Like with most things in life, many people wonder what the best car in the world is. While this question is obviously subjective, there are awards and accolades given to cars by highly respected automotive journalists around the world, like the World Car Awards, which has been running for 18 years now.

A jury composed of 102 automotive journalists from 33 countries judges cars depending on different qualities. From there, five different winners in respective categories (EV, Luxury, Urban, Performance and Design) are chosen, and finally the prestigious “World Car of the Year” award.

For 2022, we see the Hyundai Ioniq 5 win not only the coveted World Car of the Year title, but also the World Electric Vehicle of the Year and World Car Design of the Year awards. Considering that Luc Donckerwolke (the Hyundai Motor Group’s chief creative officer) also won the World Car Person of the Year award, it’s no surprise to see the Korean EV win plenty of accolades.

WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Hyundai Ioniq 5 (815 points)

Runners-up:

• Ford Mustang Mach-E (773 points)
• Kia EV6 (808 points)

WORLD ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Winner: Hyundai Ioniq 5 (815 points)

Runners-up:

• Audi e-Tron GT (779 points)
• Mercedes-Benz EQS (786 points)

WORLD CAR DESIGN

Winner: Hyundai Ioniq 5 (234 points)

Runners-up:

• Audi e-Tron GT (214 points)
• Kia EV6 (175 points)

WORLD LUXURY CAR

Winner: Mercedes-Benz EQS (789 points)

Runners-up:

• BMW iX (784 points)
• Genesis GV70 (752 points)

WORLD URBAN CAR

Winner: Toyota Yaris Cross (708 points)

Runners-up:

• Opel Mokka (707 points)
• Volkswagen Taigun (677 points)

WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR

Winner: Audi e-Tron GT (786 points)

Runners-up:

• BMW M3/M4 (746 points)
• Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ (741 points)