The Kia EV3 Wins ‘Best of the Best’
at the ‘2025 Red Dot Design Awards’
The Kia EV3 has been awarded the ‘Best of the Best’ honor in the Product Design category at the prestigious ‘2025 Red Dot Design Award’s, solidifying Kia’s global reputation for design excellence.
The ‘Red Dot Design Award’ was founded by the Verein Industrieform association in 1954 and is recognized as one of the world’s top three major design awards, along with the ‘iF Design Award’ and the ‘International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)’.
The ‘Red Dot Design Awards’ celebrate outstanding innovation and creativity across product design, brand & communication design, and design concepts. The Product Design category is known for its rigorous standards, evaluating entries based on criteria such as innovation, functionality, and sustainability.
The EV3 is yet another elegant manifestation of Kia’s design philosophy, ‘Opposites United,’ striking a sensible balance of emotional appeal with practical logic. Its bold exterior and powerful silhouette are accentuated by Kia’s signature Tiger Face front and Star Map lighting, while the sculpted tailgate, slim C-pillar, and seamless rear glass create a wide and confident stance on the road.
In contrast to its bold exterior, its interior offers a sense of openness, calm, and thoughtful functionality. Designed to accommodate five passengers, the cabin features a sliding center console and an ultra-wide wide panoramic display that seamlessly integrates driving data with entertainment capabilities. The ‘living space’ cabin design brings together comfort, practicality, and technology in a cohesive user-centric environment. The EV3’s spacious layout and smart utility reflect a commitment to intuitive design that enhances everyday life.
With this latest recognition, the EV3 follows in the award-winning footsteps of its larger siblings—the EV6 (2022) and EV9 (2024), making it Kia’s third electric vehicle to receive the ‘Red Dot Design Award’s ‘Best of the Best’ honor. This continued record of success underscores Kia’s ability to infuse its innovative design language across its EV lineup.
Through a bold design identity, sustainable thinking, and user-first approach, Kia continues to shape the future of mobility—one visionary model at a time.