The Hyundai Ioniq 5 won the 2022 World Car Of The Year Award, which was announced Wednesday at the opening of the New York Auto Show. This car with a futuristic retro look beat two other electric vehicles that were also finalists, namely the KIA EV6 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E.
This year is the first time all of the World Car of the Year finalists. In addition, a special World Electric Car category was added, which was also won by Hyundai Ioniq 5 beating the Audi E-Tron GT and Mercedes-Benz EQS.
And the BIG one! #WCITY for 2022 is the HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 – triple win for this impressive #EV! Presenting to Jaehoon Chang @Hyundai_Global is our Chair, @DerContinental #NYIAS pic.twitter.com/59XOTOfbrn
— World Car Awards (@WorldCarAwards) April 13, 2022
With a cool look and the latest technology, the Ioniq 5 also won the World Car Design award. What’s interesting about this year’s award is the dominance of electric vehicles in almost all categories of the World Car Awards, except for the World Urban Car which was won by the Toyota Yaris Cross.
In another category, the Mercedes-Benz EQS won the World Luxury Car award and the Audi E-Tron GT won the World Performance Car category.
World Car Design of the Year is the Hyundai IONIQ 5! Sang Yup Lee from Hyundai design accepts the award from #WCOTY Director Carlos Sandoval. pic.twitter.com/vCnURk30iW
— World Car Awards (@WorldCarAwards) April 13, 2022
Here’s another winner’s look.
World Electric Car: Hyundai Ioniq 5
World’s Urban Car: Toyota Yaris Cross
World Luxury Cars: Mercedes-Benz EQS
World Performance Car: Audi E-Tron GT
World Car Design: Hyundai Ioniq 5
The first-ever World Electric Vehicle of the Year is the Hyundai IONIQ 5. Presenting to Jaehoon Chang, Pres & CEO @Hyundai_Global is Vice-Chair @sidpatankar pic.twitter.com/m8qmAHgAAy
— World Car Awards (@WorldCarAwards) April 13, 2022
The World Car Awards are decided by a panel of 102 judges from 33 countries. Recent World Car of the Year winners include the Volkswagen ID 4 in 2021, the Kia Telluride in 2020 and the Jaguar I-Pace in 2019.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Price and Specifications [Infographic]
