How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Contenders need to be stationwagons aka estates. Easy.

Meet The Contenders

Representing Germany is the BMW i5 Touring eDrive40 (left), flying the Czech flag is the Skoda Octavia Combi Sportline (right), and championing Japan is the Subaru WRX Wagon GT-S.

The BMW i5 Touring eDrive40 is not only spacious on the inside for passengers but more practical for barang-barang as well. Suitably upmarket and executive looking and feeling, the i5 is festooned with tech and premium materials, is quick on its feet and comfortable while cruising.

The Skoda Octavia Combi looks sharp and wouldn’t feel out of place being driven by a junior executive. It has nifty touches on the inside, sufficient tech, serious practicality and an overall sensible and straightforward atmosphere. It’s no wonder that Skoda is often referred to as “the thinking person’s Volkswagen.”

The Subaru WRX Wagon GT-S takes the car enthusiasts’ rally-heritage turbocharged all-wheel drive formula and plonks a useful stationwagon rear-end onto the car. This, along with the refined newer FA-series turbo engine makes this WRX feel much more mature. It can still take turns in anger and rocket out of corners, all the while lugging your family and their luggage with aplomb.

And the winner is…

AutoApp Car Of The Year Best Wagon
BMW i5 Touring eDrive40

The winner with 349 points is the BMW i5 Touring eDrive40. It’s premium. It’s comfortable. It’s got lots of tech. It’s practical. And… there’s no escaping the brand cachet of the BMW roundel.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

Congratulations to the BMW i5 Touring eDrive40 for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Wagon!

Read more automotive news at AutoApp, or check out our latest videos on Ignition Labs TV and on TikTok!

How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Cars eligible for this class need to be priced at or under $200,000 with COE. This means only some Round 1 winning Cat A vehicles are eligible for this award.

Meet The Contenders

Toyota Sienta Hybrid

The Toyota Sienta Hybrid feels like more car for the money. Coupled with its excellent fuel economy and the fact that it can transport up to seven people at a go puts it in contention for this award.

BYD Dolphin

The BYD Dolphin Dolphin offers a very compelling value proposition here, and that the polished tech implementation within combined with how energy efficient it is makes it that much more of a contender for this title.

BYD Atto 3

Offering up great efficiency and how it feels the more complete package as an EV SUV, the BYD Atto 3 impressed the judging panel to make an appearance here for this award.

Peugeot 408

One cannot deny how well one will stand out and make a statement while driving the Peugeot 408. That it’s offered at a very compelling price-point puts it that much more in contention for this title.

So who won?

Four compelling Round 1 winners in their respective Cat A categories, but only one can claim this award.

Where the points tally in Round 1 was the final determinant of each category’s winner, here in Round 2, points are taken into consideration but are not the final arbiter of victory.

AutoApp Car Of The Year Overall Best Hybrid Vehicle
BYD Atto 3

The BYD Atto 3 won as a result of offering the best value proposition of the four here. That it is comfortable, quite well appointed, spacious and has a techy interior puts it on top, despite not being the highest points scorer from Round 1.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points in Round 1 here.

Congratulations to the BYD Atto 3 for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2024 Overall Best Value!

Read more automotive news at AutoApp, or check out our latest videos on Ignition Labs TV!