IONIQ 6 N wins

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 N won the 2026 World Performance Car award on April 1 at the New York International Auto Show. (worldcarawards.com) The World Car Awards announced the result during its live finals in New York City, where the program said 98 automotive journalists from 33 countries vote by secret ballot and KPMG tabulates the results. (worldcarawards.com) The IONIQ 6 N beat four other finalists in the performance category: BMW M2 CS, Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, Defender OCTA, and Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro. (worldcarawards.com) The award puts an electric sedan in a category long dominated by gasoline sports cars, and it gives Hyundai another World Performance Car win after the IONIQ 5 N took the same title in 2024. (worldcarawards.com) Hyundai has been stacking World Car Awards across the IONIQ line: the IONIQ 6 won World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle, and World Car Design of the Year in 2023. (worldcarawards.com) This year’s broader results also underscored how much the awards field has shifted toward electric models. The BMW iX3 won both 2026 World Car of the Year and World Electric Vehicle, while Lucid Gravity won World Luxury Car. (worldcarawards.com) The World Car Awards are tied closely to the New York show calendar. The 2026 industry program at the Javits Center listed the World Car Awards on April 1 as part of the show’s opening events. (autoshowny.com) For Hyundai, the result extends a streak: the company now has recent World Car Awards wins for design, electric vehicle, overall car of the year, and performance — with the IONIQ 6 N adding the latest trophy in New York. (worldcarawards.com)