Hyundai IONIQ 6 Scores Triple Win For 2023 World Car Awards

The winner of 2023 World Car of the year has been fully revealed. For its 2023 edition, the Car of The Year award goes to Hyundai with its flagship EV IONIQ 6 and wins the coveted title, beating other finalists like BMW X1/iX1 and Kia Niro for the outright title. 

Also announced during the ongoing New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), the swoopy Hyundai IONIQ 6 also brings home the World Electric Vehicle and World Car Design of the Year awards. 

Meanwhile, the Kia EV6 GT has won the World Performance Car award by getting more votes compared to the redesigned Nissan Z including the all-wheel-drive (AWD) Toyota GR Corolla. 

As for the World Luxury Category, the jury favors American EV startup Lucid to crown Lucid Air as the winner that slashes off two other models - BMW 7 Series and the Genesis G90 for the award.

The World Urban Car Award however was handed over to the Citroen C3, which battled against the Volkswagen Taigo/Nivus and the Ora Funky Cat (known as the GMW Ora Good Cat to us Malaysians). 

“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,” said President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, Jaehoon Chang.

‘’If I think about the automotive industry, it’s not the easiest business in the world,” Head Of Lucid Air’s Design, Derek Jenkins spoke during his speech after winning the 

“The idea that starting a new car company from nothing, is not for the faint hearted. That makes this moment incredibly sweet,” he added.

With 100 international automotive journalists from 32 different countries as juries to vote for this year’s contenders, these jury members ought to list 30 new cars and choose this year’s COTY finalists and winner to receive trophies designed by automotive designer Ian Callum.

2023 CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS