Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 Wins Another Award for 2023

What is the Best Electric Vehicle to Buy in 2023?

Many dealerships you may visit will likely tell you they have the “best” vehicles available. Of course, it’s hard to take their word for it. After all, many of them are loyal to a specific brand. 

Here at Hyundai of Bellingham, we don’t expect you to just take our word for how great our Hyundai models are. We certainly think they are some of the best options available on the market today, but we also want you to come to that conclusion for yourself. This is especially true when it comes to buying an electric vehicle, a segment that has seen so much advancement in such a short amount of time that it can be difficult to know who holds an edge in today’s electric mobility landscape.

Top Pick Family EVs

Thankfully, you don’t have to just guess, and you don’t have to take any dealership purely at their word (though our word at Hyundai of Bellingham is worth trusting). Instead, you can ask Cars.com or another third party. In this case, we’ll use Cars.com as an example, as the website recently released its Top Pick awards.

As we mentioned, the desire to know which models stand out is particularly critical when it comes to electric vehicles. According to Cars.com, it’s Hyundai that stands out. We’re talking specifically about the 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5, which earned a Top Pick award for the Family EV category. So, if there was any concern that an electric vehicle couldn’t be a family vehicle as well, this award puts that concern to bed. 

IONIQ 5 Family-Friendly Features

Of course, the question is, why was the IONIQ 5 the top family EV for 2023? Well, it certainly helps when you are named the top EV overall as well, but that’s beside the point.

[Read more: Car and Driver Names IONIQ 5 a Top EV]

When it comes to family-friendly features, the IONIQ 5 is jam-packed. It all starts with its Electric-Global Modular Platform. If that word salad doesn’t mean anything to you, that’s OK. All you need to know is that it gives the IONIQ 5 more interior room (106.5 cubic feet of it to be exact), and that means more space for kids in the back seat as they grow. The rear seats also give kids access to a wireless phone charger and USB port, making it easy to stay charged and entertained on those long road trips. With the rear seats up, the vehicle can still offer 27.2 cubic feet of cargo space for luggage, groceries, sports gear or whatever else your family needs to haul around.

The 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 starts at an MSRP of $41,450, and if you’re interested, you can test drive it here at Hyundai of Bellingham.