The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class has won the coveted Premium Car of the Year award, with the BMW 5 Series and Kia Carnival being recognised as the first and second runners-up, respectively. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class scored 140 points to beat out the BMW 5 Series (107 points) and Kia Carnival (65 points). The E-Class has managed to retain its iconic stature in an ever-competitive market.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class LWB, launched in its sixth-generation avatar in October 2024, It is priced from Rs 78.50 lakh to Rs 92.50 lakh and offers three variant choices: E 200, E 220d and E 450.
Notably, Last year this award went to the BMW 7 Series, and the previous winners were the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 (2023), Mercedes-Benz S-Class (2022), Land Rover Defender (2021), BMW 3 Series (2020) and the Volvo XC40 (2019).