Katrina Kaif at the Autocar Awards 2009 (View Pictures)

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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif attended the Auto Car India Awards 2009 at Taj Land’s End, Mumbai.

















Autocar India and UTVi channel jointly hosted the Autocar Awards 2009 presented by HDFC Bank Ltd. At this event the best in the Auto Industry competed for the coveted honor. It covered the entire gamut of the Auto industry and awarded the most deserving contributors to one of the most dynamic industries of India Inc.

The jury members were:

Dilip Chhabria (India’s leading Car Designer),
Manwendra Singh (India’s leading Automobile Historian)
Hormazd Sorabjee (Editor, Autocar India)
Shapur Kotwal (Deputy Editor, Autocar India)
Renuka Kirpalani (Editor, Autocar Show),
Rajeev Khanna (former Rally Driver)
Naren Kumar (6-times National Champion)

List of Winners

BEST DRIVER'S CAR - AUDI A4
VARIANT OF THE YEAR - HYUNDAI i10 KAPPA
GREEN AWARD - HONDA CIVIC HYBRID
ADVERTISMENT OF THE YEAR - TATA INDICA VISTA
INNOVATION AWARD - START-STOP TECHNOLOGY(M&M AND BOSCH)
CAR OF THE YEAR - FIAT LINEA
MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR - HYUNDAI
BEST DESIGN AND STYLING - HONDA CITY
SMALL CAR- A - STAR
MIDSIZE - LINEA
EXECUTIVE - JETTA
LUXURY - ACCORD
SUV - CHEVROLET CAPTIVA
VALUE FOR MONEY-INDICA VISTA
BIKE OF THE YEAR - FZ-16

VIEWERS CHOICE
HONDA CITY(CAR)
FZ-16(BIKE)

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