Jung-hee Kim, Gounee Yang

Global Economic News

HYUNDAI Motor’s Ioniq 5 was selected as the “2021 Car of the Year” by the Australia’s largest media group News Corp.

According to overseas news portals including News.com.au on Monday, Ionic 5 was named the car of the year in Australia in recognition of its soft, quiet, yet powerful electric motor and fast recharging speed.

This is the first time that News Corp. has selected an electric vehicle (EV) as the car of the year.

Although judges evaluated that the driving mileage of Ioniq 5 on a single charge does not offer merit to long-distance drivers, they praised its powerful electric motor reaching the maximum torque quickly and the power flow that does not stop because there is no gear shift.

In addition, it received high scores with its fast charging speed that can be charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in 18 minutes by using a high-speed charger and drive more than 300.