Acer FASTER Awards 2024 Winners Announced – Hyundai & Royal Enfield Bask In Glitter

Updated: Friday, March 1, 2024, 13:21 [IST]

The winners of the much-awaited third edition of the FASTER Awards have been announced. This prestigious awards ceremony is held at JW Marriot (Aerocity, New Delhi) and hosted by TV host and emcee Ravin Kundu.

The ceremony saw the Royal Enfield Himalayan crowned as the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 Bike of the Year, whereas the Hyundai Verna bagged the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 Car of the Year.

List Of Winners From The Acer FASTER Awards 2024

● Car of the Year: Hyundai Verna

● Bike of the Year: Royal Enfield Himalayan

● Premium Car of the Year: Mercedes-Benz GLC

● Premium Bike of the Year: Royal Enfield Meteor 650

● Scooter of the Year: Hero Xoom

● EV of the Year (4W): Hyundai IONIQ 5

● EV of the Year (2W): River Indie

● Update of the Year: Kia Seltos

● Auto Tech of the Year: Cooled & Heated Seats on TVS Apache RTR 310

● Industry Personality of the Year: C.V. Raman (CTO at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.)

● Communications Personality of the Year: Sanjeev Handa (Sr. Vice President - PR & Communications at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.)

● Motorsport Personality of the Year: Harith Noah (Motorsport Athlete for TVS Motor Company)

● Award of Honour: Manish Tandon (Divisional Manager - Product Management & Customer Insight at Bajaj Auto Ltd.)

● CSR Initiatives of the Year: MG Sewa

● Corporate Communications Team of the Year: Kia India

● PR Team of the Year: Fleishman Hillard

● PR Personality of the Year: Sahir Seth (Account Director at Adfactors PR)

● Auto Ad Campaign of the Year: Maruti Suzuki Jimny

Acer FASTER Awards 2024 Jury

The jury of the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 consists of some of the most seasoned names in the field of motoring journalism in India. The jury comprised of the following automotive journalists.

● Amit Chhangani - Editor, Motoroids

● Gaurav Yadav - Editor, GaadiWaadi

● Narendra Sharma - Editor, GearFliQ

● Promeet Ghosh - Reviews Editor, DriveSpark

● Rohit Khurana - Editor, CarblogIndia

● Roshan Joseph - Editor, Pilot on Wheels

Speaking at the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 ceremony, Amit Chhangani, the Editor of Motoroids and the Chairman of FASTER said, "At FASTER, we believe that it's important to bring together people from the online automotive media who believe in authentic, well-researched content to differentiate them from the sensationalists and misinformation mongers."

"With time, we wish to bring more and more quality online automotive publications in our fold and will keep working towards doing our bit in offering our audience vetted, reliable information they can trust. Together, we believe we can make the internet a safe, productive and better place." He added.

Narendra Sharma, Editor of GearFliQ and Secretary at FASTER said, "The Acer FASTER Awards recognizes products and people that have transcended the industry and consumers' expectations and made an impact. We have gone through an exhaustive process to decide the winners, the number of which is very limited in the product categories. This is by design, as we always wanted the FASTER trophy to hold enormous value and a sense of pride for the winners."

Acer FASTER Awards Sponsors & Partners

One of the world's leading laptop and PC manufacturers is the Title Sponsor for the FASTER Awards 2024, whereas Garware Hi-Tech Films, the gold standard in paint protection films, rooftop films and the first of its kind sunroof films is the associate sponsor for the Acer FASTER Awards 2024.

Zen Microsystems, one of the nation's leading experts in automotive data testing, joined the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 as the data & testing partner and the jury round was monitored by Markets & Markets as an independent validation agency.

Thoughts About FASTER

FASTER (Federation of Auto Scribes of the Electronic Realm) is a collective of the most credible and influential names in the online auto media space comprising DriveSpark, CarBlogIndia, GaadiWaadi, GearFliQ, Motoroids, Indian Torque and Pilot on Wheels.

The total collective monthly reach of these publications exceeds a whopping 250 million users in six different languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. This makes FASTER one of the most influential consortiums of its kind within the automotive media industry.