Kona keeps Hyundai flying high in New Car Awards
THE most important date on the Auto Express calendar is undoubtedly our annual New Car Awards (NCAs). Each year we round up the very best models on sale, from superminis and sports cars, to EVs and SUVs. If you’re considering upgrading, or just want an accessible cross-section of what’s hot, the NCAs are not to be missed.
Taking the overall win back in July was the brand-new Hyundai Kona. Following in the footsteps of its larger Ioniq 5 stablemate, which scooped the top honour in 2021, the Kona was best all-rounder we drove all year.
To even be up for NCA consideration a car must be better than its rivals in nearly every respect. Whether that’s practicality or performance, refinement, running costs, comfort or kit – this year, nothing did it better than the futuristic-looking Kona SUV, which also won best Small Company Car for 2023.
We said at the time: “Hyundai has refined an already strong formula. The Kona Electric’s powertrain has had only minor nips and tucks; performance is as strong as before, but it’s now packaged within a chassis that rides better and has greater
