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With less than 24 hours left for the biggest awards of the auto sector, we tell you everything you need to know about the 12th Edition of the NDTV Carandbike Awards that will crown a new car of the year and bike of the year, while you also stand a chance to take home the viewer's choice car or bike of the year.

The 12th edition of NDTV Carandbike Awards is here and we took our line-up of promising new products launched this year to the Buddh International Circuit for our esteemed jury to select the best of the lot. Here's a low down on everything that happened at the Carandbike motorcycle jury meet.

The NDTV Car and Bike Awards have been trendsetters and grown to stand out amongst the clutter of Auto Awards in India. Other than two separate juries of multi-skilled jurors to evaluate and judge the two product categories, we also endeavour to pioneer exclusive categories.

The SX4, when it was launched, created quite an impact. However, the launch of the subcompact sedans dented its sales and Maruti Suzuki was left wondering about the ideal successor for the SX4. It was only when they showcased the concept car at the Delhi Auto Expo, did we get to see the direction in which they were going.

One cannot forget the year the City first came to India. It was 1998 and it was the third generation of the City that made it here. Believe it or not, the City was first a subcompact car. The popularity of the car in India grew two folds and two generations of the car followed. It was the ideal sedan for the Indian consumer, till petrol prices started hitting the roof and the demand for diesel cars climbed.

This was the most anticipated cars ever since it was first showcased at the Delhi Auto Expo. The Mobilio is built on an extended version of the Brio platform, the MUV uses Honda's 'Man maximum, machine minimum' philosophy to offer a more spacious cabin and look better than its rivals.

Yes, Suzuki could have been creative with the name with this one. The Gixxer borrows its name from its older and more powerful siblings the GSX-R and so you think this one is more like a wanna be and it is.

HorizonNext called for a change when it came to not only products by Tata Motors, but also a better sales and service network. Tata Zest was the company's first step in this direction. Tata Motors was the first company to come up with the idea of a sub-4 metre sedan with the Indigo CS.