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Hyundai's Ioniq 9, Kia's EV3 named best models at Top Gear awards

Published: 09 May. 2025, 15:02

Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 9 SUV, pictured in the photo, was named the best model in the seven-seat category at the 2025 edition of the TopGear.com Electric Awards. [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 9 and Kia's EV3 have been named the best models in their respective categories at this year's TopGear.com Electric Awards, Hyundai Motor Group said Friday.

With the latest recognition, the Korean automotive group has received awards for five Hyundai vehicles and two Kia models since 2020, when the awards were first established.

The flagship Ioniq 9 sport utility vehicle (SUV) was named the best model in the seven-seat category, the group said in a press release, adding the vehicle is equipped with a 110.3 kilowatt-hour battery and can travel up to 532 kilometers (331 miles) on a single charge.

"Hyundai's Ioniq 9 is both accomplished and clever. Its people carrying, quasi-minibus remit means its design is less 'out there' than the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, but the result is still cool," Top Gear Editor-in-Chief Jack Rix said in the release.

Kia's EV3 [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

The EV3, offering a range of up to 605 km per charge, the longest range of any Kia electric model, was the named the best model in the crossover category.

"The EV3 is not only the U.K.'s best-selling EV to retail customers so far this year, but has also earned both U.K. and World Car of the Year awards," Paul Philpott, president of Kia U.K., said.

Other awarded models include Hyundai's Kona Electric, Ioniq 5 and Retro Grandeur EV concept, as well as Kia's EV9.

Hyundai and Kia together form the world's third-largest automotive group by vehicle sales, following Toyota Motor and Volkswagen Group.

Yonhap