61,526 Votes – “Altroz has been designed to offer world-class protection to its occupants, Equipped with Alfa Architecture and a comprehensive safety system Altroz has achieved 5-star Global NCAP rating.”

1. Tata Altroz
2. Hyundai i20
3. Maruti Suzuki Swift

Performance NamasteCar of the Year: BMW M8

50,614 Votes – “The M8 is a really grand, grand tourer. It looks and operates as you’d expect of a peak BMW. And that’s the thing. Maybe people would swap some of the competence for something a bit more distinctive, special and heck, surprising.”

1. BMW M8
2. Audi RS Q8
3. Jaguar F-Type

Luxury NamasteCar of the Year: Rolls-Royce Ghost

71,277 Votes – “Few cars turn the act of motorised forward motion into a more artful experience than the new Ghost. Beset with challenges as it is – not least from the rapidly expanding and ultra-quiet high-end EV – Rolls-Royce continues to go its own, somewhat idiosyncratic but always sublimely engineered way. There’s great charisma here, and a pleasing refusal to ram the Ghost full of every last piece of new tech.”

1. Rolls-Royce Ghost
2. BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé
3. Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class

Utility NamasteCar of the Year: Tata Safari

60,840 Votes – “The All-New Safari, in its new avatar, is a potent combination of power and elegant sophistication. It has evolved to satisfy the new-age SUV customers, who demand arresting design, plush and comfortable interiors, unparalleled versatility, outstanding performance, and connected car technology for a modern, multifaceted lifestyle.”

1. Tata Safari
2. Mahindra Thar
3. Ford Endeavour

Sedan NamasteCar of the Year: BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé

70,847 Votes – “The 8 Series Gran Coupe looks stunning and has luxury but is also a sports car which delivers on performance along with driving pleasure. However you can also sit at the back or even drive it every day without worrying too much about its ground clearance. In short it is a car which is about both performance and luxury.”

1. BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé
2. BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine
3. Hyundai Verna

NamasteCar Design of the Year: Tata Safari

50,862 Votes – “The new Safari builds on the legacy of prestige and outstanding performance; by combining Tata Motors’ Impact 2.0 design language with the proven capability of OmegaArc, an architecture derived from the renowned D8 platform from Land Rover, which in itself is the gold standard of SUVs worldwide.”

1. Tata Safari
2. Mahindra Thar
3. Rolls-Royce Ghost

NamasteCar Manufacturer of the Year: Tata Motors Limited

61,600 Votes – “Tata Motors Limited, a USD 35 billion organisation, is a leading automobile manufacturer with a portfolio that includes a wide range of cars, utility vehicles, trucks, buses and defence vehicles. The marque can be found on and off-road in over 125 countries around the globe.”

1. Tata Motors Limited
2. BMW AG
3. Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.

NamasteCar Hero of the Year: Anand Mahindra

60,722 Votes – “Anand Mahindra is the Chairman of the US $20.7 billion Mahindra Group and the Executive Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. His tenure has seen the Group expand domestically and internationally into a range of major industrial sectors from automobiles and agriculture to IT and aerospace. The Group has also grown inorganically through acquisitions such as Swaraj Tractors, Reva Electric Car Company, Satyam Computer Services, Peugeot Motorcycles, Gippsland Aeronautics, Aerostaff Australia, Holiday Club Resorts, and Pininfarina S.p.A.”

1. Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group
2. Shailesh Chandra, President, Passenger Vehicles, Tata Motors
3. Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Government of India

NamasteCar of the Year: Mahindra Thar

91,319 Votes – “A modern take on an iconic design, the All-New Thar, with its wide stance and iconic lines, stands out wherever it goes. Legendary capability? Check. Flawless on-road manners? Check. With new 3rd-gen chassis & off-road mechanicals, the All-New Thar can tame any terrain.”

1. Mahindra Thar
2. Tata Safari
3. Land Rover Defender