Hyundai IONIQ 6 N Crowned 2026 World Performance Car

• IONIQ 6 N named 2026 World Performance Car, marking the second time in three years that Hyundai's N brand has secured the award after IONIQ 5 N in 2024
• This marks the fifth consecutive year Hyundai Motor has been honored at the World Car Awards

NEW YORK and SEOUL, South Korea, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company has achieved a significant victory at the 2026 World Car Awards, the IONIQ 6 N named the World Performance Car. The winners of the 22nd annual awards were announced live today at a ceremony during the 2026 New York International Auto Show.

"This recognition from the World Car Awards jury means a great deal to the thousands of people at Hyundai who designed, engineered, and built this vehicle. Customers appreciate great design, advanced technology, and real-world value that the IONIQ 6 N offers. We are grateful to the jury for this honor. And we are grateful to the customers around the world who choose Hyundai every day and inspire everything we build. This award belongs to them and to the team that earned it." – José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company

What Are the Key Features of the Winning Vehicle?

IONIQ 6 N triumphed in the World Performance Car category by redefining high-performance for the electric era. It combines thrilling power with sophisticated, driver-focused technology for both track and road.

• Exceptional Performance: IONIQ 6 N delivers up to 641 hp with N Grin Boost, accelerating from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds.
• Driver-Focused Features: N e-Shift provides the feel of a real gearshift, while N Active Sound+ delivers an engaging sound experience.
• Advanced Battery Technology: The 84.0 kWh battery can charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 18 minutes with a 350-kW charger under optimal conditions.

NEW YORK and SEOUL, South Korea, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company has achieved a significant victory at the 2026 World Car Awards, the IONIQ 6 N named the World Performance Car. The winners of the 22nd annual awards were announced live today at a ceremony during the 2026 New York International Auto Show.

"This recognition from the World Car Awards jury means a great deal to the thousands of people at Hyundai who designed, engineered, and built this vehicle. Customers appreciate great design, advanced technology, and real-world value that the IONIQ 6 N offers. We are grateful to the jury for this honor. And we are grateful to the customers around the world who choose Hyundai every day and inspire everything we build. This award belongs to them and to the team that earned it." – José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company

What Are the Key Features of the Winning Vehicle?

IONIQ 6 N triumphed in the World Performance Car category by redefining high-performance for the electric era. It combines thrilling power with sophisticated, driver-focused technology for both track and road.

How Do These Honors Build on Hyundai's Success at the World Car Awards?

This is the fifth consecutive year that Hyundai Motor has been recognized at the World Car Awards, a testament to its continued leadership in automotive innovation. Previous major wins include:

• 2025: INSTER (CASPER Electric) – World Electric Vehicle
• 2024: IONIQ 5 N – World Performance Car
• 2023: IONIQ 6 – World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle, World Car Design of the Year
• 2022: IONIQ 5 – World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle, World Car Design of the Year

This consistent recognition underscores Hyundai Motor's leadership as the brand continues to push the boundaries of design and technology.

More information about Hyundai Motor and its products can be found at:

https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/ or Newsroom: Media Hub by Hyundai

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Hyundai IONIQ 6 N Crowned 2026 World Performance Car

BEIJING, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- South China-located Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is embracing tangible benefits from its high-level opening up represented by the island-wide special customs operations since December 18 last year.

In the past over 100 days, a number of new foreign trade businesses completed record-filing in the tropical island province, with the gross growth up 65.7 percent from a year ago and imported zero-tariff goods and departure duty-free sales stood at nearly 1.7 billion yuan and 15.6 billion yuan respectively.

Recently, a press conference was held in Boao of Hainan Province to celebrate the 100-day-long stable, orderly special customs operations of Hainan FTP, presenting to the world the new dividends of China's high-level opening up.

Currently, Hainan is emerging as one of the new frontiers for China's opening up and a favored destination for regional cooperation, noted Cai Qiang, spokesperson for the Hainan government.

The share of local zero-tariff items has surged to 74 percent, with the total number of zero-tariff items at 6,637 ones and an aggregate of 11,773 business entities were approved to enjoy the zero-tariff policy, showed public data.

When Siemens Energy's gas turbine assembly base and service center, the first solely foreign-funded local hospital and the first foreign-funded esports industry project started construction or operation, Hainan won vote of confidence cast by foreign enterprises.

Since December 18 of 2025, 737 foreign-funded businesses were registered in Hainan FTP in the past 3-plus months, up 33.5 percent year on year.

All of the outcomes are closely related to its island-wide special customs operations, which effectively turn policy dividends into tangible results. Total imports and exports in the period exceeded 80 billion yuan, up 32.9 percent on year.

At a time when global trade faces enormous challenges, building new bridges to link different regions is of critical importance, said Holger Bingmann, vice chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, highlighting the quintessential role of Hainan FTP in crafting an ecosystem that is stable, interconnected and full of opportunities.

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