Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5 jointly claim top spot in 'Best Cars of the Year 2021/2022'

Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5 jointly claim top spot in 'Best Cars of the Year 2021/2022'

MANILA: The Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 tied for the first place in the "Best Cars of the Year 2021/2022."

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  • Aside from Kia and Hyundai, which car brands earned a spot in Best Cars of the Year 2021/2022?

    The Best Cars of the Year judging panel also commended new cars from Audi, Toyota, Ford, Fiat, Porsche, Citroen, Mitsubishi, and Volkswagen.
  • Who are the members of the Best Cars of the Year 2021/2022 judging panel?

    The judging panel is composed of renowned car designers, engineers, auto industry titans, motorsport legends, specialist journalists, broadcasters, and media professionals.
  • The judging panel, which is composed of renowned car designers, engineers, auto industry titans, motorsport legends, specialist journalists, broadcasters, and media professionals, stated that the EV6’s and Ioniq 5’s combined victory proves that Hyundai-Kia Organization Chairman Eui-Sun Chung is successfully upending the old world order.

    Hyundai Ioniq 5 (Photo from Best Cars of the Year)

    The wholly independent Best Cars of the Year judging panel and a handful of carefully selected real-world car buyers also commended new cars from Audi, Toyota, Ford, Fiat, and Porsche.

    Best Cars of the Year 2021/2022 – Official Results

    1st

    Kia EV6 / Hyundai Ioniq 5

    3rd

    Audi e-tron GT

    4th

    Toyota GR Yaris

    5th

    Ford Mustang Mach-E

    6th

    Fiat 500

    7th

    Porsche Taycan

    8th

    Citroen Ami

    9th

    Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

    10th

    Volkswagen Polo

     

    Audi e-tron GT (Photo from Best Cars of the Year)

    Toyota GR Yaris (Photo from Best Cars of the Year)

    Ford Mustang Mach-E (Photo from Best Cars of the Year)

    Fiat 500

    Porsche Taycan

    Car manufacturers from South Korea, Germany, Japan, USA, Italy, and France impressed the highly experienced team of national and international judges, who worked under an unconstrained, completely democratic “one person, one vote” method.

    Citroen Ami

    Interestingly, the 10 models chosen by the judges for this year’s Best Cars of the Year are from 10 different brands based in six countries across the world’s top three car-producing continents: Asia, Europe, and North America.

    Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

    Volkswagen Polo 2022

    The Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be two of the many main attractions on the Best Cars of the Year display at the British Motor Show this August, when the selection, evaluation, test driving, and voting process for the Best Cars of the Year 2022/2023 project will commence.

    Photos from Best Cars of the Year, Fiat, Porsche, Citroen, Mitsubishi, and Volkswagen

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    Hazel Nicole Carreon

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    Hazel is a news and feature writer for ZigWheels Philippines. She studied communication at De La Salle Lipa, where she was exposed to writing about various topics, which later has become her passion and now her career.

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