The jury round for the Acer FASTER Awards 2023 was conducted on the 12th & 13th of April in Navi Mumbai. The winners for the coveted Acer FASTER Awards 2023 in association with GoPro and WD40 will be announced today i.e. 3rd May 2023 in Gurugram.
The Jury Round
The Jury had a grueling two days of testing and evaluating each contender for the Awards. This year, there were 20 cars and 8 motorcycles battling it out for various titles across the different categories. The Jury evaluated each contender on 15 different parameters. For vehicle testing, FASTER partnered with Zen Microsystems to ensure the accuracy of data. FASTER has also partnered with Markets & Markets, an independent body to ensure the adjudication process is unbiased and fair. At the end of the evaluation and discussion, the jury submitted their scores to Markets and Markets for validation and final winner selection.
Categories
The Acer FASTER Awards 2023 will celebrate outstanding products that brought about a positive change to the Indian auto market. It will also honor personalities, organizations, and creative outputs that shaped the contours of the industry. The Acer FASTER Awards 2023 are structured in 5 broad categories which are:
1. The Product Award categories include:
• Car of the Year
• Bike of the Year
• Scooter of the Year
• EV of the Year 4-Wheeler
• EV of the Year 2-Wheeler
• Premium Car of the Year
• Premium Bike of the Year
2. Personality and Team Awards include:
• Motorsport Personality of the Year
• Automotive Personality of the Year
• Corp Comm Team of the Year
• PR Team of the Year
3. Tech Award
• Automotive Tech of the Year
4. Ad Campaign Award
5. CSR Initiatives Award
The Jury
The jury for the Acer FASTER Awards 2023 comprises some of the most seasoned names in the field of motoring journalism. The Names in the Jury list are:
- Amit Chhangani – Editor, Motoroids
- Ayush Jain – Editor, Indian Torque
- Gaurav Yadav – Editor, Gaadiwaadi
- Jobo Kuruvilla – Editor, DriveSpark
- Narendra Sharma – Editor, Gearfliq
- Rohit Khurana – Editor, CarblogIndia
- Roshan Joseph – Editor, Pilot on Wheels
About FASTER Awards
After its blockbuster inaugural year, the FASTER Awards are back to recognize the best and the brightest from the Indian auto industry. The first iteration of the FASTER awards was a mega hit with the auto industry and audience alike. Here the industry luminaries personally received the trophies and the viewers lauded the fair outcome of the exhaustive adjudication process.
The FASTER Awards have been constituted to serve as the most dependable, unbiased, and transparent awards to empower the consumer with the confidence to make an informed decision.