Kia EV9 wins Golden Steering Wheel

The new Kia flagship EV9 remains on course for success: after being named "German Luxury Car of the Year 2024" at the beginning of September, the seven-seater electric car has now won the "Golden Steering Wheel 2023" in the "Family Cars" category. The most important German automotive award, presented by "AUTO BILD" and "BILD am SONNTAG", was launched in 1976 and combines a public vote with an expert verdict: from the total of 57 new cars nominated by the editorial teams of the two media this year, their readers chose the 21 finalists, three in each of the competition's seven vehicle categories. These models were then extensively tested by the prominent 19-member jury in the final round of the competition at the DEKRA-Lausitzring. For the first time this year, the jury also included the results of two preliminary tests in their assessments: DEKRA tested the assistance