This file photo provided by Hyundai Motor Co. shows the all-electric Ioniq 6 sedan. (Image courtesy of Yonhap News)
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The powertrain of Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-electric Ioniq 6 sedan was named one of the 2023 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems on Friday.
The annual awards from WardsAuto recognize compelling powertrain advancements that are all-new or significantly improved. The Ioniq 6 was selected for its performance, charging capability, range and price, Hyundai said in a statement.
Last year, the South Korean carmaker’s Ioniq 5 SUV was selected as one of top 10 powertrains in the same awards.
The Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 are built on Hyundai Motor Group’s dedicated EV platform named E-GMP.
“The pace of technological change is so fast that few powertrains make the Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems list two times in a row, but the IONIQ 6′s power delivery, efficiency and fun-to-drive aspects stood out from the crowd once again,” Drew Winter, WardsAuto contributing editor, said in the statement.
WardsAuto is a U.S.-based automobile trade magazine and has been published since 1924.
This file photo provided by Hyundai Motor Group shows the Genesis GV70 electrified model. (Image courtesy of Yonhap News)
Also in the U.S., the Ioniq 6 has earned the Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+) award from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Hyundai’s independent Genesis brand’s GV70 electrified SUV also garnered the TSP+ award.
The two models obtained the highest ratings in this year’s IIHS collision tests in five categories: moderate overlap front, driver-side small overlap front, side, roof strength and seat head restraint. Vehicles are given one of four grades — good, acceptable, marginal or poor.
If a vehicle receives an overall rating of good in the five categories, it is awarded a Top Safety Pick. If it also gets good ratings on its headlights and in the passenger-side small overlap test, the award is upgraded to a TSP+ award.
In February, the Genesis G90 flagship sedan, the Hyundai Palisade SUV and the Kia Telluride SUV earned the TSP+ awards. In August, the all-electric GV60, gasoline-powered GV70 and GV80 SUVs obtained the top safety awards.
(Yonhap)
