Hyundai: This is what the Ioniq 5 offers in everyday life 🎥
FUTURE In addition to a futuristic design, inside and out, Hyundai's Ioniq 5 demonstrates how to consistently exploit space in terms of variability and package with a dedicated electric platform. Outside and inside, the all-electric Ioniq 5 looks like a car from another world. Above all, however, the Koreans are taking [...]
Outside and inside, the all-electric Ioniq 5 looks like a car from another world.
Above all, the Koreans are bringing 800-volt technology to the affordable volume segment with their so-called E-CUV. The double on-board voltage of the Ioniq 5 enables ultra-fast charging and thus greater suitability for everyday use, because range, one of the biggest hurdles of electromobility, is no longer a priority for the 4.64-meter-long mix of coupe and SUV.
Range is just under 500 kilometers
The first model of the new electric Hyundai sub-brand, which will soon be followed by an Ioniq 6 sedan and a large SUV called the Ioniq 7, is expected to travel up to 500 kilometers, depending on the electric motor, drive type (rear- or all-wheel drive) and battery capacity (58-kWh or 72.6-kWh).
When the juice runs out at some point, both batteries are 80 percent full again after 18 minutes at a 350 kW fast charging station in the best case. And even with alternating current at the 11 kW wallbox, a full charge takes just under five hours.
The 800-volt technology has so far only been available in electric sports cars such as the Porsche Taycan and Audi RS e-tron GT. Hyundai is now offering it for the first time in a volume model and at affordable conditions. The Ioniq 5 starts at just 44,900 Swiss francs.
Interior light pastel tones and comfortable seats
The futuristic, angular design with its large surfaces and sharp cuts looks as if it was hewn from a block. However, the smooth and completely contourless hood, which stretches like a clam shell over the fenders to the wheel arches, are more reminiscent of the DeLorean from the '80s blockbuster "Back to the Future.
The interior also looks like the future. Like a purist, homely lounge, the interior welcomes you with light pastel tones and comfortable seats whose upholstery and textiles are partly made from sustainable fibers such as organic sugar cane or recycled PET plastic bottles.
The floor mats even feature old fishing nets from the Healthy Seas marine conservation project. The eye-catchers here, however, are the two white-framed 12.25-inch displays for cockpit displays and infotainment, which combine to form a single screen landscape behind the steering wheel.
Farewell to the classic room layout
The spaciousness is hardly less astonishing. Hyundai says goodbye to the classic room layout. The highlight are the seats with leg rests and relax function, which can be electrically adjusted to a comfortable reclining position.
The rear seat can be electrically shifted by almost 14 centimeters and, together with the three-meter wheelbase, provides ample space. If you fold it down completely, the trunk grows from 527 liters to almost 1600 liters. Under the front hood, a 57-liter compartment offers further storage space.
Fast threading or lane change in the city center
We've seen and tested enough, now it's time to drive. The Ionic 5 zooms in on everything that is not on a three-way street.
Starting at traffic lights and short sprints are always fun, as are quick merges or lane changes in the city. The Ioniq 5 can also be braked using only the accelerator pedal, and the rocker switch on the steering wheel can be used to regulate the amount of recuperation, even to a standstill.
Up to 100 km/h in just under five seconds
The Ioniq 5 is also fun to drive during intermediate sprints and overtaking maneuvers. A drive mode button in the steering wheel allows three driving profiles - Eco, Normal and Sport - to be set with the corresponding function.
The top version then accelerates to 100 km/h in just under five seconds. The base version needs a good three seconds more, and all drive variants are limited at 185 km/h. The top version then accelerates to 100 km/h in just under five seconds.
And as one of the few electric passenger cars, it can tow 1600 kilograms, regardless of whether it is rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. At least the models with the large battery; the towing capacity of the 58 kWh variants is limited to 750 kilograms. One more plus point for the Korean.
