spent some time rocketing down the back straight of India’s only Formula 1 circuit in several of the vehicles — and not just the powerful ones but also some of the major contenders.