Kia has won three awards at the 2025 What Car? Car of the Year awards, with major category wins for the Kia EV3 and Sportage, as well as the upcoming EV4.
The What Car? Awards remain arguably the most prestigious in the automotive industry, with the winners being chosen after extensive testing and assessing everything from comfort to cost, practicality to performance and refinement to reliability to determine 16 category champions.
Kia EV3 won small electric SUV of the year at the What Car? Awards. Kia’s most affordable EV to date, the model offers class-leading space and seating for five and a range of up to 375 miles on a single charge. Its innovative driving technologies, including its new regenerative braking system. The EV3 ranges from £32,999 for the Kia EV3 Air up to £42,995 for the Kia EV3 GT-Line S.
For the third consecutive year, the Kia Sportage has been named ‘Best Family SUV’, with several factors including value-for-money and practicality making it the publication’s choice for hassle-free family motoring. The Kia Sportage comes with 12.3-inch panoramic display with wireless Apple CarPlay, heated front seats and advanced safety features like forward collision-avoidance, lane-keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control. The Kia Sportage ranges from £27,390 for the Kia Sportage '2' up to £44, 250 for the Kia Sportage PHEV GT-Line S
Following in the footsteps of Kia’s flagship EV, the EV9, the Kia EV4 has been named winner of the ‘Readers’ Choice’ Award. This trophy is voted for by What Car? readers, who chose the upcoming EV4 as their most highly anticipated new car of 2025, the vehicle’s first ever award from any publication, worldwide.