Automotive Media Awards - 2009

[Akash]

I believe even swift doesn't come under premium hatch.
In my list, only i20, Fabia, Punto, U-VA and Jazz comes under premium category.
Swift and Ritz has its own space/segment.

Agree with the above statement. Swift cant be called a premium Hatch, if its called so then what will you say about Jazz, Fabia and i20.

 

[Aditya]

Well, apparently the pundits in the media and SIAM disagree!!

 

[Akash]

Well, apparently the pundits in the media and SIAM disagree!!

Maybethats the case. But i really dont undserstand the basis on which these cars are put into various segments.

 

[Zinam]

Hey Hey!

Swift, Punto & Ritz stays in same segment!

Only these are the premium hatches!

Fabia, i20 & Jazz.

 

[RSM]

Swift, Punto & Ritz stays in same segment!

Only these are the premium hatches!

Fabia, i20 & Jazz.

Better explain us what is premium hatches. we all are waiting to know.

 

[Akash]

And what does this Punto, Ritz and Swift segment known as.
AFAIK the entry level hatches are Alto, Spark etc. Then what are these?

 

[Zinam]

Okay!

I will start a new thread to classify the type of cars & segments!

 

[Aditya]

Is that a clarification or an opinion??


Had not realized that there were a few intervening entries by the time I ended up replying to Zinam's statement ... so the above is not relevant any more!!

 

[RSM]

Its i20's turn now.

 

[Aditya]

With so many awards floating around, I think there are enough to go around for everybody!!
But that brings me back to my original questions ... which is the most respected?!!

 

[Akash]

i20 surely deserved this. This is my favourite car in the premium hatch segment, Jazz being too expensive thereby losing the VFM.

 

[350Z]

Results for other categories are as follows:
Small Car of the year - Tata Nano
Premium Hatchback of the year - Maruti Suzuki Ritz
Best Value for money car - Tata Manza
Luxury SUV of the year - AUDI Q5
Best driver's car - BMW Z4
Variant of the year - Skoda Laura 1.8 TSI
Best design and styling - Fiat Punto
Import Bike of the year - Honda CB1000R
Manufacturer of the year - Maruti Suzuki
Green Award - Mercedes-Benz Blue Efficiency
Technology and innovation award - BMW 7-SERIES
Car advertisement of the year - Fiat Linea
Viewers' choice award, Car - Toyota Fortuner
Viewers' choice award, bike - Pulsar 135LS

Tata Nano here again, after Overdrive? This shows the car is still in very much limelight of media. The biggest benefit it gets here is of being cheapest car in world. Pity Maruti 800 which was developed in those early days in country where affording a car was a status symbol and was much more difficult to manufacture a cheap car opposed to this 21st Century where almost everything is possible.

Speaking about Manufacturer of the Year, No doubts why Maruti Suzuki wins the crown again.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

[Zinam]

The true fact is i20 is second leading in all the COTY awards!

It just missed in few hundred votes.

 

[RSM]

Nice looking civic..

 

[cooldhaya]

Good to see the i20 winning and great to know that it missed a few more awards in just a few hundred votes. This is the car i like in the premium hatch segment and i even planned to buy an i20 Crdi but finally settled for a used Verna.


Civic is also my favorite car and great to see it winning an award.