Motorist Car of the Year 2026
Our annual mCOTY campaign clocks hundreds of thinking hours in the office and thousands of kilometres on the road to determine the year’s winning machines for motorists in Singapore. Rubber is burnt, numbers are crunched and opinions are crash-tested, but no editor is edited out and no writer is written off in our race to confirm the cars that make the cut. No hard feelings, too.
Our shortlist of the year’s most worthy vehicles is driven by an earnest editorial search for the redline - a high point in automotive excellence which appeals to Motorist and motorists alike.
Deciding the “good, better, best” among the contenders requires a combination of art (what looked best in more ways than one), heart (which finalists made the editorial team happier/happiest), science (how Motorist readers voted) and culture (what worked well in the local motor trade context).
How well the car does what it is designed to do, and also how cost-effectively it fulfils its motoring mission.
How the car performs on the road and feels behind the wheel - relative to its peers, for its station in automotive life.
The car's unique characteristics on top of the usual attributes - a special quality which enables the car in question to stand out in a crowd.
We are happy and proud to announce our esteemed campaign co-drivers for Motorist Car of the Year 2026 (mCOTY 2026). Our petrol partner, Esso, has been a strong Motorist supporter since 2022, fuelling our mCOTY journey with their premium-quality fuel and unwavering commitment. We are grateful for their continued partnership in making our Motorist Car of the Year a success.
