As a very developed place in the world's automobile industry, South Korea's car can almost be on a par with German, Japanese, and American in the world! Recently, the final results of the 2022 South Korean car of the year were announced, and it is surprising that so many excellent Korean cars have not been domestically produced.
The scope of the 2022 Korea Car of the Year selection is the model that will be released in the Korean domestic market in 2021 or whose price has been announced. Of course, not only limited to Korean cars, imported cars are also within the scope of the selection, but most of the results are korean cars elected. The selection is made by the Korean professional automotive media.
Let's take a look at which cars have won the grand prize.
[1] Kia EV6 won the Electric Crossover of the Year, Best Design of the Year.
The Kia EV6 won two awards, electric crossover of the year and best design of the year. The Kia EV6 is a pure electric vehicle developed on the latest E-GMP platform. Adopting Kia's new design style, it is currently in short supply in the Korean market.
There are four versions of this car in Korea, which are standard rear drive, standard four wheel drive, long endurance rear drive, and long endurance four wheel drive. The official guidance price is 46.3 million to 59.8 million won, equivalent to 244,700 to 316,100 yuan, and the car is likely to be domestically produced in 2022. After domestic production, it will compete with tesla model 3.
[2] Kia K8 won the internal combustion engine sedan of the year, and the Kia K8 Hybrid won the best hybrid sedan of the year
The Kia K8 also won two awards, the Internal Combustion Engine Sedan of the Year and the K8 Hybrid Sedan of the Year. The K8 is currently Kia's newest medium and large sedan, and it is launched in 2021, so although it is lower than the K9 positioning in the class, the model is very new.
With a body length of more than 5 meters, a wheelbase of 2895mm, and a body width of 1875mm, the K8 is not small in the Korean medium and large car market. In terms of power, it is equipped with a 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine and a 3.5-liter V6 naturally aspirated engine, and the entire series is matched with an 8AT gearbox. And high-end models also support four-wheel drive systems. The price is KRW 32.79 million to KRW 45.26 million, equivalent to RMB173,300 to CNY 239,200. Although the strength of this car is very strong, the probability of domestic production is very low and very low.
[3] Kia Sport run annual internal combustion engine SUV.
Kia Sportage won the best internal combustion engine SUV of the year, and this car is no stranger to us, and it will also be domestically produced in 2022. The strength of kia sporting is still good, and it has developed to the fifth generation of models, the first generation of kia sporting is the world's first urban SUV, earlier than the birth of the Toyota RAV-4.
At present, the fourth generation of Sportage is also domestically produced, called KX5 in the Chinese market, the new generation of Sportage has 1.6T gasoline and 2.0T diesel two powertrains, the gearbox uses a 7-speed dual-clutch and 8AT transmission. The Korean market price is 24.22 million to 37.31 million won, equivalent to 128,000 to 197,200 yuan.
[4] Hyundai Casper won the annual internal combustion engine crossover, the city car of the year.
Hyundai Casper is a small city SUV launched in 2021, and sales in the Korean market are very hot. Its size is small for flight. The body length is only 3595mm, the width is 1595mm, and the wheelbase is only 2400mm. The powertrain is equipped with a 1.0-liter naturally aspirated engine, a 1.0T turbocharged engine, and a 4-speed automatic transmission. Driving such a small car is also enough, the price is 13.85 million to 19.6 million won, equivalent to 73,200 to 103,600 yuan, and the cost performance is also very high.
[5] Hyundai Starria won the MPV of the Year.
Hyundai Starria won the MPV of the Year, a model that is one circle larger than the size of the Buick GL8, and adopts a very classic bullet design in appearance, which is very good-looking and also very technological.
In terms of size, the body length is 5255mm, the width is 1995mm, the height is 2000mm, the wheelbase is 3275mm, and it supports up to four rows of 11 seats in Korea.
In terms of power, it is equipped with two powertrains of 2.2T diesel and 3.5 LPG, and the transmission supports two gearboxes: 6-speed manual and 8AT transmissions. In terms of price, it is priced at 25.16 million to 41.05 million won, equivalent to 133,000 to 217,000 yuan.
[6] Hyundai Avante N won the performance sedan of the year.
Although the hyundai Elantra is domestically produced, the Elantra N is not domestically produced, and the Elantra N not only uses a larger displacement engine, but also adjusts the performance in terms of the exterior and interior.
Powered by a 2.0T engine, matched with a 6MT or 8DCT gearbox, it travels east with 280 hp and 400 Nm of torque, and the performance is very powerful, which can be called a small steel cannon.
The price is 32.12 million to 34.02 million won, equivalent to 169,800 to 179,800 yuan.
[7] The GeniseyS GV60 won the Electric SUV of the Year.
The GenisesYS GV60 won the Electric Vehicle of the Year, it is the first pure electric sedan developed by Geniseses on the new E-GMP platform, and the exterior follows the geniseys family design, which I personally do not like very much. I don't feel as good looking as the GV80, the GV70 design. However, its interior design is not bad, and the crystal rotating block is the first of Geniseith.
The battery capacity is 77.4kwh battery, and the mileage varies from 368 km to 451 km depending on the rear drive and the four wheel drive.
In terms of price, it is 59.9 million to 70.4 million won, equivalent to 316,600 to 372,200 yuan.
[8] The GeniseyS G90 won the Luxury Car of the Year.
The GenisesYS G90 won luxury car of the year, which is still well deserved for this award. G90 is a new replacement model launched by Genices in 2021, after several generations of model development, G90 has finally come out of its own characteristics in design.
In terms of power, it is equipped with a 3.5T V6 engine, and the transmission is an 8AT transmission, which supports two types of drive: rear drive and four-wheel drive. The G90 will also be the first car in South Korea to achieve L3 level autonomous driving.
In terms of price, it is priced at 89.57 million to 93.07 million won, equivalent to 473,500 to 492,000 yuan.
[9] The New Rexton Sports won the pickup of the year.
SsangYong The New Rexton Sports won the pickup of the year, which I can't agree with, because the Korean market is the only pickup truck model, and there are no other competitors. And the current situation of SsangYong Automobile is not very good. The positioning and size of this pickup truck are similar to those of the domestic gun pickup truck, and the power it is equipped with has always become a 2.2T diesel engine, and the gearbox is a 6AT gearbox. It is priced at KRW 29.9 million to KRW 41.85 million, or RMB157,800 to CNY 220,900.
【10】Mercedes-Benz new EQS electric sedan of the year.
Mercedes-Benz EQS is the only non-Korean imported car, it is estimated to make the list look more fair, otherwise it is a Korean car, which is really unfair. The EQS won the Electric Sedan of the Year, which is also well deserved, because it uses a lot of Mercedes-Benz's innovative technology.
And these Korean brand models on the list, so far, there is actually no domestic one, I hope that these excellent models can be produced as soon as possible, so that Chinese users can see what the really good Korean cars look like.