For months now I’ve been torn between buying a Model Y and buying one of Hyundai’s Ioniq models. Today I pulled the trigger and bought my first EV, an Ioniq 6 SEL. Overall I just felt like I was getting more car for the same price. I’m absolutely blown away at how much Hyundai has turned their brand around compared to 5 years ago. The 5 year 60k mile bumper to bumper and the 10/100k battery with two years free charging and 3 years free maintenance is what ultimately sold me. But dang if those Tesla seats aren’t the most comfortable things in the world.
Congrats on your new Ioniq 6! I think it looks cool. Reminds me of the quirky Infiniti J30 and Merkur XR4TI.
I own a 2015 Model S and I recently sat in a Ioniq 5. I was super impressed with the smell and quality of the interior. Everything felt upscale, especially the buttons. They all had a soft and silent feel to them. Only Lexus has done something like that.
Seats were very comfortable, the fake leather felt very rich and smooth. The sound system is very good, just needs a 12" subwoofer for my bass needs. But the mid-range and tweets were very very good.
So I imagine the Ioniq 6 will be equal if not better in quality.
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Of all the things I consider, the smell wouldn’t even make the list.
Yep, smell is critical for me. Ever been in a used car from a smoker? NASTY
Or even in a new car that uses offensive chemicals.
Things have changed a lot since the 2015 Model S.
If Tesla weren’t just chasing profits it would be much more obvious because there’d be a Model S Plaid+ with 520+ miles of range.
I mean the Model S could have 520 miles of range but it would need a 150kwh battery pack like the Lucid Air does. And that would be expensive as hell.
How do you like the trunk? We had been considering the Ionic 6, but after seeing video of the trunk, and especially the small pass-through opening we ended up deciding against it. But I really wanted that efficiency of the Ionic 6…
It baffles me they didn’t make it a liftback like BMW did with the i4. The liftback is just a more useful design.
Yeah, it’s a tough call. Comes down to your priorities. For me, the non-liftback design is a deal breaker. I’d rather sacrifice range, especially when the Ioniq brand has amazing charging speeds.
The Ioniq 5 has a large and wide liftback door, with a larger cargo area than a similar shaped body such as VW Golf. There’s also a small storage space when you lift the cargo floor too.
I own an Ioniq 5 and test drove a 6. The latter honestly felt a bit cheaper than the former; the build quality was there but it felt like there was more plastic
Otherwise still just as fantastic of a car. Congrats, OP!
I heard the wheels on the RWD are staggered. Is this true? i guess simple googling on my end will have worked lol. But i am asking bc i had a fiat 500e for 5 years and it had staggared weehels and i couldnt get a place to rotate my tires becuase they would have to take them off the riims to ratate. Well they did i just didnt want to pay the stupid high price to do it. Anyway which meant my tires wore out wayyy faster.
What cars, outside luxury cars with some wood accents, have anything other than plastic interiors?
It’s about how the plastic is used. There are Lexuses with many plastic parts, but you have to hunt for them; cheaper cars put them prominently on common touch points.