The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan won the World Car of the Year Award 2023.
Thus, the electric car from the Korean manufacturer takes this award for the second time in a row, last year the Hyundai Ioniq 5 was the winner.
At the same time, the Ioniq 6 took first place in the "Best Electric Vehicle of the Year" and "Best Automotive Design of the Year" nominations.
Other winners:
Luxury Car of the Year - Lucid Air
Sports Car of the Year - Kia EV6 GT
"Urban car of the year" - Citroen C3 (version for developing countries on the CMP platform).
Of all the winning models, only one is equipped with an internal combustion engine - this is a Citroen, the rest are pure electric vehicles.
The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) competition has been held annually since 2004. The competition jury consists of 100 automotive journalists, 3/4 of whom represent the USA, Britain, EU countries, Canada, Japan and South Korea.
Vehicles eligible for WCOTY are those that sell at least 10,000 units per year and are represented in at least two of the world's key markets (China, Europe, India, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Latin America).
New electric car from Hyundai named World Car of the Year
