Hyundai Ioniq 6 wins 2023 World Car of the Year Award & two other accolades
South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company has announced that its Ioniq 6 electric sedan has won the prestigious 2023 World Car of the Year Award in addition to two other accolades.
The all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan won the 2023 World Car of the Year Award, the World Car Design of the Year Award and the World Electric Vehicle Award. The high-tech, eye-catching electric sedan was one of three finalists for the COTY honor. It won the World Car Design of the Year Award by beating the battery-powered BMW X1/iX1 and Kia Niro EVs.
Jaehoon Chang, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hyundai Motor Co., was quick to pronounce that the South Korean car brand was bestowed with the top title/honor for the second year in a row.
Speaking on the topic, Chang said, “We are thrilled to receive this prestigious honor two years in a row, which recognizes the tremendous talents and unrelenting efforts of everyone at Hyundai Motor Company to bring EVs like Ioniq 6 to market.â€
A number of other EVs shined at the recently-held award distribution event. Lucid Air was bestowed with the World Luxury Car, which grabbed the honor by beating out the all-electric BMW 7 Series and the Genesis G90. The Kia EV6 GT grabbed the title of the World Performance Car by garnering more votes than the redesigned Nissan Z and the all-wheel-drive (AWD) Toyota GR Corolla.
While the AWD Toyota GR Corolla has 300-hp 1.3-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine, the Kia EV6 produces 576 hp and has the ability to sprint from 0 to 60 miles per hour (mph) in merely 3.5 seconds. The Citroen C3 won the World Urban Car Award, which outshined the VW Taigo and the ORA Funky Cat vehicles.
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The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan, which is slated to go on sale in the U.S. market in spring this year, beat out the BMW i7 and Lucid Air for the prestigious EV award. For the design award, it had to outshine the Land Rover Range Rover and the Lucid Air sedan.
The World Car Awards normally uses a jury of one hundred international automotive journalists to vote on the contenders and select finalists and the winner. This year’s jury consisted of journalists from a total of 32 countries. This year’s winners received trophies created by famed automotive designer Ian Callum.
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