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But in the same week, I also discovered a couple of misunderstandings that will drive me crazy if Ioniq is prescribed in my driveway. These problems are so insignificant that you will decide – I’m crazy if I bother with such things. And yet I find them so egregious that one wonders how the hell Hyundai’s design and engineering departments could overlook this? Luckily, they don’t make the weather: the Ioniq 5 is a really great electric car. But… still annoying.
*Vehicle ratings refer only to its own segment and not to the new car market as a whole.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited, 2022 mod.
Synchronous with permanent magnets, two
$43,600 $1,245 shipping to dealer
Let me reiterate: the Ioniq 5 is probably the cutest car I’ll be driving this year. I love everything about design. The muzzle is flattened and wide, with a slit of black “grille” and headlights above a wide silvery triangle, which also glows at night. The lines of the hood are clear and sculptural, but without outrageous. “Eight-bit” taillights are just a buzz: I stood in the back and locked and unlocked the car several times to see huge “pixels” flashing. Well, the front is the same cool matrix bacchanalia.
Pseudo-off-road paraphernalia – plastic lining on the sills, wheel arches and on the bottom of the bumpers – at first seems to be nonsense: why would such a handsome man as the Ioniq 5, with a clearance a millimeter higher than a regular hatchback, pretend to be an all-terrain vehicle? However, the silver finish contrasts sharply with the body color, making it visually lighter.
The best angle for the A-5 is a profile with such short overhangs that it reminded me of my 2006 Mini: the wheels are just at the corners of the car. The sharp shoulder line and aggressive C-pillar slope make the Ioniq feel like it’s driving even when it’s standing still. It’s simple brilliant, and anyone who thinks otherwise can immediately go through the forest – I can not be persuaded.
Flaws? I can only think of one, and it’s related to Hyundai’s subdued color palette: the shapes of this body only show up in the shadows. I want lime green, star gold or apple red: this design deserves more!
However, the interior of the Ioniq is only available in gray or black. I’ve been a longtime fan of dark finishes, but here the light gray brings out the low-contrast stitching and the pretty pattern on the leatherette upholstery better. And it goes well with the white, Apple-style, edging of the huge display: following the example of Mercedes, the tidy and the central touchscreen are combined into one solid panel. The build quality is high, all materials are perceived as solid and even rich.
The first thing that catches your eye when you open the front door of the Ioniq is the huge space. The flat floor and the absence of a transmission tunnel make the front row of seats very spacious. Between the seats rises a center console with a huge storage box, two cup holders and USB-A ports, but there is still more than enough space. The storage box also comes with a roomy glove box and capacious door pockets. Trunk capacity allows you to throw a large golf bag into it – and there is still room.
Landing in the front seats is low, and the side stops are low, which is convenient on long trips. If you aggressively lay turns, their support, of course, is not enough, so be it – after all, the seats are comfortable, and the Ioniq 5 is an amateur, not a fighter. The Limited trim comes with a nice “Relax” feature that offers a retractable platform for resting the driver’s legs.
The rear seats are also super spacious, with plenty of legroom and headroom. I wouldn’t hesitate to put three adults in there for a couple of hours. Sweeping, wide-opening doors make it easy to get in and out, while the near-horizontal waistline and roofline mean there’s plenty of light in the cabin. Panoramic roof (already in the database) adds air to the interior. https://cars45.com.gh/listing/hyundai/accent/2008
Since the internal combustion engine, which drowns out many other sounds with its growl, is not in electric vehicles, the fight against noise from the road and wind comes to the fore. To cope with them, Hyundai helps laminated glass in the front and rear doors and an acoustic windshield. Active noise cancellation and other tricks are missing – primarily because they are not needed. At speed, the Ioniq 5 is eerily quiet – the wind is almost inaudible, only the all-season Michelin Primacy 255/45/20 rumble lightly.
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Hyundai
But in the same week, I also discovered a couple of misunderstandings that will drive me crazy if Ioniq is prescribed in my driveway. These problems are so insignificant that you will decide – I’m crazy if I bother with such things. And yet I find them so egregious that one wonders how the hell Hyundai’s design and engineering departments could overlook this? Luckily, they don’t make the weather: the Ioniq 5 is a really great electric car. But… still annoying.
*Vehicle ratings refer only to its own segment and not to the new car market as a whole.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited, 2022 mod.
Synchronous with permanent magnets, two
$43,600 $1,245 shipping to dealer
Let me reiterate: the Ioniq 5 is probably the cutest car I’ll be driving this year. I love everything about design. The muzzle is flattened and wide, with a slit of black “grille” and headlights above a wide silvery triangle, which also glows at night. The lines of the hood are clear and sculptural, but without outrageous. “Eight-bit” taillights are just a buzz: I stood in the back and locked and unlocked the car several times to see huge “pixels” flashing. Well, the front is the same cool matrix bacchanalia.
Pseudo-off-road paraphernalia – plastic lining on the sills, wheel arches and on the bottom of the bumpers – at first seems to be nonsense: why would such a handsome man as the Ioniq 5, with a clearance a millimeter higher than a regular hatchback, pretend to be an all-terrain vehicle? However, the silver finish contrasts sharply with the body color, making it visually lighter.
The best angle for the A-5 is a profile with such short overhangs that it reminded me of my 2006 Mini: the wheels are just at the corners of the car. The sharp shoulder line and aggressive C-pillar slope make the Ioniq feel like it’s driving even when it’s standing still. It’s simple brilliant, and anyone who thinks otherwise can immediately go through the forest – I can not be persuaded.
Flaws? I can only think of one, and it’s related to Hyundai’s subdued color palette: the shapes of this body only show up in the shadows. I want lime green, star gold or apple red: this design deserves more!
However, the interior of the Ioniq is only available in gray or black. I’ve been a longtime fan of dark finishes, but here the light gray brings out the low-contrast stitching and the pretty pattern on the leatherette upholstery better. And it goes well with the white, Apple-style, edging of the huge display: following the example of Mercedes, the tidy and the central touchscreen are combined into one solid panel. The build quality is high, all materials are perceived as solid and even rich.
The first thing that catches your eye when you open the front door of the Ioniq is the huge space. The flat floor and the absence of a transmission tunnel make the front row of seats very spacious. Between the seats rises a center console with a huge storage box, two cup holders and USB-A ports, but there is still more than enough space. The storage box also comes with a roomy glove box and capacious door pockets. Trunk capacity allows you to throw a large golf bag into it – and there is still room.
Landing in the front seats is low, and the side stops are low, which is convenient on long trips. If you aggressively lay turns, their support, of course, is not enough, so be it – after all, the seats are comfortable, and the Ioniq 5 is an amateur, not a fighter. The Limited trim comes with a nice “Relax” feature that offers a retractable platform for resting the driver’s legs.
The rear seats are also super spacious, with plenty of legroom and headroom. I wouldn’t hesitate to put three adults in there for a couple of hours. Sweeping, wide-opening doors make it easy to get in and out, while the near-horizontal waistline and roofline mean there’s plenty of light in the cabin. Panoramic roof (already in the database) adds air to the interior. https://cars45.com.gh/listing/hyundai/accent/2008
Since the internal combustion engine, which drowns out many other sounds with its growl, is not in electric vehicles, the fight against noise from the road and wind comes to the fore. To cope with them, Hyundai helps laminated glass in the front and rear doors and an acoustic windshield. Active noise cancellation and other tricks are missing – primarily because they are not needed. At speed, the Ioniq 5 is eerily quiet – the wind is almost inaudible, only the all-season Michelin Primacy 255/45/20 rumble lightly.