Seven winners from Round 1 face off for the title of Overall Best Cat A Vehicle. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Seven winners from Round 1 are sold with Category A COEs (Cat A COE). The Overall Best Cat A Vehicle is decided from amongst these seven. In this round, we see all manners of body styles with internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid and electric vehicle guises going up against one ...
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With premium hybrid SUVs, the sky's the limit - anything goes! How Does ACOTY Define This Class? The world of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) has proliferated into the upper echelons. SUVs that qualify for this category need to sit in the upper price-percentile tiers and be fitted with hybrid drivetrains. Meet The Contenders Money not an object and a desire to go green without switching to a fully electric vehicle? Here are the three ...
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Two hot stationwagons/estates go head-to-head for the title of Best Performance Wagon. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Stationwagons or estates that qualify for this category need to be sold with Category B COEs. They also need to be hot, performance versions of their tame, mainstream siblings. Pretty straightforward. Meet The Contenders Representing Germany, we have the BMW M3 Touring. Hailing from the Czech Republic is the Škoda Octavia Combi RS 2.0 TSi. The BMW ...
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A roundup of the best Cat B Hybrid raises some philosophical questions. We live in interesting times. More than once during the voting process, certain cars have challenged the definitions of how cars are classified. Perhaps none were more contentious than the winner of this group. On the face of it, the two cars in this group as clearly recognisable as Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Also, this year, they all happened ...
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Three luxury electric vehicles duke it out for the best luxury EV category crown. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Vehicles in contention need to sit as their respective manufacturer's flagship, or fall in or above the 90th price percentile compared to the rest of the line-up for ACOTY 2024. This then qualifies them as luxury vehicles. They also need to be propelled solely by electricity. Pretty simple. Meet The Contenders The luxury vehicle ...
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Three Cat B premium vehicles slug it out for the glory of winning this category's crown. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Ideally, vehicles need to sit at or above the 50th price percentile to be considered 'premium'. They must also not have appeared in other Round 1 categories as contenders. Finally, those that qualify for this category need to be sold with Category B COEs. Quite simple. Meet The Contenders They're all German. ...
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Four Cat A SUV EV contenders face off to fight for this category's championship. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? First, each contender needs to be a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), obviously! Next, they must be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs. Finally, they need to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Easy peasy. Meet The Contenders One is South Korean, one Japanese, one Chinese ...
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One of four Cat A Hatchback EV zapped its way to being crowned this category's winner. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? First, each contender needs to be a hatchback. Next, they need to be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs. Finally, they need to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Simple. Meet The Contenders One is Korean, one is French, and two are Chinese. ...
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Two practical Cat A MPV contenders go head-to-head to see who comes out on top. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Every Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) that qualifies for this category needs to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Simple right? Meet The Contenders There used to be a time back in the 2000s when MPVs were all the rage and filling up the roads. Over time, SUVs ...
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Three Cat B hatchback electric vehicles fight to the finish to claim this category's title. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Electric hatchbacks that qualify for this category need to be sold with Category B COEs while remaining relatively affordable and mainstream. Easy. Meet The Contenders Hatchbacks are considered more practical than their sedan siblings. Being able to drop the rear seats and load items unhindered by any structural components can be a Godsend, ...
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Two Cat B electric vehicles stand their ground in a knockout competition. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Electric Vehicles (EVs) that qualify for this category cannot be hatchbacks or SUVs. They need to come under Category B COE and be relatively affordable and mainstream. Meet The Contenders If you prefer something more traditional instead of a hatchback or SUV, then you'd likely be looking at sedans. The thing is, these days, it isn't ...
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Two COE Cat B SUV electric vehicles face off in a challenge to claim victory. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Contenders need to be COE Category B Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) that are battery-electric. They may hail from premium brands, but can be considered entry-level vehicles in their respective line-ups. Pretty straightforward. Meet The Contenders SUVs are a perennial favourite amongst Singaporean buyers, not to mention the world at large. They're easier ...
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Two MPV electric vehicles enter the ring in a knockout competition. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Multipurpose vehicles or MPVs have been a favourite of limousine operators in Singapore, and with good reason. They seat up to seven and can mimic a van with their rearmost seats folded for that all important airport transfer with large amounts of luggage in tow. Defining this category is straightforward. The vehicles entered in this category ...
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Three commercial electric vehicles square off for the title. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Pretty simple, actually. Commercial electric vehicles needs to be registered on Goods plates, able to haul cargo and powered by the zappy-zappy lecky stuff born of electron vibrations. Meet The Contenders We drove three electric vans this year, which qualified them for this category. They are, clockwise from top left, the Opel Combo-e, Citroën e-Dispatch and Opel Vivaro-e. The Opel ...
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Three premium electric vehicles go head-to-head in this category's decider. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Compared to the rest of ACOTY 2024's contenders, vehicles in this category need to sit in the 50th price percentile or higher. They also need to be juiced up, powered and driven solely by electron vibrations. Easy peasy. Meet The Contenders While the luxury segment is where manufacturers get to flex their industrial muscles and put on a ...
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