Mahindra Thar ROXX : Ujjwal Pradesh, New Delhi. Mahindra & Mahindra’s popular off-road SUV Thar ROXX has become the Indian Car of the Year 2025. At the same time, MG Windsor has been named Green Car of the Year 2025, Mercedes-Benz E-Class as Premium Car of the Year 2025 and Aprilia RS 457 sports bike as Indian Motorcycle of the Year. Got the award.
The 20th edition of the awards ceremony took place in Delhi. These vehicles were selected on the basis of price, fuel efficiency, style, comfort, safety, performance, practicality, technological innovation and ergonomics. The Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) Awards is considered the Oscars for the automobile industry. Last year in 2024, Hyundai Exeter received the Indian Car of the Year Award.
Mahindra Thar ROXX: Left Swift Dezire behind
Mahindra Thar ROXX won the title of Indian Car of the Year 2025 at the 20th edition of ICOTY Awards. Maruti Suzuki Dezire stood second and Maruti Suzuki Swift stood third. Apart from this, BYD E-Max 7, Citroen Basalt, MG Windsor, Tata Curve/Curve EV, Tata Punch EV were included in the list of top 8.
5-door version of popular SUV Thar
Mahindra Thar Rocks is a 5-door version of the company’s most popular SUV Thar, which was launched in the Indian market on 2 September 2024. It got bookings of more than 1.76 lakh in just one hour. The vehicle comes with both petrol and diesel powertrains along with rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive drivetrains.
Rs 12.99 lakh Starting price of Rs. and available in 7 color options
Its price ranges between Rs 12.99-22.49 lakh (ex-showroom). Its petrol engine gives a mileage of 12.40 km/liter and diesel engine gives a mileage of 15.2 km/liter. It is available in 6 variants – MX1, MX3, MX5, AX3L, AX5L and AX7L along with 7 colors – Stealth Black, Burnt Sienna, Deep Forest, Battleship Grey, Nebula Blue, Tango Red and Everest White.
MG Windsor EV wins Green Car of the Year
MG Windsor EV won the Green Car of the Year award by scoring a total of 157 points. BMW i5 electric car stood second with 99 points and BYD Seal stood third with 87 points. Apart from this, Tata Punch EV and Mini Countryman EV were also included in the list of top 5 cars in this category.
MG Windsor is the country’s first electric crossover utility vehicle.
MG Windsor EV is India’s first intelligent electric crossover utility vehicle (ECUV). The MG Windsor EV comes with an IP67-rated 38 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, which offers a range of 332 km on a full charge. It has a permanent magnet synchronous motor with power of 134 BPH and torque of 200 Nm.
These are the ex-showroom prices
MG Windsor EV is priced at Rs 13.50 lakh for the base Excite model, Rs 14.50 lakh for the mid-spec Exclusive variant and Rs 15.50 lakh for the top-end Essence model. For those choosing battery-as-a-service, the price ranges from Rs 9.99 lakh to Rs 11.99 lakh. These are ex-showroom prices.
