The Hyundai Ioniq 6 has been named World Car of the Year 2023 in a glittering ceremony at the New York International Auto Show.
The ‘streamliner’ Hyundai, a rival for the Telsa Model 3, beat two other Top Three in the World finalists, the BMW X1 and Kia Niro, to claim the top prize.
It marks a second consecutive win for Hyundai, after the Ioniq 5 was named World Car of the Year in 2022.
This is also the second consecutive World Car Awards triple win for Hyundai, too – with the Ioniq 6 named 2023 World Electric vehicle and 2023 World Car Design of the Year.
Hyundai design chief SangYup Lee was even named 2023 World Car Person of the Year.
The World Car Awards is the largest automotive awards initiative on the planet. Last year, its global reach topped the 300 million mark, cementing its position as the leading event for 10 years running.
World Car Awards 2023 winners revealed
Other critically-acclaimed cars were named World Car Awards winners at the 2023 NYIAS ceremony.
The dramatic Lucid Air (pictured above), a new luxury car from the startup American EV brand, was named World Luxury Car.
Meanwhile, Hyundai’s sister company Kia scooped the World Performance Car trophy with the rapid EV6 GT.
The Indian-market Citroen C3 crossover SUV was named 2023 World Urban Car.
A jury of 100 automotive journalists from 32 countries selected the winners in a private ballot tabulated by KPMG.
World Car Awards winners 2023
- 2023 World Car of the Year: Hyundai Ioniq 6
- 2023 World Electric Vehicle: Hyundai Ioniq 6
- 2023 World Car Design: Hyundai Ioniq 6
- 2023 World Performance Car: Kia EV6 GT
- 2023 World Luxury Car: Lucid Air
- 2023 World Urban Car: Citroen C3
- 2023 World Car Person of the Year: SangYup Lee
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