The Kia Sportage wins the 51st ABC Award for Best Car of the Year 2023

The
kia sportage is the brand new winner of the ABC Award for Best Car of the Year 2023. The Korean model takes precedence over the
renault australiahe, who takes the second position of the podium, and on the
Cupra bornwho finishes in third place.

The full list of candidates consisted of the Alfa Romeo Tonale, Citroën C5X, Cupra Born, Dacia Jogger, Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, Honda Civic, Kia Sportage, Opel Astra, Peugeot 308, Polestar 2, Renault Austral and Volkswagen Taigo models.

The Kia Sportage wins the prize after counting the votes of the jury, which in this 51st edition is divided between the
motorcycle journalists from the 34 most prestigious mediaand a non-professional jury, consisting of ABC Premium subscribers and registered users of the ABC website -readers of the paper-.

The model combines
elegant exterior design and muscular with an avant-garde interior, featuring an integrated curved screen with the latest connectivity technologies. With diesel, petrol and hybrid variants, Mild Hybrid and plug-in hybrid, achieving the characteristic ‘Zero’ from the DGT. It is the first time in the brand’s 30 years of presence on the Spanish market that it has won the Best Car of the Year award.

The determination of the winner is obtained from the combination of the votes of the juries such that the percentage of the weight of the vote of the result of the jury’s vote has been 80%, the result
of the votes of ABC Premium subscribers 15% and registered users 5%.

The
final percentages They placed the Kia Sportage as the winner with 25.13%. They are followed by the Renault Austral (15.30%); Cupra born (8.59%); Peugeot 308 (7.12%); Opel Astra (6.20%), Alfa Romeo Tonale (6.14%); Ford Mustang Mach e GT (6.11%); Citroën C5X (5.86%); Polestar 2 (5.50%); Honda Civic (4.94%); Volkswagen Taigo (4.81%) and Dacia Jogger (4.27%).

Before the vote, the non-professional jury expressed its verdict via the web mejorcoche.abc.es. ABC Premium subscribers were only able to vote once in the entire contest. The votes were registered between Friday 18 November 09:00 and 24:00
Friday 2 Decboth from 2022.

The
abc readers they chose the Renault Austral, with 48.94% of the vote, followed closely by the Kia Sportage, with 48.81%. Next came the Alfa Romeo Tonale, Cupra Born, Peugeot 308, Ford Mustang Mach e GT, Honda Civic, Dacia Jogger, Citroën C5X, Polestar2, Volkswagen Tai8go and Opel Astra.

The voice of the Premium readers It has served to mark distances, as in this case the Kia Sportage was the winner, with 75.95% of the vote, followed by the Renault Austral with 21.84%. You can CLICK HERE to see the results of the readers’ votes.

The jury has voted
filling in the ballot sent by email, containing the voting table and voting instructions. The notary was charged with drawing up the minutes of the results of the vote.

Any member of the
professional jury assessed each of these parameters for all car models and scored 13 points for the best car, 11 for the next, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point. The concepts appreciated were: quality/price ratio, design, engines (range), driving sensations, comfort/quality of life, technology and driving aids, consumption, reliability/guarantee and efficiency (CO2 and NOx emissions).

The ABC Award for Best Car of the Year marks its 51st anniversary, entering its sixth decade since its opening in 1973. The Renault 5 was the
car of the yearan award that the diamond brand also won in the latest edition, which corresponds to its 50th anniversary, with the Renault Arkana.

In the history of the award, it is the brand that has received the award most often
Lemon, linked with
Renault (10 prizes each). they follow
Seat and Peugeot (8 prizes each),
hyundai (4 awards),
Fiat (3 awards),
ford (2 prizes), and tied with one prize each for the brands
Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, Opel, Simca and Talbot.

Source: La Verdad

Ida

I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.