2025 Car & Bike Awards: Skoda Kylaq and Bajaj Freedom Take Top Honors

The 2025 Car & Bike Awards recognized the Skoda Kylaq as the Car of the Year and Bajaj Freedom as the Motorcycle of the Year. The awards remain a benchmark in India's automotive industry for their scientific judgment and fairness, highlighting outstanding designs and performances.

The Skoda Kylaq has been honored as the Car of the Year and the Bajaj Freedom claimed the title for Motorcycle of the Year in the 2025 Car & Bike Awards. Established in 2006, these awards have distinguished themselves for their scientific approach and fairness in a crowded field of automotive honors in India.

Spearheaded by car&bike Editor-in-Chief Girish Karkera, the awards involved rigorous judging by separate juries for cars and bikes at the Madras International Circuit in Chennai. The car jury included experts like International Racing Driver Parth Ghorpade and Auto Expert Bhuvan Chowdhary, while the bike jury was led by car&bike Senior Editor Preetam Bora.

The thorough selection process evaluated nearly 60 nominations, culminating in a grand ceremony at the JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi. The event saw participation from key automotive industry leaders, celebrating innovations in design and engineering, with validation by Divergent Insights ensuring the awards' credibility and integrity.

(With inputs from agencies.)