Hyundai IONIQ 5 is 2022 UK Car of the Year

Just launched in Malaysia a couple of days ago, the all-new Hyundai IONIQ 5 has been named the UK Car of the Year 2022.

John Challen, the editor and managing director of the UK Car of the Year Awards said that the Hyundai IONIQ 5 had been a popular choice as 2022’s number one car.

“The Hyundai IONIQ 5 feels like the future of motoring, only it's here today. The design, performance and practicality make it a fantastic proposition for those looking for an EV, and also a very worthy winner of the title ‘UK Car of the Year 2022,” he said.

Ashley Andrew, the managing director of Hyundai Motor UK said, “the IONIQ 5 has really captured the attention of UK consumers, offering a stylish, premium full EV experience that appeals to almost every type of new car buyer."

Its innovative layout means that it is spacious enough for large families, and it’s efficient zero emissions powertrain is perfect for company car buyers and its luxurious eco-friendly interior elevates Hyundai into a genuine premium product.

The claiming of the top honour in the UK Car of the Year Awards came after the IONIQ 5 was also awarded the Best Family Car category where it was praised for making “going electric easy” and being “innovative, desirable, practical, and brilliantly designed to make full use of its electric-only platform.”

In Malaysia, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 is offered in three different variants - Lite, Plus, and Max – which are priced at RM199,888, RM229,888, and RM259,888 respectively.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is fully exempted from import and excise duties, sales tax as well as road tax as announced by the Malaysian government under Budget 2022.

Included in the price is a 2-year or 50,000 km manufacturer’s warranty for the car, and an 8-year/160,000 km for the battery. 

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 Lite and Plus trims are rear-wheel drive models. These are equipped with a single electric motor and a 58 kWh battery pack.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 Max, on the other hand, comes with all-wheel drive setup; two electric motors one on each axle, and a 72.6 kWh battery. All variants are mated to a single-speed transmission, with four driving modes – Eco, Normal, Sport, and Snow.

The Hyundai new EV underpins the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) and supports both 400-V and 800-V charging infrastructures. It takes 6.1 hours to charge when using a standard 11 kW home AC charger.

With the help of a quicker 350 kW DC charger, you can charge it 0 to 80% only in 18 minutes. The 50-kW DC charger takes 47 minutes to accomplish the same task.

Coming back to the UK Car of the Year awards, the Hyundai i20N was also recognized besides the IONIQ 5, beating a host of established sports cars to lift the Best Performance Car title.

The hot hatch can dispatch 0-100 km/h in only 6.2 seconds and comes fitted with an efficient 204 PS 1.6 T-GDi petrol engine, and the judges were suitably impressed, hailing it as “quite the performer at an affordable price."

Also read: All you need to know about the Hyundai IONIQ 5