Hyundai Cars. Recognized with 2026 Best Value New Car Awards

07 Apr Hyundai Cars. Recognized with 2026 Best Value New Car Awards

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Palisade SE trim models have received the 2026 Best Value New Car award by Cars.com. The IONIQ 5 SE was recognized as the Best Value EV, while the Palisade SE earned the title of Best Value Midsize SUV. These honors emphasize affordable, non-luxury, mass-market vehicles that offer essential features, including automatic transmission, Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, blind spot monitoring, forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, brake assist, and lane departure warning. Cars.com based these selections on consumer survey results and editorial judgment.

For 2026, Cars.com also recognized Hyundai’s Kona SE and Elantra SE as finalists in the Best Value Subcompact SUV and Best Value Compact Car categories. The Best Value New Cars of 2026 by Cars.com list acknowledges exceptional vehicles in quality, innovation, and value as judged by Cars.com’s editorial team of car reviewers. The EPA’s annual fuel costs are also factored into the rankings for gas-powered vehicles. Read More