Hyundai has lengthy been thought of by EV followers and followers to be one in all main EV builders. It has produced a number of the most effective, most engaging, and most desired electrical vehicles on the worldwide market — widespread within the US, Europe, and elsewhere. One draw back is that the corporate has not labored to produced and push out a whole lot of them, however that must be altering. Everybody desires to be an EV chief now and each automaker is aware of the brightness of their future is determined by the brightness of their electrical future.

However as a lot as Hyundai’s earlier electrical autos had been cool, or at the least first rate and sensible, the Hyundai IONIQ 6 is a stunner. It doesn’t seem like a Hyundai — it appears to be like too cool. It appears Automobile and Driver agrees, and agrees the automobile doesn’t simply look nice, however is nice. As you’ll be able to see within the headline, the IONIQ 6 received Automobile and Driver‘s “2023 EV of the Yr” award. It beat out 13 contenders for the title.

Just like the Hyundai IONIQ 5 — which received the “2022 EV of the Yr” award from Automobile and Driver — the IONIQ 6 raises Hyundai to a different stage.

Energy, vary, charging pace, and pricing had been key elements that logged Hyundai the win. The 4 key areas Automobile and Driver considers when testing the vehicles embrace:

• Worth
• Mission Achievement
• Expertise Development
• Enjoyable to Drive

“The IONIQ 6 lineup has accessible energy and vary that places Tesla on discover,” mentioned Tony Quiroga, editor-in-chief at Automobile and Driver. “An 800-volt structure reduces DC-charging occasions, however better of all, the Ioniq 6 is a automobile that we like to drive.” One thing about worth for cash was in there as nicely, however not highlighted as a lot. The electrical automobile has a beginning MSRP of $41,600, so it’s not low cost (just like the Chevy Bolt) however not costly. It’s proper within the “common new automobile worth” vary, and similar to a low-end Tesla (besides that Tesla EVs qualify for the total $7,500 US EV tax credit score and Hyundai EVs don’t).

Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Hyundai IONIQ 6 entrance inside, entrance sprint. Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Hyundai IONIQ 6 and an airplane. Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Hyundai IONIQ 6 inside fancy lights. Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Hyundai IONIQ 6 at an Electrify America charging station. Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Hyundai IONIQ 6. Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

Hyundai IONIQ 6 on a wall. Picture courtesy of Hyundai.

How will you not love that automobile, even on the aspect of a wall?

Different contenders for the 2023 EV of the Yr award had been:

• Audi This autumn E-tron
• BMW i7
• Cadillac Lyric AWD
• GMC Hummer EV
• Genesis Electrified GV70
• Kia EV6 GT
• Kia Niro EV
• Lexus RZ450e
• Lucid Air Pure
• Mercedes-Benz EQE350
• Nissan Ariya e-4orce
• Toyota bZ4X AWD
• VinFast VF8

“Automobile and Driver employed instrumented testing, subjective analysis, and side-by-side comparability in each practicality and leisure worth,” Hyundai writes.

So far as a number of extra phrases of reward from Automobile and Driver, right here’s the temporary abstract of their outcomes: “After gathering the yr’s new EV choices for every week of intense back-to-back scrutiny, rigorous driving, and lengthy hours of charging, a Hyundai has come out on high. Following final yr’s win by the Ioniq 5, that mannequin’s new sedan sibling, the Ioniq 6, motors away with the highest prize this yr. Add sturdy showings by the Genesis Electrified GV70 and the Kia EV6 GT, and an image begins to type: On the subject of EVs enjoying within the broad major swath of the market, the Hyundai-Kia-Genesis group is clearly out in entrance.”

Beauty had been a giant motive proper of the bat for the group selecting the IONIQ 6. (Simply take a look at these photos above.) Aerodynamics and the category of automobile it’s had been extra highlights. “No matter whether or not the form got here to Hyundai designers by the use of a turn-of-the-millennium four-door ‘coupe,’ a Streamline Moderne–period proto-minivan, or some type of fever dream, its aerodynamics give the Ioniq 6 a slip-through-the-air drag coefficient as little as 0.22. We additionally prefer it as a result of it’s good to see an automaker introduce a devoted EV that’s a sedan (the Polestar 2 and Tesla Mannequin 3 are two others) moderately than one other mid-size crossover.”

However there’s far more to the award than that, so go forward and skim the full Automobile and Driver story should you’re .

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