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SUZUKI SWIFT 2005 HYUNDAI GETZ  And then we sat together and argued some more. It was important to keep the basic tenets of the BSM COTY in mind. Price, Fuel Consumption and Safety had to get priority over sheer acceleration numbers. Svelte design had to be backed by underpinnings that understood our road conditions. And more. Let us now look at the contenders before announcing the winners.  Contenders  Only brand new cars made in India were the finalists for the COTY 2008. That meant some superstar cars like the Maruti Suzuki Swift diesel and the Chevrolet Optra Magnum TCDi were not to be considered.  The final line-up consisted of the Hyundai i10, Chevrolet Spark, Mahindra Logan (diesel as well as petrol), Maruti Suzuki SX4, the Volkswagen Passat and the BMW 3 and 5 Series.

Categories  We have five awards for 2008. BSM Car Of The Year (for the overall winner), BSM Jury award (for the most significant launch other than the COTY winning car) and BSM Performance Car Of The Year (for the most exciting driver's car) are carried forward this year too.  Debuting from this year is the BSM Best Value (for a feature packed and capable car that is easy on the pocket to buy as well as run).  Also, the ever increasing tendency to assemble luxury cars in India rather than import them meant that we had to axe the Import Car Of The Year award in favour of a new category, the BSM Premium Car Of The Year.  The contenders for this category were cars that are far too expensive to be serious COTY contenders. These cars were superior in their abilities and it wouldn