SEVEN KIA MODELS WIN 2025 CAR AND DRIVER EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS

• K5, EV6, Niro Hybrid, EV9, Carnival, Carnival Hybrid, and Telluride were among 20 winners selected from more than 450 models tested
• The winning Kia models range across the automaker's diverse lineup of gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrids and EVs

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Kia models were named to the 2025Car and DriverEditors' Choice Awards list, representing the publication's annual "honor roll" of automotive excellence. The winners, all 2025 model year vehicles, include the K5, EV6, Niro Hybrid, EV9, Carnival, Carnival Hybrid and the 2025 Car and Driver10Best-winning Telluride (six-time winner).

"With seven models earning a place on this prestigious list, Kia has proven its excellence across the board - from gas-powered vehicles to hybrids and EVs," said Steven Center, COO & EVP, Kia America. "This achievement reinforces our commitment to delivering cutting-edge design, quality, and performance across our entire lineup."

Car and Driver'swinning choices were selected from nearly 500 models that the editors tested, rated, and ranked across 45 market vehicle segments-from small SUVs to electric sedans and from luxury sports cars to heavy-duty pickup trucks. The top vehicles in their segments are ones Car and Driver editors would confidently recommend to readers, family, and friends, helping shoppers easily identify the best options on the market.

"The Editors' Choice award recognizes performance, value, and mission fulfillment and Kia's lineup of gas, hybrid, and electrics have won seven for 2025," said Tony Quiroga, Editor-in-Chief, Car and Driver.

Editors' Choice winners are selected based on Car and Driver's rigorous testing, expert evaluations, value, driving enjoyment, and segment rankings. Only 2025 models the staff has personally tested are eligible.

This latest honor comes on the heels of the 2025 Telluride being named to Car and Driver's coveted 10Best Trucks and SUVs list for the sixth consecutive year.

Kia America - about us

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys. Kia is recognized as one of the TIME World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2024. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and WNBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles sold through a network of over 775 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.

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*Select trims of the 2025 all-electric EV9 all-electric three-row SUV, as well as the Sportage (excludes HEV/PHEV), Sorento (excludes HEV/PHEV), and Telluride are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.

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