The top three finalists for the award were the BMW X1, Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Kia Niro. In addition, Citroёn C3, VW Taigo/Nivus and ORA Funky Cat/Haomao were among the top three contenders in the City Car nomination. BMW 7 Series/i7, Lucid Air and Genesis G90 will compete for the “Premium Car” title. “Sports Car of the Year” will be one of the “Asians”: Kia EV6 GT, Nissan Z or Toyota GR Corolla. This year’s award for the best car design is given to one of the makers of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 trinity, LR Range Rover and Lucid Air.

“World Car of the Year” is cool, of course. But in the current situation, for the domestic car owner, the competition has become a beautiful, but completely abstract concept. Since the cars presented on it will probably never come to Russia.

Domestic car prices have become much more important. For example, “TOP-5 Auto”, the eleventh season of which is just starting. Within this framework, Russian experts will select the best models from those that are actually present in the domestic car market. It is they who will be judged not by the “100 best automotive journalists in the world”, but by auto experts living and working in Russia. That is, specialists who are familiar with the real needs and requirements of millions of domestic car owners.

The top three finalists for the award were the BMW X1, Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Kia Niro. In addition, Citroёn C3, VW Taigo/Nivus and ORA Funky Cat/Haomao were among the top three contenders in the City Car nomination. BMW 7 Series/i7, Lucid Air and Genesis G90 will compete for the “Premium Car” title. “Sports Car of the Year” will be one of the “Asians”: Kia EV6 GT, Nissan Z or Toyota GR Corolla. This year’s award for the best car design is given to one of the makers of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 trinity, LR Range Rover and Lucid Air.

“World Car of the Year” is cool, of course. But in the current situation, for the domestic car owner, the competition has become a beautiful, but completely abstract concept. Since the cars presented on it will probably never come to Russia.

Domestic car prices have become much more important. For example, “TOP-5 Auto”, the eleventh season of which is just starting. Within this framework, Russian experts will select the best models from those that are actually present in the domestic car market. It is they who will be judged not by the “100 best automotive journalists in the world”, but by auto experts living and working in Russia. That is, specialists who are familiar with the real needs and requirements of millions of domestic car owners.