The Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV has been announced as the 2022 World Car of the Year!

The winners of the World Car of the Year competition has been announced at the2022 New York International Motor Show.

Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 electric vehicle scooped not one but three awards including the World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year and the World Car Design category.

The Ioniq 5 bested the Kia EV6 and Ford Mustang Mach E to take the overall win. In theWorld Electric Vehicle of the Year, the Ioniq 5 pipped the Audi e-tron GT and the Mercedes-Benz EQS to take top honours. The Audi e-tron GT and Kia EV6 were no match for the Ioniq 5 in the Word Car Design category.

Other category winners include the Mercedes-EQS in the World Luxury Car category and the Toyota Yaris Cross claiming the World Urban Car category.

“We are truly honoured to receive these prestigious awards, which recognize the talent and hard work of all our people and business partners at Hyundai Motor Company,” saidJaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company.

The competition’s format sees a jury of 102 automotive journalists from 33 countries select their finalists via a secret ballot. Our very own Hannes Oosthuizen is one such judge.

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