Four silent sedans thunder in to fight for the title of ACOTY’s Best Premium Sedan EV.
How Does ACOTY Define This Class?
Every premium sedan that qualifies for this category needs to be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs, sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE), and priced mid-to-upper table in Singapore’s market.
Meet The Contenders
Representing Bavaria, Germany is the BMW i5 eDrive40 (left). Championing the UK is the Lotus Emeya S (right).
Flying the Swedish flag is the Polestar 2 Standard range Single motor (left). And singing the song of Stuttgart, Germany is the Porsche Taycan (right).
Owing to its wheelbase that’s longer than that of an E65 standard-wheelbase 7 Series from the 2000s, the BMW i5 is very spacious on the inside for passengers.
It feels upmarket and executive, is festooned with tech and premium materials, and is quick and comfortable. The i5 is an excellent middle-ground for those who don’t want to step up to an i7.
Sleek, swooping lines define the Lotus Emeya. A departure from Lotuses of yore, this is the company’s first four door supercar-sedan Hyper-GT.
With a bold, almost decadent interior, the Emeya is tech-centric, spacious and practical. Plus it has performance that will rip your face off and leave it splattered on the inside of the sloping rear windscreen, with Cheshire-cat grin still intact.
The revised Polestar 2 adopts rear-wheel drive and is better for it. Its suspension has also been reworked, making it a better cruiser than before.
Despite being tech-centric, minimalism is still the theme here, but there’s nothing minimalist about the way it goes. It’s also pretty practical and a nice place to be.
Say Porsche Taycan and pretty much everyone will know that you’re referring to a performance-oriented premium sedan EV. Practical, and with sufficient tech, the Taycan is also comfortable on the cruise while being able to dance through corners. And it’s fast!
Four varied choices, but there was one clear winner.
AutoApp Car Of The Year Best Premium Sedan EV
Lotus Emeya S
| Vehicle | Points Tally |
| BMW i5 eDrive40 | 351 |
| Lotus Emeya S | 401 |
| Polestar 2 (SRSM) | 362 |
| Porsche Taycan | 399 |
The Lotus Emeya S takes the W with 401 points. That Lotus could produce such an exhilarating super sedan on its first attempt requires demands top kudos. Gawd it looks gorgeous!
More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.
Congratulations to the Lotus Emeya S for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Premium Sedan EV!
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