Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Charges On With 2024 World Performance Car Award Victory

• IONIQ 5 N named 2024 World Efficiency Automobile, signaling fourth main victory for all-electric IONIQ 5 lineup within the final three years
• IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 had been back-to-back triple title winners on the World Automobile Awards in 2022 and 2023 respectively
• Launched in July 2023, IONIQ 5 N defines a brand new section of driver centered high-performance EVs, highlighting IONIQ lineup’s technological excellence

NEW YORK and SEOUL, South Korea, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor Firm continued its successful streak on the World Automobile Awards at present with the IONIQ 5 N high-performance electrical car (EV) named the 2024 World Efficiency Automobile. That is Hyundai IONIQ 5 lineup’s fourth main World Automobile Awards win within the final three years.

“We’re thrilled and honored to obtain the distinguished World Efficiency Automobile award for our IONIQ 5 N,” mentioned Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Firm. “This recognition is a testomony to Hyundai’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of electrical efficiency and innovation. It’s actually gratifying to see our efforts rewarded with a complete of seven World Automobile Awards titles within the final three years. We’re proud to proceed our successful streak and solidify Hyundai’s place as a pacesetter within the international EV business.”

World Automobile Awards introduced the winners of this 12 months’s competitors at a ceremony in the course of the 2024 New York Worldwide Auto Present (NYIAS). Hyundai Motor’s many nominations replicate its rising stature on the worldwide stage and construct on its previous success on the World Automobile Awards. The model’s IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 took back-to-back triple victories in 2022 and 2023 within the World Automobile, World Electrical Car and World Automobile Design classes.

“On behalf of your complete N crew, it’s extremely gratifying to obtain this well-earned recognition from the distinguished World Automobile Awards jury,” mentioned José Muñoz, President and International COO of Hyundai Motor Firm. “We dedicate this superb award to our passionate prospects who respect high-performance automobiles, and we pledge to proceed to ship automobiles that excite and encourage.”

“IONIQ 5 N represents a defining second for Hyundai N and our electrification technique. By combining our E-GMP platform with N’s motorsport experience, we have now created a groundbreaking high-performance EV that has set a brand new benchmark within the business,” mentioned Until Wartenberg, Vice President and Head of N Model & Motorsport at Hyundai Motor Firm. 

SOURCE Hyundai Motor Firm