The new generation Hyundai i20 has been awarded the Golden Steering Wheel 2015. The compact car has won the readers’ choice award in its segment and secured one of the most acclaimed accolades in the automotive industry.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015, the Golden Steering Wheel awards recognise the best new cars of the year. Organised by the German automotive magazine Auto Bild and the weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag, the awards programme is conducted in cooperation with sister publications in 20 countries. Across Europe, 425,000 readers participated in the voting.

The i20 was chosen as the small car category winner. The winners in the other categories were selected through a combination of reader voting and evaluations by a jury which included designers, chief editors, racing drivers among others. This latest accolade for the i20 follows other prestigious prizes, such as the renowned Red Dot Design award and iF Design award. It was also named ‘the best car in its class’ earlier this year in a comprehensive Auto Bild assessment of small cars.

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