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

Seven Kia models were named to the 2025 Car and Driver Editors’ 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 Driver 10Best-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’s winning 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.