The title of World Car of the Year 2022 goes to the Hyundai Ioniq 5 – and more than that. The Korean electric coupe SUV has secured two more trophies at the prestigious award: for the best electric car and for the best car design of the year.
The Audi e-tron GT, which is also electric, was named World Performance Car of the Year, while the Mercedes EQS is World Luxury Car of the Year. A small car also won an award: the Toyota Yaris Cross was named World Urban Car of the Year. The jury for the global awards program consists of 102 renowned car journalists from 33 countries, including “Krone” motor editor Stephan Schätzl Ioniq 5 not only prevailed against 26 competitors as Car of the Year, but also against the technically very closely related Kia EV6, which nevertheless made it into the top 3 together with the Ford Mustang. The participants in the online vote on Incidentally, krone.at had another winner on the list: They voted (as of the time the top 3 was announced) with 29 percent for the Ford Mustang Mach-E, ahead of the Audi Q4 e-tron and Cupra Formentor. Hyundai and Kia only came fourth and fifth. The “Krone” readers also had a different opinion than the jury when it came to the World Electric Vehicle of the Year: they voted the Ford Mustang right at the top, ahead of the Audi e-tron GT and BMW iX. Here, too, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 only managed fourth place. In the World Urban Car, the Toyota still came in second in reader voting, behind the Opel Mokka. The two also made the top 3 for the jury, together with the VW Taigun, which is not available in Europe Prestige Duel. In addition to the Genesis GV70, which is unknown in this country, BMW iX and Mercedes EQS fought for dominance in the top 3. The “Krone” readers saw the iX ahead of the EQS (37 to 31%), but the Mercedes ultimately won the race for the jurors -Favour…. and as the best sports carThe Audi e-tron GT relegated the BMW M3/M4 and Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ to the podium places. The “Krone” readers also wanted to see the Ingolstadt resident at the top: he received 42 percent in the online voting. For example, to be placed in the major category, each vehicle must produce at least 10,000 units per year, be sub-luxury in their major markets, and be sold in at least two major markets on at least two continents between January 1, 2021 and March 30, 2022 The World Car Awards will enter their 19th round in 2023.
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