Genesis G80, GV70 electric models win Canada Car of the Year awards

Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that its Electrified G80 and Electrified GV70 earned prizes at the 2024 Canadian Car of the Year Awards (CCOTY).

Electrified G80 won the Electric Car of the Year and Electrified GV70 got the Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).

CCOTY Awards have been simplified into four categories: Canadian Car of the Year, Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year, Canadian Electric Car of the Year, and Canadian Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year.

All 2024 model-year vehicles – more than 200 – are eligible for the CCOTY Awards including those newly designed, recently refreshed, and carried over from last year.

AJAC is an association of professional journalists, writers, photographers, and corporate members whose focus is the automobile and the Canadian automotive industry.

The program's more than 50 jurors are based right across Canada. CCOTY is Canada's only vehicle awards scheme in which the jurors drive every vehicle they vote on. Vehicles are tested on the same roads and in the same conditions faced by Canadian drivers from coast to coast every day.

It's the latest of several CCOTY awards in recent years for Genesis, for whom the gas-powered G80 model was a CCOTY category winner in 2021. There were two other finalists – the Hyundai motor IONIQ 5 and Kia EV9 – in the final vote.

The jurors praised the Electrified G80 for its elegant design and stable performance, while the Electrified GV70 was recognized for its high-quality finish and powerful, quiet driving experience.

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