by Faisal January 18, 2012
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The all new Maruti Suzuki Swift has won the Indian Cr od the Year (ICOTY) award, while the Honda CBR250R swept away the Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY) award 2012. These awards are similar to American, Japanese and European Car of the Year. A whole list of parameters were used to judge the winner, with the Hyundai Verna, Hyundai Eon, Honda Brio and Toyota Etios Liva fighting it out with the Swift in the end. The Hero Impulse, Bajaj Boxer BM150, Harley-Davidson Iron, Kawasaki Ninja 650R and Hyosung 650N were the motorcycles which gave the CBR250R tough competition. [click to continue…]
by Faisal January 2, 2012
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The results are out and MotorBeam readers have selected the 2011 car and bike of the year. The voting saw huge response but there was just no competition in both categories, with the winners taking away a major chunk of the votes with no competition in sight. Out of all votes registered, the Mahindra XUV5OO was the clear winner, taking away 37% of the votes, the new Maruti Swift was second with just 8% votes while the all new Ford Fiesta garnered 6% votes. When it comes to bikes, the Honda CBR250R amassed 40% of the votes, with the Hero Impulse coming in second place (18% votes) and the Kawasaki Ninja 650R coming in third place (12 % votes). [click to continue…]
by Faisal December 22, 2011
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It is that time of the year, when the efforts of car and bike manufacturers need to be applauded. So without much ado, we present to you the 2011 MotorBeam Car and Bike of the year awards. This award is chosen by the readers, so you decide which car and bike deserves to be crowned the hot pick of the year. The cars have been limited to below Rs. 20 lakhs, while the bikes have to be either locally manufactured or brought via the CKD route (CBU bikes have not been included). Voting runs till midnight of 31st (that is 9 days from now) and winners will be announced in the new year. Below is the poll so go ahead and start voting. [click to continue…]
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