√Hyundai Ioniq 5 wins 2022 World Car of the Year

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been named 2022 World Car of the Year, the third time in four years an electric vehicle has won the award.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric car has won the 2022 World Car of the Year award, as voted by 102 judges from 33 countries.

The 2022 results were the first time in the 18-year history of the award South Korean car maker Hyundai has won a World Car of the Year title – and it took out three categories.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 also won Best Design and Best Electric vehicle categories for 2022.

The last time a World Car of the Year won three categories in the same year was the Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicle, in 2019.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the fourth electric vehicle to take out top honours in the history of the World Car of the Year award, following the Volkswagen ID.4 (2021), Jaguar I-Pace (2019), and the first-generation Nissan Leaf (2011).

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 – an unusual box-shaped hatchback the company markets as an SUV, despite its limited off-road intent or ground clearance – defeated its twin under the skin, the Kia EV6 electric car built by Hyundai’s sister brand Kia, and the Mustang Mach-E.

Five of the six World Car of the Year categories for 2022 were won by an electric car.

In the affordable vehicle category, the Toyota Yaris Cross – available in petrol or hybrid – won 2022 World Urban Car of the Year.

The Audi e-Tron GT – a twin to the Porsche Taycan, a sleek electric sedan – won World Performance Car of the Year, while the Mercedes-Benz EQS was named World Luxury Car of the Year.

Disclosure: Drive National Motoring Editor, Joshua Dowling, has been a World Car of the Year judge since 2010.

Eligibility: For the 2022 World Car of the Year awards, 102 judges from 33 countries (up from 93 judges from 28 countries the prior year) can only vote on vehicles they have driven. The votes – lodged anonymously – are compiled by accounting firm KPMG. Vehicles eligible for World Car of the Year award must be produced in volumes of at least 10,000 units per year, must be priced below the luxury-car level in their primary markets, and must be on sale in at least two major markets, on at least two separate continents, between May 1, 2021 and May 1, 2022.

2022

Hyundai Ioniq 5 – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz EQS – World Luxury Car
Audi e-Tron GT – World Performance Car
Hyundai Ioniq 5 – World Electric Car
Toyota Yaris Cross – World Urban Car
Hyundai Ioniq 5 – World Car Design of the Year

2021

Volkswagen ID.4 – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz S-Class – World Luxury Car
Porsche 911 Turbo – World Performance Car
Honda E – World Urban Car
Land Rover Defender – World Car Design of the Year

2020

Kia Telluride – World Car of the Year
Porsche Taycan – World Luxury Car
Porsche Taycan – World Performance Car
Kia Soul EV – World Urban Car
Mazda3 – World Car Design of the Year

2019

Jaguar I-PACE – World Car of the Year
Audi A7 – World Luxury Car
McLaren 720S – World Performance Car
Jaguar I-PACE – World Green Car
World Urban Car – Suzuki Jimny
Jaguar I-PACE – World Car Design of the Year

2018

Volvo XC60 – World Car of the Year
Audi A8 – World Luxury Car
BMW M5 – World Performance Car
Nissan LEAF – World Green Car
Volkswagen Polo – World Urban Car
Range Rover Velar – World Car Design of the Year

2017

Jaguar F-PACE – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz E-Class – World Luxury Car
Porsche Boxster Cayman – World Performance Car
Toyota Prius Prime – World Green Car
BMW i3 – World Urban Car
Jaguar F-PACE – World Car Design of the Year

2016

Mazda MX-5 – World Car of the Year
BMW 7 Series – World Luxury Car
Audi R8 Coupe – World Performance Car
Toyota Mirai – World Green Car
Mazda MX-5 – World Car Design of the Year

2015

Mercedes-Benz C-Class – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz S Coupé – World Luxury Car
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT – World Performance Car
BMW i8 – World Green Car
Citroen C4 Cactus – World Car Design of the Year

2014

Audi A3 – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz S-Class – World Luxury Car
Porsche 911 GT3 – World Performance Car
BMW i3 – World Green Car
BMW i3 – World Car Design of the Year

2013

Volkswagen Golf – World Car of the Year
Porsche Boxster/Cayman – World Performance Car
Tesla Model S – World Green Car
Jaguar F-Type – World Car Design of the Year

2012

Volkswagen Up – World Car of the Year
Porsche 911 – World Performance Car
Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI – World Green Car
Range Rover Evoque – World Car Design of the Year

2011

Nissan LEAF – World Car of the Year
Ferrari 458 Italia – World Performance Car
Chevrolet Volt – World Green Car
Aston Martin Rapide – World Car Design of the Year

2010

Volkswagen Polo – World Car of the Year
Audi R8 V10 – World Performance Car
Volkswagen Golf, Passat, Polo BlueMotion – World Green Car
Chevrolet Camaro – World Car Design of the Year

2009

Volkswagen Golf VI – World Car of the Year
Nissan GT-R – World Performance Car
Honda FCX Clarity – World Green Car
Fiat 500 – World Car Design of the Year

2008

Mazda2 – World Car of the Year
Audi R8 – World Performance Car
BMW 118d – World Green Car
Audi R8 – World Car Design of the Year

2007

Lexus LS460 – World Car of the Year
Audi RS4 – World Performance Car
Mercedes-Benz E320 – World Green Car
Audi TT – World Car Design of the Year

2006

BMW 3-Series – World Car of the Year
Porsche Cayman S – World Performance Car
Honda Civic Hybrid – World Green Car
Citroen C4 – World Car Design of the Year

2005

Audi A6 – World Car of the Year

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