Crowned BEST OF 2022

We crown the Top-10 vehicles of the year, and they're as impressive as they are colourful! Trophies were handed out, and some tough questions were lobbed.

After three full days of gruelling testing at the BIC by our entire team, the winners have finally been crowned. Check out our awards microsite for all the details: autox.com/best-of-2022

And the winners are in the 4W category, the BMW i4, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Carens, Volkswagen Virtus Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara; in the 2W category, the Suzuki Katana, Ola S1 Pro Royal Enfield Hunter 350. Meanwhile, our Performance Car of the Year is the Ferrari 296 GTB and, rounding out the top-ten is our Performance Bike of the Year, the Ducati Streetfighter V2.

The i4 is an EV infused with BMW's DNA of fun-to-drive, the Tucson is dripping with style and refinement, the Carens shows that family cars needn't be staid or boring, the Virtus proves that sedans are still the most rewarding from behind the wheel, while the Grand Vitara brings hybrid tech to the people.

On the two-wheel front, Suzuki claims the top spot again this year with another legend, the Katana, the Ola S1 Pro flies the EV flag very convincingly indeed, and Royal Enfield pulls another winner out of the hat.

Our performance winners, meanwhile, certainly got the memo they're both Rosso red) and they're both heartachingly desirable. Turn the page to see what the winners had to say...

BMW i4

Vitesh Barar Director, Marketing, BMW Group India

Before we drove the i4, we were wondering how BMW would retain that fun-to-drive DNA with an EV. Of course, your engineers have been successful in doing so. But prior to driving the car yourself, did you share that same concern – since fun-to-drive is such a strong part of the brand?