Haven’t Kept Up With Hyundai’s Latest Awards? We’ll Fill You In
2017 is under way and car dealerships are filled with the 2017 lineups of your favorite automakers. With the newest vehicles available to the public, industry organizations and media outlets are, in turn, heaping deserved praise on the crème de la crème on the motor market.
Hyundai is scooping up its fair share of awards this season. If you’re interested in knowing how the Korean brand is doing in terms of top safety, quality, and value awards, read on.
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All the 2017 Hyundai Awards You Need to Know
2017 Hyundai Elantra
- 1.4-liter turbocharged DOHC engine on Ward’s Top 10 Best Engines of 2017
- Best midsize sedan at the Car and Bike Awards 2017
- Best New Small Car by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada
- Earned 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ status
- #8 in Mercury Insurance’s survey of 10 most affordable cars to insure
- Nominee for 2017 World Car of the Year in the World Car Awards
- Earned NHTSA 4-Star Overall Safety Rating
2017 Hyundai Sonata
- BestRide.com’s list of BestRides in 2016 in midsize car category
- Best Car for the Money via US News & World Report
- Kelley Blue Book’s #2 Best New Car Lease Deal for January 2017
- US News and World Report’s Best Midsize Car for the Money
- Member of The Car Book’s BEST BETS list
- Earned 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ status
- Earned NHTSA 5-Star Overall Safety Rating
- Hybrid edition is Automotive Best Buy by Consumers Digest
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe & Santa Fe Sport:
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
- Named best large crossover by the Hispanic Motor Press
- Member of The Car Book’s BEST BETS list
- BestRide.com’s list of BestRides in 2016 in compact crossover category
- Earned 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ status
- Earned NHTSA 5-Star Overall Safety Rating
- Recipients of 2017 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards
- Winner of 2016 Red Dot Design Award
- 2016 GOOD DESIGN Award winner from Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
- 2016 GOOD DESIGN Award winner from European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
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