Port of Hambantota wins big at Global Port Forum Awards 2021 – The Island
The Kia EV6 battery-electric vehicle wins the top “Car of the Year” award for the Korean automaker, ahead of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Peugeot 308, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Renault Mégane E-Tech and others. others
EV6 also received Red Dot Design ‘Best of the Best’ and ‘Innovative Products’ awards
Eight Kia vehicles win TSP and TSP+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
New cars are rare in Sri Lanka, but Kia auto owners have reason to cheer on the popular Korean nameplate that roared in 2022 by winning the coveted European Car of the Year award, two Red Dot Design and a remarkable eight Top Safety Pick (TSP) from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Kia’s groundbreaking EV6, the brand’s first dedicated battery-electric vehicle (BEV), which stands out for its super-fast charging, quick acceleration and zero emissions, has been crowned “2022 Car of the Year” at the of the prestigious European Car of the Year (COTY) Awards, beating shortlisted Hyundai IONIQ 5, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Škoda Enyaq iV, Cupra Born, Renault Mégane E-Tech and Peugeot 308. Notably, the EV6 is the first automobile Kia to win a European Car of the Year Award.
The EV6 also took overall victory in the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards 2022, one of the world’s largest design competitions, winning “Red Dot: Best of the Best” for its cutting-edge design and avant-garde and the Red Dot category. “Innovative Products” award.
Meanwhile, the Kia Telluride, Sorento, Seltos and Carnival built after March 2021 (with specific headlights), as well as the Kia Sportage and Soul (with optional forward collision avoidance and specific headlights) have all received TSP awards, while that the Kia K5 and Stinger sedans qualified as TSP+ winners.
All 2022 TSP winners received “good” ratings in six crash tests – driver side small front overlap, passenger side small front overlap, front moderate overlap, factory side, roof strength and downforce tests -head – as well as an “advanced” or “superior” rating for the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian frontal crash prevention assessments. Additionally, the vehicle must have at least one headlight system available that achieves a “Good” or “Acceptable” rating. For a TSP+ designation, the “good” or “acceptable” headlamp system must be standard equipment.
Kia Motors (Lanka) Managing Director Mr. Andrew Perera described the news of the awards as electrifying news for Kia enthusiasts in Sri Lanka who have not been able to experience the latest models due to vehicle restrictions. import to hold currencies. “The EV6 in particular is an exciting sign of what’s yet to come in our evolving electrified lineup, and we look forward to when we can resume importing new world-class models from Kia, including the Award-winning EV6 that combines the best of eco-friendly operation with adrenaline-pumping performance,” he said.
The Kia EV6 is positioned as the embodiment of the new Kia. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds in the standard version and in 3.5 seconds in the GT version, can reach a top speed of 260 km/h, can travel up to 528 km with a single charge in the GT version. long-range version and get a high-speed 800V charge from 10-80% in just 18 minutes, all emission-free.
At the 2022 European Car of the Year awards, the Kia EV6 was voted the winner by a 61-person jury of highly respected motoring journalists from 23 European countries. The SUV was initially shortlisted for the “European Car of the Year” award alongside more than sixty models launched in 2021. In November 2021, the COTY jury narrowed this long list down to a shortlist of seven candidates, six of which were electric vehicles. (EV), further demonstrating the growing importance of electric vehicles to consumers as society moves towards a new future of mobility.
The EV6 is the first of seven dedicated electric vehicle models that Kia plans to launch by 2026. The all-electric crossover will play a key role in the company’s plans to become one of the world’s leading providers of power solutions. sustainable mobility.
The 2022 European Car of the Year award is the latest in a growing number of top accolades bestowed on the Kia EV6 since its introduction last year. Other titles recently won include: Irish Car of the Year 2022; 2022 What car? “Car of the Year”; “Crossover of the Year” at the 2021 TopGear.com Awards; “Premium” winner of the German Car of the Year 2022 awards; and co-winner of the first prize “Best cars of the year” 2021/2022.
Kia Motors (Lanka) has represented the Kia brand in Sri Lanka since 1996 and has helped make it one of the country’s most beloved automotive brands. The company’s Rs 800 million logistics center in Malabe is supported by a sales and service network run by wholly owned subsidiaries Carplan and Autopoint (Kurunegala) as 3S dealers. Kia Motors (Lanka) also has showrooms in Kandy and Matara, has appointed service dealerships in Ampara, Galle and Ratnapura, and franchised spare parts dealerships in Colombo, Moratuwa, Gampaha, Kandy, Ratnapura, Anuradhapura , Batticaloa and Matara.
