The Car Journalists Association's Car of the Month for January is the 5th Generation Prius

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The Korea Automobile Journalists Association (KAJA) has selected the Toyota 5th generation Prius as the Car of the Month for January this year.

The Car of the Year Selection Committee under the Automobile Journalists Association announced this selection result on the 2nd.

The Car of the Year Selection Committee evaluates new cars and facelift models released from the 1st to the end of the previous month and announces the Car of the Month. The evaluation criteria include five categories: ▲ interior and exterior design and emotional quality ▲ safety and convenience features ▲ power performance ▲ energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions ▲ marketability and purchase intention. The Car of the Month has been selected since 2019.

The candidates for this evaluation were the Mercedes-Benz The New GLC Coupe, Genesis G80, Toyota 5th generation Prius, and Hyundai The New Tucson. Among them, the Toyota 5th generation Prius was finally selected with a score of 29.3 out of 50 points.

The Toyota 5th generation Prius received 6.7 points (out of 10) in the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions category. It scored 6 points each in interior and exterior design and emotional quality, and marketability and purchase intention categories.

The association announced the selection results through its official website. The selected vehicle can advance directly to the first round of the final evaluation without going through the first and second half evaluations of the Car of the Year.

Toyota 5th Generation Prius (Photo by Toyota)

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