The Ford EcoSport swept the automobile industry's most prestigious award, the Bloomberg TV-Autocar Car of the Year Awards 2014, held at Taj Lands End in Mumbai on December 20, 2014. Apart from the Car of the Year award, the Ford EcoSport took home five other awards, including the SUV of the Year, Best Value for Money, Viewer's Choice Award (voted for by viewers of the Autocar Show on Bloomberg TV), the Engine of the Year award for its EcoBoost engine and finally, the Technology & Innovation award for its Sync with Emergency-assist system
The Bloomberg TV-Autocar Bike of the Year was bagged by the KTM 390 Duke. The bike blends potent performance, decent fuel efficiency and a reasonable price-tag in a winning package.
The Autocar Car of the Year Awards continues a tradition of recognising excellence that dates back to 2002. The awards are the culmination of weeks of behind-the-scenes work. The eight-member jury scrutinised reams of facts, figures and data generated by Autocar India’s satellite-based road testing equipment. The 15 cars and three bikes were then put through a rigorous series of tests to evaluate various parameters. And then auditors from KPMG, who ensured a watertight methodology both in terms of eligibility and judging criteria, tabulated the score sheets to declare the final listof winners.
Behind the Bloomberg TV-Autocar awards is over a century of learning. Autocar UK, the Indian edition's sister publication has been road testing cars since 1895. Autocar has also been a part of the European Car of the Year Awards that was established in 1964. The jury for the BloombergTV - Autocar awards are internationally recognised jurists serving on several international jury panels like World Car of the Year, International Engine of the Year and World Women’s car of the year.
Roll of Honour.Bloomberg TV-Autocar Car of the Year Awards 2014.
1. CAR OF THE YEAR: FORD ECOSPORT
2. BIKE OF THE YEAR: KTM 390 DUKE
3. PREMIUM SUV OF THE YEAR: MERCEDES GL-CLASS
4. SUV OF THE YEAR: FORD ECOSPORT
5. SALOON CAR OF THE YEAR: HONDA AMAZE
6. COMPACT LUXURY CAR OF THE YEAR: BMW 1-SERIES
7. COMPACT CAR OF THE YEAR: HYUNDAI GRAND i10.
8. ENGINE OF THE YEAR: FORD ECOBOOST
9. MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR: HONDA CARS
10. BEST DRIVER’S CAR: BMW 1-SERIES
11. VIEWER'S CHOICE CAR OF THE YEAR: FORD ECOSPORT
12. VIEWER'S CHOICE BIKE OF THE YEAR: MAHINDRA CENTURO
13. MPV OF THE YEAR: CHEVROLET ENJOY
14. PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR: PORSCHE CAYMAN S
15. IMPORT CAR OF THE YEAR: RANGE ROVER SPORT
16. PREMIUM BIKE OF THE YEAR: HYOSUNG GV650 AQUILA PRO
17. IMPORT BIKE OF THE YEAR: KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-14R
18. BEST VALUE FOR MONEY: FORD ECOSPORT
19. GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR: MAHINDRA e2o
20. TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AWARD: FORD SYNC WITH EMERGENCY ASSIST
21. BEST VARIANT OF THE YEAR: AUDI Q3 S
22. BEST DESIGN AND STYLING: MERCEDES A-CLASS