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.
Good car, the ONE BIG NEGATIVE is motor tuning . . . they are tuned to be more efficient at lower speeds, definitely not Texas or Autobahn friendly. They should have Euro and North American specific motors.
That’s quite interesting since the places where range matters most is on highways. I am not all that interested in how far I can go in city traffic; I care about highway range. (I’m American.)
Do you have any more info about the engineering reasons why this is?
I don’t have any information about it specifically just commentary from folks in regards to the I6’s high speed efficiency. The I6’s lower speed efficiency is class leading while it’s higher speed efficiency is just average. Given its great aerodynamics, the only reason left is drivetrain and motor tuning.