Ioniq claims top motoring prize

The Hyundai Ioniq has been named Supreme Winner at the Women’s World Car of the Year.

It was “a clear winner”, with the Ioniq EV, Ioniq hybrid and PHEV plug-in hybrid treated as one car for voting purposes.

The Ioniq also won the Green Car category.

“The car that wins the Supreme award has gone through a rigorous test by 25 judges from 20 different countries who are on the panel of Women’s World Car of the Year,” Women’s World Car of the Year chief executive Sandy Myhre says.

“It’s a democratic process and cars that have won categories and the supreme winner really have to stand out.”

“It must be mentioned that Mazda did very well to have three cars nominated, and score so highly, in all three categories.”

The Mazda CX-5 was named Supreme runner up.

Previous Supreme Winners:

· 2016: Jaguar F-Pace
· 2015: Volvo XC90
· 2014: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
· 2013: Ford Fiesta Ecoboost
· 2012 Range Rover Evoque
· 2011: BMW 5 Series and Citroën DS3 (tie)
· 2010: Jaguar XF