Steve Fowler looks back at 2023 and thinks it’s been a great year for Kia.
It’s Christmas, so it’s time to look back on what the past 12 months have brought us car fans. I thought I’d reflect on the car maker that – in my view – has had the best year of the lot. It does seem to be the awards season, so I’ll don my tuxedo and announce my car brand of 2023 as… Kia.
Whether it’s the affordable Picanto or the brand’s brilliant new range topper, the EV9 (described by John McIlroy as ‘the best Kia ever’ – and he doesn’t give praise lightly!), Kia is making cars that tick the right boxes for a wide variety of car buyers.
Having been privy to some of the stuff the firm has coming in 2024 and beyond, I reckon the success story will run and run.
Honourable mentions for 2023 also go to MG – the new Cyberster could be the perfect electric roadster – while my Bated Breath awards for 2024 go to Jaguar (at long last), Volkswagen (for how excited I am about Thomas Schafer’s reinvention of the brand), and Renault for its continued Renaulution. Let’s see.