OneShift Car of the Year 2023
OneShift Car Of The Year 2024
Dear Reader,
The OneShift Car Of The Year 2024 is back! Our team is very excited to crown the best cars we have driven this year to help potential car buyers make well-informed decisions.
We have retained the same focus on the three key powertrains in the market today - internal combustion engines, hybrids and electric. As before, we consider contenders by their body styles: Hatchback, Sedan/Liftback, Wagon, SUV, MPV, Coupé/Convertible, Crossover and Commercial Vehicles. We will then segment them further based on pricing - Premium, Luxury, High Luxury and Super Luxury. We are also awarding the cars that were the best in the respective 10 voting criterias: Best Handling, Best Comfort, Best Performance, Best Interior, Best Practicality, Best Build Quality, Best Features, Best Value, Best Sustainability and Best Ergonomics.
We hope you will find this edition of OneShift COTY useful and insightful. Watch this space as we reveal the winners in November.
The OneShift Editorial Team

How are the vehicles judged?

We came up with the ten most important characteristics of a car to rate, which is as comprehensive as it is rigorous. It's important to note that we have assessed the cars not by their absolute performance, but by how they outperformed within their segment, to ensure that we do not simply reward expensive, luxurious and high-performance cars.

Handling

Handling

How it feels down
a good road

Comfort

Comfort

How compliant it
rides

Performance

Performance

How thrilling it is

Interior

Interior

How it is like on
the inside

Practicality

Practicality

How useful it is

Build Quality

Build Quality

How well-built it is

Features

Features

How useful and
plentiful are they

Value Proposition

Value Proposition

How value for
money it is

Sustainability

Sustainability

How are its sustainability
credentials

Ergonomics

Ergonomics

How well it is
designed

The Jury

James Wong

James Wong

A gentleman with a penchant for all things classic and timeless, James spends way too much time scrolling Carousell Autos ads for interesting cars. In his free time, he enjoys casual 2-stroke kart racing with friends who keep calling him Boss. He is bewildered at how his 4 year old boy can identify cars on the road faster than him.
Joel Foo

Joel Foo

A cycling aficionado and horology enthusiast, Joel likes things that age like fine wine and shuns passing fads. His car fascination equally matches his intrigue for bikes. Some say he is a 60 year old man inside a millennial's body.
Ng Chin Hui

Ng Chin Hui

The fastest of the quartet, Chin Hui is not just a track athlete but a true aficionado of speed in all forms. When he’s not blazing the track, he indulges his passion for wine, occasionally penning reviews that reflect his refined palate. For him, an ideal weekend is one spent on his balcony, savouring a perfectly balanced glass of red, embracing the moment to enjoy life’s simple yet finer pleasures.
Ronald Chua

Ronald Chua

Possibly OneShift’s most dashing presenter, it’ll be challenging to find Ronald dressed in anything but a finely pressed shirt and polished oxfords. Having encyclopedia-like car knowledge and the best dress sense of the team has made him a darling of OneShift's TikTok.