2023 World Car Awards Top Three finalists revealed

March 27, 2023

Hyundai Ioniq 5 2022 World Car of the Year

The finalists for World Car Awards 2023, the largest automotive awards initiative in the world, have been revealed.

The Top Three in the World across six categories will now go forward to the 2023 New York International Auto Show on 5 April, where the winners will be announced.

This will include naming the overall 2023 World Car of the Year, which takes over from the reigning champion: the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

Hyundai has another car in the running this year, too, with the new Ioniq 6. It goes up against the BMW X1 and electric iX1, along with the Kia Niro.

All three finalists for 2023 World Car of the Year are available in pure electric guise.

A jury of 100 global automotive journalists whittled down a longlist of almost 30 cars to a shortlist of 10, before then confirming the top three.

Cars in the running for World Car Awards 2023

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is also a finalist for the 2023 World Electric Vehicle award, alongside the BMW i7 and exotic Lucid Air.

And both the BMW 7 Series and i7, plus the Lucid Air, will take on the Genesis G90 for the 2023 World Luxury Car award.

In the 2023 World Performance Car category, the rapid Kia EV6 GT, Nissan Z coupe and Toyota GR Corolla hot hatchback are all in the running.

As for 2023 World Urban Car, the new-for-India Citroen C3 crossover is up against the ORA Funky Cat and Volkswagen Taigo.

Finally, the 2023 World Car Design of the Year will also be announced at NYIAS 2023. Here, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 appears once again, taking on the new Range Rover and Lucid Air.

Hyundai and Genesis design chief SangYup Lee has already been named World Car Person of the Year 2023.

Motoring Research will be reporting from the 2023 New York Auto Show, bringing you all the winners as they are announced.

In the meantime, place your bets now… Which vehicles do you think will win World Car Awards in 2023?