The Hyundai Group refuses to launch its kung-fu grip on successful prestigious automobile awards, particularly these for electrical autos. In 2020, Kia took the general World Automotive of the Yr (WCOTY) title with the Telluride, received World Efficiency Automotive with the EV6 GT, and received the World City Automotive class with the Kia Soul EV. In 2021, after the Hyundai Group walked away with nothing however a free lunch, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 received the 2022 World Automotive of the Yr laurels, plus World Electrical Car and World Automotive Design of the Yr, adopted in 2023 by the Hyundai Ioniq 6 successful the identical three awards. Kia returns to the highest step immediately, the brand new EV9 introduced on the New York Auto Present because the 2024 World Automotive of the Yr and World Electrical Car. As a result of the South Koreans like to do that in threes, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N received World Efficiency Automotive.
100 automotive scribes from 29 nations examined 38 autos for the principle prize. The {qualifications} for entry are {that a} automobile should exceed 10,000 models in manufacturing yearly, be on sale in a minimum of two main international markets, and be priced beneath the posh choices of their respective areas. The EV9 beat the BYD Seal and the Volvo EX30 to the WCOTY title.
Thirty-two vehicles vied for honors within the electrical class, the EV9 outdoing the BMW i5 and the Volvo EX30. The German and the Swede aren’t leaving New York with nothing, nevertheless, because the BMW 5 Sequence and i5 received the World Luxurious Automotive title, and the EX30 received the World City Automotive trophy.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N outdid 16 different efficiency vehicles. We’re certain there are engineers in Germany trying laborious into their beer proper now, the Ioniq 5 N pipping the M2 and XM to the victory circle.
The shock of the bunch is the inclusion of the Toyota Prius, the worldwide hybrid icon thrashing 70 different entries to win the 2024 World Automotive Design of the Yr award. The opposite two finalists? The Ford Bronco and the Ferrari Purosangue. Girls and gents, give it up for the Prius.
