Which Hyundai electric model won the 2023 World Car of the Year?

The Hyundai electric model that won the 2023 World Car of the Year award was the Hyundai Ioniq 6.

The Ioniq 6 is a battery-electric midsize sedan from Hyundai’s Ioniq electric-vehicle line. It uses the company’s E-GMP platform, a dedicated architecture also shared with models such as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. Its streamlined, low-slung body was shaped around aerodynamic efficiency, giving the car a distinctive “streamliner” profile rather than the upright form of an SUV.

At the 2023 World Car Awards, the Ioniq 6 won the overall World Car of the Year title. It also received the World Electric Vehicle and World Car Design of the Year awards, making it one of the event’s most decorated winners. The judging recognized its design, efficiency, technology, and electric-driving performance.

The most common confusion is with the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Ioniq 5 won the same overall World Car of the Year award in 2022, while the Ioniq 6 followed it as the 2023 winner. The Kia EV6 is a related E-GMP model, but it was not the 2023 overall winner.