Which car will be announced next month for the ‘2024 Car of the Year’? 26 vehicles from 13 brands passed in the second half of the year

[M Today Reporter Lee Se-min] The Korea Automobile Journalists Association recently announced that as a result of the second half screening of the 2024 Car of the Year, 26 cars from 13 brands of finished and imported cars will pass the preliminary round and advance to the final screening.

The association conducted a second-half screening from January 3 to 8 for 39 new cars (including partial changes) from 13 brands released from July to December of last year, of which 26 cars from 13 brands advanced to the final race. I did it.

BMW had the largest number of vehicles that passed the second half screening at 5, followed by Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Hyundai with 3 each, Toyota with 2, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Genesis, KG Mobility, Porsche, Polestar, and Honda (brands There was one unit per person (in alphabetical order).

Every year, the association selects and announces the best cars in Korea through three evaluations of new cars released in Korea, including the first half, second half, and final evaluation. The judging is divided into eight categories, including Car of the Year, Domestic Car of the Year (or Imported Car), SUV of the Year, Utility of the Year, EV of the Year, Design of the Year, Performance of the Year, and Innovation of the Year, and is judged by the association’s 55 member companies (media outlets).) is given one company, one vote to evaluate vehicles.

The Association’s Car of the Year Selection Committee announces the Car of the Month every month, and vehicles selected as Car of the Month are given a free pass to advance to the final screening without going through the first and second half screening. The final evaluation consists of the first online evaluation and the second actual vehicle evaluation.

The Car of the Year category includes Kia the New Carnival, Ray EV, The New Sorento, Mercedes-Benz The New EQE SUV, GLC BMW 5 Series, X5, Chevrolet The New Trailblazer, Audi The New A7 55 TFSI e Quattro Premium, and Genesis. Fifteen vehicles, including the GV80 Coupe, KG Mobility Torres EVX, Toyota’s 5th generation Prius and Alphard, and Hyundai’s The All New Santa Fe and IONIQ 5N, passed the second half screening.

This year’s SUV category includes Kia the New Sorento, Mercedes-Benz the New EQE SUV, GLC, Chevrolet the New Trailblazer, Genesis GV 80 Coupe, KG Mobility Torres EVX, Hyundai the All New Santa Fe, IONIQ 5N, and the New Tucson. 9 cars were confirmed to advance to the finals.

In this year’s utility category, two vehicles, including Kia the New Carnival and Toyota Alphard, passed the second half of the screening.

With the launch of electrified models increasing every year, in this year’s EV category, four vehicles, including the Mercedes-Benz The New EQE SUV, KG Mobility Torres EVX, Toyota’s 5th generation Prius, and Hyundai’s IONIQ 5N, will compete in the final judging.

This year’s design category includes Kia the New Carnival, Ray EV, The New Sorento, Lincoln All New Nautilus, Mercedes-Benz The New EQE SUV, GLC, BMW 5 Series, i5, M2, Audi The New A7 55 TFSI e Quattro Premium, The New RS3, Genesis GV80 Coupe, KG Mobility Torres EVX, Toyota 5th generation Prius, Alphard, Porsche Cayenne, Polestar upgraded Polestar 2, Hyundai Motor Company’s All New Santa Fe, IONIQ 5N, Honda All New CR-V Hybrid, etc. 20 Master advanced to the finals.

This year’s performance category includes Mercedes-Benz the new EQE SUV, GLS, BMW i5, M2, X6 M, Audi the new RS3, the new RS7 Performance, Genesis GV80 Coupe, Porsche Cayenne, Polestar upgraded Polestar 2, and Hyundai Ioniq. 11 vehicles, including 5N, passed the second half screening.

Every year, the association selects and announces the ‘Car of the Year’, which selects the best car in Korea, and this year, the award ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 20th of next month.