The Kia Sportage was named “Car of the Year 2023” for Greece at an event held on the evening of Monday, December 12, 2022 at Domotel Kastri with industry leaders, representatives from institutions and central political venues.

The Korean SUV scored 399 points, ahead of the Opel Astra with 276 points and the BMW X1 with 258 points. The final ten of this year’s public vote also included Peugeot 308 (258 points), DS 4 (239 points), Toyota Yaris Cross (226 points), Dacia Jogger (218 points), Alfa Romeo Tonale (214 points), Hyundai Ioniq. 5 (211 points) and Skoda Fabia (201 points).

Cars were judged primarily on the basis of the needs and priorities of the average driver. The selection criteria relate to technology, safety, quality, completeness of the range, environmental friendliness, as well as the cost of acquisition and use.

As a reminder, the members of the journalistic institution “Car of the Year for Greece” gathered on the Megara motorway on December 5, 2022, where all 10 new models-candidates of the final stage once again drove: Alfa Romeo Tonale. , BMW X1 , Dacia Jogger, DS 4, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia Sportage, Opel Astra, Peugeot 308, Skoda Fabia, Toyota Yaris. won the title:

16 YEARS

• 2007 Seat Leon
• 2008 Mazda 2
• 2009 Honda Jazz
• 2010 Skoda Yeti
• 2011 Volvo C60
• 2012 Lancia Upsilon
• 2013 Volvo B40
• 2014 Renault Clio
• 2015 Opel Corsa
• 2016 Jeep Renegade
• 2017 Citroen C3
• 2018 Ford Fiesta
• 2019 Skoda Karok
• 2020 Peugeot 208
• 2021 Renault Kaptur
• 2022 Hyundai Tucson