Kia's EV6 wins European Car of the Year Award

Kia's EV6 / Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group

By Kim Hyun-bin

The all-new Kia EV6 has received the prestigious European 2022 Car of the Year (COTY) Award. The innovative all-electric crossover was voted the overall winner by a 61-strong jury consisting of highly respected motor journalists from 23 European countries.

The Kia EV6 was initially listed for consideration for the top award, alongside over 60 models that were introduced in 2021. In November, among the seven shortlisted models, six of them were electric vehicles (EVs), further demonstrating the growing importance of EVs to consumers as the world transitions towards a new mobility future.

From making the shortlist, the EV6 successfully fought off competition from the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Skoda Enyaq iV, Cupra Born, Renault Megane E-Tech and Peugeot 308 to be crowned the 2022 European Car of the Year.

“It's a great honor to have won the 2022 European Car of the Year with the EV6, the first ever Kia to win this prestigious award,” Jason Jeong, president of Kia Europe, said. “The EV6 is truly a landmark development that's been designed from the outset to make electric mobility fun, convenient and accessible by combining a highly impressive real-world driving range, ultra-fast charging capabilities, a spacious high-tech interior and a truly rewarding driving experience. The EV6 is an exciting sign of what's still to come in our evolving electrified line-up.”

The EV6 is Kia's first dedicated EV to be based on the company's Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). This high-tech architecture ensures that the EV6 eliminates the many compromises faced by EVs that are created on platforms initially designed to accommodate internal combustion engine vehicles.

The EV6 is the first of seven dedicated EV models Kia plans to launch by 2026. The all-electric crossover will play a key role in the company's plans to become a leading global sustainable mobility solutions provider.