Forwot Car of The Year 2025 Set to Be Held, Seeking the Best Car

KatadataOTO – The Indonesian Automotive Journalists Forum (FORWOT) is once again holding the Car of The Year 2025 event. This event will involve more than 50 vehicles from various segments that have been officially marketed in the country.

This year, FCY 2025 is set to feature five categories to be won by the best cars.  Starting from The Best of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), The Best of Hybrid, The Best of Plug-in Hybrid EV, The Best of EV, and then from all these nominations, the Best of The Best will be chosen.

“FCY is an annual flagship event to find the best car for each one-year period according to the regulations. The judging is conducted independently by dozens of judges who are experienced automotive journalists,” said Arie Prasetya, Chairman of Forwot.

The judging process has been carried out by collecting data on the newest vehicles released from July 2024 to July 2025. There are fifty new models from dozens of automotive manufacturers in Indonesia.

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All these vehicles have also been officially marketed with official prices and delivered to consumers.

“We begin the judging process by classifying units based on their powertrain segment or engine technology. This is based on the growing trend of increasingly diverse vehicles in the market today,” explained Audi Surya, Project Leader of FCY 2025.

List of New Vehicles in the FCY 2025 Nominations for the July 2024 - 2025 Period Based on Powertrain

ICE Category

1. BAIC BJ30
2. Chery Tiggo Cross
3. Ford Everest Sport
4. GWM Tank 300 Diesel
5. Hyundai Creta
6. Hyundai Stargazer Cartenz
7. Hyundai Venue
8. Mercedes-Benz G500
9. Mitsubishi Destinator
10. New BMW X3
11. New Mazda CX-60 Sport
12. Suzuki Fronx
13. Toyota Hilux Rangga

Hybrid/Mild Hybrid Category

Plug-in Hybrid EV (PHEV) Category

 

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1. Chery Tiggo 9 CSH
2. Chery Tiggo 8 CSH
3. Jaecoo J7 SHS 4
4. Jaecoo J8 ARDIS SHS
5. Lexus NX450h+
6. Mazda CX-80 PHEV 
7. Volvo XC90 Recharge