From a vote of 220,000 automotive homeowners the Kia EV6 has been topped the UK’s New Automobile of the Yr 2023 in the seventh annual Auto Dealer New Automobile Awards.

Along with the Kia EV6 taking this 12 months’s most prestigious Award, different notable electrical wins embody the Finest Automobile for Households class (Tesla Mannequin Y), in addition to Finest Automobile for Metropolis Drivers (Nissan Leaf), Finest Automobile for New Drivers (Renault Zoe), Most Cherished Automobile (Hyundai IONIQ 5), and, highlighting simply how dependable its charging infrastructure is, Tesla’s Mannequin 3 received the award for Finest Automobile for Lengthy Distances.

With local weather issues excessive on the world stage and within the public’s consciousness, electrical automobiles (EV) dominated the Awards as soon as once more in 2023, with an EV taking the highest spot for the fourth consecutive 12 months. 

This 12 months 9 electrical fashions received one of many 23 completely different award classes, the best quantity for the reason that inaugural Auto Dealer New Automobile Awards in 2017, and with two hybrid fashions successful their respective classes, 58% of the mannequin particular awards this 12 months had been low-emission automobiles.

Given the rising recognition of electrical, this 12 months Auto Dealer launched a Finest Dwelling Charger Class, which was received by myenergi. 

Erin Baker, Auto Dealer’s editorial director, stated: “With a lot alternative available in the market, it may be a problem for folks to search out the best automotive, which is the place our awards might help.

“With such an unlimited variety of homeowners telling us precisely how they really feel about their automotive, they’re essentially the most correct indicator of shopper opinion. And with classes primarily based on how homeowners truly use their vehicles within the ‘real-world’, it provides patrons invaluable perception into which makes and fashions may greatest go well with their way of life.”

The total record of winners is

• New Automobile of the Yr – Kia EV6 *electrical car
• Finest Automobile for Households – Tesla Mannequin Y *electrical car
• Finest Automobile for Metropolis Drivers – Nissan Leaf *electrical car
• Finest Worth New Automobile – Dacia Sandero Stepway
• Finest Automobile for Lengthy Distances – Tesla Mannequin 3 *electrical car
• Most Enjoyable to Drive – Ford Mustang
• Finest Automobile for New Drivers – Renault Zoe *electrical car
• Finest Automobile for Canine Homeowners – Toyota RAV4
• Finest 7-Seater Automobile – Peugeot 5008
• Finest Automobile for Towing – Volvo V90 Cross Nation
• Most Cherished Automobile – Hyundai IONIQ 5 *electrical car
• Finest Hybrid – Honda CR-V
• Finest Worth Electrical Automobile – Kia Soul *electrical car
• Finest Premium Electrical Automobile – BMW iX3 *electrical car
• Finest Luxurious Automobile – Bentley Bentayga
• Most Cherished Model – Porsche 
• Most Dependable Model – Lexus
• Automobile model with the very best tech – Tesla *electrical car
• Finest Worth Model – Dacia
• The Erin Baker Award – Hyundai IONIQ 6 *electrical car
• The Rory Reid Award – Porsche 911 GT3 RS
• Sustainability Initiative Award – Citroen (voted on by the Carbon Literacy Belief)
• Finest Dwelling Charger – myenergi

Auto Dealer stated the large variety of shopper votes not solely makes the Awards a real and correct reflection of automotive proprietor sentiments, however it additionally marks one of many largest automotive votes of its variety, with 2023 far exceeding final 12 months’s then document of 156,500 votes.