From a vote of 220,000 automotive house owners the Kia EV6 has been topped the UK’s New Automotive of the 12 months 2023 in the seventh annual Auto Dealer New Automotive Awards.

Along with the Kia EV6 taking this 12 months’s most prestigious Award, different notable electrical wins embrace the Greatest Automotive for Households class (Tesla Mannequin Y), in addition to Greatest Automotive for Metropolis Drivers (Nissan Leaf), Greatest Automotive for New Drivers (Renault Zoe), Most Liked Automotive (Hyundai IONIQ 5), and, highlighting simply how dependable its charging infrastructure is, Tesla’s Mannequin 3 received the award for Greatest Automotive for Lengthy Distances.

With local weather issues excessive on the world stage and within the public’s consciousness, electrical automobiles (EV) dominated the Awards as soon as once more in 2023, with an EV taking the highest spot for the fourth consecutive 12 months. 

This 12 months 9 electrical fashions received one of many 23 totally different award classes, the very best quantity because the inaugural Auto Dealer New Automotive Awards in 2017, and with two hybrid fashions profitable their respective classes, 58% of the mannequin particular awards this 12 months have been low-emission automobiles.

Given the rising recognition of electrical, this 12 months Auto Dealer launched a Greatest Residence Charger Class, which was received by myenergi. 

Erin Baker, Auto Dealer’s editorial director, mentioned: “With a lot selection available in the market, it may be a problem for folks to search out the correct automotive, which is the place our awards may also help.

“With such an unlimited variety of house owners telling us precisely how they really feel about their automotive, they’re probably the most correct indicator of shopper opinion. And with classes based mostly on how house owners truly use their automobiles within the ‘real-world’, it affords patrons invaluable perception into which makes and fashions may greatest go well with their way of life.”

The complete checklist of winners is

• New Automotive of the 12 months – Kia EV6 *electrical car
• Greatest Automotive for Households – Tesla Mannequin Y *electrical car
• Greatest Automotive for Metropolis Drivers – Nissan Leaf *electrical car
• Greatest Worth New Automotive – Dacia Sandero Stepway
• Greatest Automotive for Lengthy Distances – Tesla Mannequin 3 *electrical car
• Most Enjoyable to Drive – Ford Mustang
• Greatest Automotive for New Drivers – Renault Zoe *electrical car
• Greatest Automotive for Canine House owners – Toyota RAV4
• Greatest 7-Seater Automotive – Peugeot 5008
• Greatest Automotive for Towing – Volvo V90 Cross Nation
• Most Liked Automotive – Hyundai IONIQ 5 *electrical car
• Greatest Hybrid – Honda CR-V
• Greatest Worth Electrical Automotive – Kia Soul *electrical car
• Greatest Premium Electrical Automotive – BMW iX3 *electrical car
• Greatest Luxurious Automotive – Bentley Bentayga
• Most Liked Model – Porsche 
• Most Dependable Model – Lexus
• Automotive model with the perfect tech – Tesla *electrical car
• Greatest Worth Model – Dacia
• The Erin Baker Award – Hyundai IONIQ 6 *electrical car
• The Rory Reid Award – Porsche 911 GT3 RS
• Sustainability Initiative Award – Citroen (voted on by the Carbon Literacy Belief)
• Greatest Residence Charger – myenergi

Auto Dealer mentioned the massive variety of shopper votes not solely makes the Awards a real and correct reflection of automotive proprietor sentiments, but it surely additionally marks one of many largest automotive votes of its sort, with 2023 far exceeding final 12 months’s then file of 156,500 votes.