How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Every Multipurpose Vehicle (MPV) that qualifies for this category needs to be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs and sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE). Easy peasy.

Meet The Contenders

Representing the UK is the MG M9 (left), flying China’s flag is the Denza D9 Grandeur (right), and championing Germany is the Opel Combo e-Life.

The MG M9 is capacious and comfortably seats seven. It’s loaded with features and creature comforts, tech is pretty good, and is practical to the hilt. Despite it’s huge size, the M9 looks sharp from the front and rear. It’s silent, brisk and rides very smoothly.

The Denza D9 Grandeur is BYD’s answer to premium MPVs. It looks bold on the outside, sumptuously appointed with upmarket looking and feeling materials on the inside, and tech is well integrated. Lots of features and creature comforts abound for occupants to play with as the D9 glides along in almost eerie silence and soaks up undulations along the way.

The Opel Combo e-Life prefers to keep things simple, down to earth and practical. Its got an airy ambience on the inside, hard-wearing materials that will likely stand up to abuse from the young’uns, and sufficient tech to get things done but not get in the way. It rides smooth, relaxed and silent, and will keep your clan happy on the obligatory family outings.

Three came, but there’s one clear winner.

AutoApp Car Of The Year Best Cat B Single Motor SUV EV
Denza D9 Grandeur

The Denza D9 Grandeur takes the W with 423 points. Despite being BYD’s first foray into the premium segment, the D9 knocks it out of the park. The way ‘upmarket’ is executed here is just brilliant, and it showed with the final decision being unanimous.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

Congratulations to the Denza D9 Grandeur for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Cat B MPV EV!

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How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Every Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that qualifies for this category needs to be powered solely by electricity from battery packs, propelled by two electric motors and sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE).

Meet The Contenders

First, the Asians. Clockwise, from top left, representing South Korea are the Hyundai IONIQ 5 Inspiration AWD and Kia EV9 GT-Line, and flying China’s flag is the Zeekr X AWD.

Next, a Brit and two Germans. Clockwise, from top left, the Mini Countryman SE ALL4, Smart #1 Brabus, and Porsche Macan 4 respectively.

Finally, a German duo and a Czech. Clockwise, from top left, the Volkswagen ID.4 GTX and ID.5 GTX, and Skoda Enyaq Coupe vRS respectively.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 Inspiration AWD enters the Cat B Dual Motor SUV EV game with a blocky yet curvy physique, lots of tech and creature comforts, space and practicality for days. It also features discreet yet properly-potent performance that’ll knock your socks off.

If it’s a large SUV EV you want, the Kia EV9 has you covered. Imposing and enormous on the outside, cavernous on the inside, the EV9 comes festooned with tech and creature comforts. Brisk on its wheels, comfortable and quiet on the move, this behemoth of an SUV EV has a lot going for it.

The Zeekr X AWD covers the 0-100km/h sprint in 3.8 seconds, courtesy of 428hp and 534Nm of torque. But don’t let those stats scare you. It can also carry five in a premium-feeling, tech-centric and practical cabin in quietness and relative comfort.

For more practicality and the famous badge, the Mini Countryman SE ALL4 hits the spot in the Cat B dual motor SUV EV segment. It’s got the desirable Mini looks and design language. Its interior is cheerful, with suitable tech, pretty good space and practicality. It’s zippy and able to cruise in comfort and silence.

Curves, cuteness and performance beget the Smart #1 Brabus. It’s pretty spacious inside, with colourful displays and juxtaposed light and dark materials that speak of electric muscle. Loaded with tech and good features, this Brabus is keen to blast off and be playful through corners.

For an EV SUV with a badge that stands for sportiness, look no further than the Porsche Macan 4. It sure looks like a Macan, albeit updated for the present. It goes, turns and stops like a Macan should. And it’s got a pretty spacious and practical interior with the right amount of tech. Nice!

The Volkswagen ID.4 GTX brings the essentials over from its non-GTX variant. It’s easy to drive, well-behaved on the road, employs good-feeling materials on the interior and is pretty spacious and practical. Add to that more traction from power being sent to all four wheels, and a modest increase in power, and the ID.4 GTX feels a bit more zippy without any added nausea.

Pretty much the same can be said about its sibling, the Volkswagen ID.5 GTX. It’s essentially the ID.4 GTX but with a more attractive sloping coupe-like roofline and more street cred to boot. If sleeker looks matter, then the ID.5 GTX is the way to go.

Which then brings us to the Skoda Enyaq Coupe vRS. Sharing the same platform as the earlier two Veedubs, the Enyaq adds thoughtful user-friendly touches on the inside. It’s spacious and practical, and its tech-integration is more thoughtful than VW’s. It looks smart and sharp, is pretty quick and handles corners very well.

Nine came to battle, and one stood tall.

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Mini Countryman SE ALL4

The win goes to the Mini Countryman SE ALL4 with 398 points. It feels the most complete package of the Cat B dual motor SUV EV group. Plus, no one can overlook the brand cachet of the MINI badge.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

Congratulations to the Mini Countryman SE ALL4 for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Cat B Dual Motor SUV EV!

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How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Every Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that qualifies for this category needs to be powered solely by electricity from battery packs, propelled by a single electric motor, sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE), and priced above S$250,000 in Singapore’s market.

Meet The Contenders

Representing Stuttgart, Germany are two facelifted Mercedes-Benz siblings, the EQA (left) and EQB (right).

Flying the flag for Ingolstadt, Germany is the Audi Q4 e-tron (left), and championing Japan is the Nissan Ariya (right).

The Mercedes-Benz EQA takes the efficiency-driven EQ design aesthetic and shrink-wraps it onto a more petite package. With plush and upmarket-feeling materials on the inside, along with sufficient tech to keep younger owners happy, the EQA offers a silent cruise to those who journey within it.

The Mercedes-Benz EQB, brings a taller and more practical body shape to the Cat B single motor SUV game. It’s more spacious on the inside, can seat seven in a pinch, and has sufficient tech. It’s easy to drive, easy to place, and silent and comfortable on the move.

The Audi Q4 e-tron offers a silent, smooth and refined ride in a coupe-like body style. However, it can also cleanly carve out corners if one so desires. Audi’s implementation of tech is spot-on without being overboard, and the interior feels upmarket and is practical.

The Japanese take on the Cat B single motor EV SUV comes in the form of the Nissan Ariya. Futuristic and familiar feeling, the Ariya is streamlined and elegant on the outside and upmarket-minimalist on the inside. With well-integrated tech, it’s spacious, practical and drives with the agility of a sports car.

Decisions, decisions…

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Nissan Ariya

The Nissan Ariya takes the W with 401 points. Despite delays due to the chip shortage, Nissan has produced a very respectable and desirable electric SUV. And it showed with our votes being unanimous.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

Congratulations to the Nissan Ariya for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Cat B Single Motor SUV EV!

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How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Every Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that qualifies for this category needs to be powered solely by electricity from battery packs, propelled by only one electric motor, sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE) and priced at or below S$250,000 with COE.

Imagine calling a quarter of a million dollars ‘affordable.‘ Welcome to Singapore, folks!

Meet The Contenders

Flying the Swedish flag is the Volvo EX30 (left), and representing Germany is the Smart #1 Pro+ (right).

Next, also representing Germany in the form of two Volkswagen siblings are the ID.4 (left) and ID.5 (right).

Finally we have a trio of SUV EVs hailing from China. Clockwise, from top left, are the Zeekr X Standard, XPeng G6 Long Range and Omoda E5.

The Volvo EX30 has a sharp, muscular exterior that looks fresh. Its interior is tech-centric, yet minimalist and the material quality make it a pleasant place to be. Its ride quality is excellent and the EX30 is easy to pootle about in town. Plus, it has enough grunt to put a surprised smile on your face.

If its curves and cuteness you’re after, the Smart #1 Pro+ has you covered. This compact SUV EV is pretty spacious inside, and its colourful displays and light materials offer a refreshingly pleasant environment. With lots of tech and good features, the #1 Pro+ doesn’t just look attractive but it can also go like the clappers.

The Volkswagen ID.4 is easy to drive and well-behaved on the roads. It employs materials on the interior that feel good and lift airiness. Speaking of the latter, it’s also pretty spacious and practical. All of this wrapped up in a pleasant exterior that takes design cues from Volkswagens of yore.

Its sibling, the Volkswagen ID.5 is essentially the ID.4 but with a sloping coupe-esque roofline. Street cred instantly upped. It’s also is easy to drive, has an interior that feels airy and is still quite practical and spacious. If sleeker looks matter, then the ID.5 is definitely up your alley.

Sharing the same platform as the Smart #1 and the Volvo EX30, the Zeekr X has a design that can be described as quirky and polarizing. It’s quick on its wheels and will delight its owner with a tech-focused interior and with materials and colours that are pleasing to the eye and skin. Plus it has some fun and quirky tricks up its sleeve too.

The XPeng G6 is keen to flex its eco credentials. With a smooth and sleek facade, brisk and instant acceleration and quiet cruising, the G6 also offers tech-up-the-wazoo on the inside, along with a pleasant unpretentious vibe. Plus it’s spacious and practical too.

That the Omoda E5 looks like a Japanese SUV speaks well to its design language. Its swooping in the right places and sharp in others. The interior feels pretty posh, is tech-centric and is spacious and pretty practical. The E5 delivers a nice and smooth gentle cruise, for this is its raison d’être.

Seven diverse choices. Which to crown the winner?

AutoApp Car Of The Year Best Budget SUV EV
Zeekr X Standard

The win goes to the Zeekr X Standard with 362 points. Considering its price to performance to features proportions, it offers the most value-for-money in the Budget SUV EV segment.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

Congratulations to the Zeekr X Standard for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Budget SUV EV!

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How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Every premium sedan that qualifies for this category needs to be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs, sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE), and priced mid-to-upper table in Singapore’s market.

Meet The Contenders

Representing Bavaria, Germany is the BMW i5 eDrive40 (left). Championing the UK is the Lotus Emeya S (right).

Flying the Swedish flag is the Polestar 2 Standard range Single motor (left). And singing the song of Stuttgart, Germany is the Porsche Taycan (right).

Owing to its wheelbase that’s longer than that of an E65 standard-wheelbase 7 Series from the 2000s, the BMW i5 is very spacious on the inside for passengers.

It feels upmarket and executive, is festooned with tech and premium materials, and is quick and comfortable. The i5 is an excellent middle-ground for those who don’t want to step up to an i7.

Sleek, swooping lines define the Lotus Emeya. A departure from Lotuses of yore, this is the company’s first four door supercar-sedan Hyper-GT.

With a bold, almost decadent interior, the Emeya is tech-centric, spacious and practical. Plus it has performance that will rip your face off and leave it splattered on the inside of the sloping rear windscreen, with Cheshire-cat grin still intact.

The revised Polestar 2 adopts rear-wheel drive and is better for it. Its suspension has also been reworked, making it a better cruiser than before.

Despite being tech-centric, minimalism is still the theme here, but there’s nothing minimalist about the way it goes. It’s also pretty practical and a nice place to be.

Say Porsche Taycan and pretty much everyone will know that you’re referring to a performance-oriented premium sedan EV. Practical, and with sufficient tech, the Taycan is also comfortable on the cruise while being able to dance through corners. And it’s fast!

Four varied choices, but there was one clear winner.

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Lotus Emeya S

The Lotus Emeya S takes the W with 401 points. That Lotus could produce such an exhilarating super sedan on its first attempt requires demands top kudos. Gawd it looks gorgeous!

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

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How Does ACOTY Define This Class?

Every sedan that qualifies for this category needs to be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs, and sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE). Done.

Meet The Contenders

Clockwise, from top left, firstly representing China is the BYD Seal Performance. Next, flying the South Korean flag is the Hyundai IONIQ 6 Prestige 77kWh. Finally, championing USA is the Tesla Model 3 Highland.

The BYD Seal’s sharp, muscular looks turns heads wherever it goes. People stop and point, and this speaks volumes to BYD’s design language. Lots of tech features on the inside, along with creature comforts. And its performance can snap your neck and make your passengers scream with glee.

No prizes for guessing which one of us still refers to the Hyundai IONIQ 6 as “my Korean Saab.” Insert lots of lovey-dovey emojis before and after.

Love or hate it, it’s got a very unique look that turns snaps heads as it glides silently by. Add to that a technology-infused interior, sufficient passenger space, decent ride comfort and fast charging, and you’ve got yourself a very unique Cat B Sedan EV here.

The Tesla Model 3 is readily recognised on the roads. With an ultra-minimalist theme both inside and out, tech up the wazoo, uniquely-Tesla quirks and stable yet playful characteristics, the Model 3 has every right to be in this competition.

Exciting, innit?

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Hyundai IONIQ 6 Prestige 77kWh

The win goes to the Hyundai IONIQ 6 Prestige 77kWh with 429 points. In the Cat B sedan EV segment, the IONIQ 6 feels like the most well-rounded and complete package.

More on the scoring categories used to derive points here.

Congratulations to the Hyundai IONIQ 6 Prestige 77kWh for winning the AutoApp Car of the Year 2025 Best Cat B Sedan EV!

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Avid readers of AutoApp will not be strangers to the Hyundai Ioniq 6. We’ve tested practically the entire range at this point, and each variant continues to charm us with market-leading specs and thoughtful practicality.

Though, I’ll wager this single-motor long-range variant is the cream of the crop.

It just feels right

For prospective buyers, this is essentially the Cat B Ioniq 6. Hyundai has kept it simple with a 77kWh battery feeding a rear-mounted motor, and you only get one trim option – Prestige. If you want the fancier Inspiration trim, you’ll have to throw in another motor for the dual-motor setup. 

To me, this is the sweet spot. You don’t get the sluggishness of the Cat A variant, nor the neck-snapping speed of the dual motor.

With a century sprint time of 7.4 seconds, it strikes a nice balance of power. EVs come with the added bonus of instant torque, so a quick tap on the throttle is all you need to weave through city traffic with ease.

Surprisingly, the Ioniq 6 is also quite engaging when you throw it into corners. Thanks to its low centre of gravity, it feels planted and balanced, even when the road starts to twist.

Hyundai hasn’t skimped on the details either. One notable feature are the steering wheel paddles that let you toggle through different levels of regenerative braking. It’s all intuitive, something you’ll quickly get used to and appreciate.

Despite all the tech under the skin, driving the Ioniq 6 doesn’t feel like you’re operating a spaceship. It’s refined, smooth, and comfortable. Hyundai’s thoughtful engineering shines through here.

Like you’re on a cloud

Around town, the Ioniq 6 is an effortless, smooth operator. Light steering combined with the electric motor’s instant power delivery means it’s got a real bite at junctions, and it’s nimble when it needs to be. Even with the hammer down, it stays composed.

The ride is generally comfortable. Sure, sharper undulations in the road might jolt you a little, but it’s a fair trade-off considering the Ioniq 6 has more confident road-holding than its sibling, the Ioniq 5. On the highway, it’s quiet, delivering you to your destination with calm efficiency. 

But what about range?

The uprated 77kWh battery offers up to 614km of range, so you’ve got plenty of stretch before needing to recharge.

And when you do need to juice up, it supports up to 350kW from a DC charger, meaning you’ll be back on the road in under 20 minutes.

You either like the design or you don’t

Hyundai’s definitely betting on the Ioniq 6 to catch eyes and drop jaws. Whether you love or loathe its design, there’s no denying the Ioniq 6 has presence.

Credit to the design team for going bold. The Ioniq 6 borrows from vintage “streamliners” like the 1930s Art Deco Stout Scarab, blending that retro vibe with a distinctly modern twist. It’s a remastered take on the kind of design that made cars in the ’80s iconic.

This car’s got an impressive drag coefficient of 0.22, helping you squeeze out every last mile of range. Is anyone else getting nostalgic Saab 900 vibes?

Modern family

Step inside the Ioniq 6, and you’re greeted by a cabin that’s all about sleek minimalism. Think of it as a modern lounge on wheels.

Hyundai’s gone with a dual infotainment screen setup that’s easy on the eyes, with plenty of breathing room around the controls. It’s functional and intuitive, though the drive select stalk is a bit shy.

Climate controls have their own dedicated controls (thankfully), and the infotainment system delivers clean, crisp graphics with a driver’s display that feeds you all the important stuff without bombarding you.

No wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto just yet; you’re stuck with the wired version for now.

Storage-wise, there’s plenty in the centre console, but the door bins? A bit too slim, like trying to shove your wallet into skinny jeans.

There’s lots of room

No transmission hump means the rear legroom is pretty generous. Honestly, you could sit on the floor back there. The sloping roofline might make taller passengers feel a bit snug, but Hyundai had the foresight to lower the seat height to compensate.

At 401 litres, the boot is not exactly class-leading. Plus, the narrow opening doesn’t help much when you’re trying to load larger items.

There’s also a bit of storage under the bonnet, perfect for stashing away dirty or unwanted gear.

My money’s on this variant

The Ioniq 6 is a well-rounded package. Hyundai hasn’t gone overboard with the tech, but it’s loaded with enough modern features to feel practical and ahead of the curve. If you’re after an EV that stands out for both its design and performance, the Ioniq 6 is absolutely worth considering.

Fast, practical, and just the right amount of quirky. It’s got something for everyone.

Technical Specifications

Hyundai Ioniq 6 (Prestige 77kWh)

Engine: Single Electric Motor

Drivetrain: Rear-Wheel Drive
Power: 168 kW (225 bhp)
Torque: 350 Nm
Gearbox: Single-Speed (A)
0-100km/h: 7.4 seconds (claimed)
Top Speed: 185 km/h
Battery Capacity: 77 kWh
Drive Range: 614 km (claimed)
Energy Consumption: 7 km/kWh (claimed)

Price: S$232,800 with COE (accurate at the time of this article)
Contact: Hyundai Singapore

Photo Credits: Sean Loo (@auto.driven)

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