Kia EV3 wins Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ Award

The electric Kia EV3 SUV has been named ‘Best of the Best’ in the automobiles and vehicles category at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025.

Its accolade follows the Kia EV9’s 2024 victory and the Kia EV6’s 2022 win.

The global design award recognises the influential power of Kia’s “Opposites United’” design philosophy, says Kia.

“It is a tremendous honour to receive the 2025 Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ design award for the Kia EV3, especially after the success of the EV9, winning the same award last year,” says Kia global design head and executive vice president Karim Habib.

“The award is a reflection of the passion and dedication of Kia Design, as well as all our global colleagues, to bring relevant and meaningful mobility solutions to our users.

“Underpinned by our ‘Opposites United’ design philosophy, the EV3’s combination of strong architectural graphics, with its faceted and folded surfaces, results in an emotional design derived from logic, while our 10 material solutions ensure that our approach to mobility remains responsible,” he says.

“From the bold, progressive exterior aesthetics to the innovative living-space inspired interior, the Kia EV3 is a thoughtful product that we hope can make the lives of even more customers easier and better.”

Kia will be presented with the award at the Red Dot Gala on July 8, 2025, at the Aalto Theatre in Essen, Germany.