The Hyundai Santa Fe is the top award winner in the 2025 Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) awards. It's the 'Supreme Winner' out of winners in six model categories: Urban Model, Compact SUV, Large Car, Large SUV, 4×4 and Pick-Up, Performance and Luxury Car. Brand awards were also give to Best Tech and the Sandy Myhre Award for the most pro-woman brand.
There were a total of 81 candidates in the running to win one of the WWCOTY categories this year. To be eligible, a vehicle must have been launched in at least two continents or 40 countries between January and December 2024.
The WWCOTY consists of a organization of 82 women motoring journalists from 55 countries on five continents. It's the only all-female jury in the automotive industry worldwide.
“The work of the juries has not been easy because this year there have been more contenders than ever before. There are new brands and models with an ever-increasing quality,” says Marta García, president of the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year. “No vote has been given at random. They have all been subjected to demanding test drives, detailed analysis, and demanding competitor studies. That’s why the WWCOTY awards are a benchmark for millions of buyers around the world.”
2025 Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year Winners
'Supreme Winner" - Hyundai Santa Fe
Photo: Hyundai
Hyundai says the SANTA FE stood out for its exceptional driving experience, interior flexibility, design approach and hybrid powertrains. The automaker says judges remarked on the SANTA FE’s “spacious interior” and its “futuristic and very distinctive design”, highlighting that “the comfort on board is at the level of premium cars”.
Category Winners
WWCOTY says all these vehicles represent excellence in terms of safety, driving, technology, comfort, efficiency, environmental impact, value for money and gender equality.
- Urban Model - Mini Cooper
- Compact SUV- Kia EV3
- Large Car - Audi A6 e-tron
- Large SUV - Hyundai Santa Fe
- 4×4 and Pick-up - Toyota Land Cruiser
- Performance and Luxury car - Porsche Panamera
- Best Tech Award - BYD
- Sandy Myhre Award for the most committed brand for women - Volvo
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