The Hyundai Ioniq 5 2022 looks different from all the rest, and at first glance it can get you hooked into a place where nostalgia meets the future.
I will return to that feeling. But fortunately, after a few hours of driving, charging, and crawling around the Ioniq 5 near San Diego last week, I can report that it’s one of the best balanced EVs for driving attributes. Future-oriented vehicles, packaging and technology — at affordable prices. It’s quieter Ford Mustang Mach-E and more active VW ID.4, while feeling bigger inside Tesla Model Y.
The Ioniq 5, like the 45 concept it’s based on, delves into nostalgic influences – paying homage to Hyundai’s original Giugiaro-powered Pony that America never had.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
Like an album from the M83 that connects simultaneously across the decades with John Hughes movies, but sounds fresh, I see Omnis and Horizons, Rabbits and Starlets, and sure, maybe a little DeLorean to play. contributed cultural references before focusing on the full-speed and all-electric “Back to the Future”.
Fittingly, the Ioniq 5 is the kick-starting platform for a new era for Hyundai — one of a number of electric vehicles built on its own dedicated platform. Summon E-GMP, it helps to keep the large cabins, flat floors and spacious cargo areas, and uses a battery pack design that it claims is “the highest power-consumption system Hyundai Motor Group has ever created”.
The dual-engine all-wheel drive models make a combined 320 hp and 446 lb-ft of torque, while the single-engine rear-wheel drive models make 225 hp and 258 lb-ft. ft. The official acceleration times, normally preserved by Hyundai, clock in at 5.1 seconds and 7.3 seconds, respectively.
The starting price of the 2022 Ioniq 5 will eventually be $40,925, but I spent all of my driving time in the top-spec Limited AWD model, which starts at $55,725. Compared to the EPA-rated 303 miles of the single-engine version, it achieves a 256-mile rating. But Hyundai suggests I can see better, noting that this number represents an average of all-wheel drive models — including 20-inch (Limited) and 19-inch wheels. SE and SEL AWD versions available.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
They’re not joking. The Ioniq 5 has given an early indication that it is an effective trend generator. In my driving route, I covered 165 miles, starting and stopping at the same altitude, and following a weighted average from the odometer, averaging closer to 4.2 mph/kwh — actually better than the EPA ratings can indicate and indicate a range of 300 miles or more is possible for dual-engine models. I drove aggressively for 20 or 30 miles of the route, clicking through all the modes to balance, and then on the way back into the traffic. Weather across the route is at 59 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Although I didn’t get a chance to check the odometer’s calibration, even if it’s 5% off it’s still a great result.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
The Ioniq 5 promises a DC fast charge time of around 18 minutes from 10% to 80%, and at the charging stop on the 350 kw Electrify America hardware we saw speeds close to the reported maximum of around 245 kw. . As for plugging in at home, Level 2 charge time is less than seven hours.
The Ioniq 5 offers four driving modes – Eco, Normal, Sport and Snow – along with a coastal mode and four regenerative braking modes. You can click through the regen modes with the steering wheel paddles, and the strongest mode shows up as “i-Pedal,” which is essentially a single-pedal mode that brings you to a gentle stop by lifting the accelerator.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
The dual-engine models also have a heat pump — not offered on rear-wheel drive versions — and they use a dog clutch to separate the front engine to help maximize efficiency. It cuts the front engine during Eco mode startup, most of the time under low load in Normal mode and rarely in Sport mode. In Normal mode, I could feel it shifting the most, a very small difference in steering as I circled around bends.
The Ioniq 5 rides on a strut front, five-link rear arrangement, with four-wheel disc brakes (vented at the front) and its suspension calibrated for ride comfort. The car feels as if it has two personalities and is slightly different in the middle, when the road turns and you don’t commit to each peak. Drive is light and there’s a moderate amount in tight corners, even some unsettling headwinds on lots – forgive our model’s nearly 4,700 lb weight. But if you click Sport and save power just before exiting a corner, it can feel delightfully balanced, with the propulsion system seemingly playing a part in controlling body movements.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
Steering is satisfying enough; it loads nicely and off-centre gives some feel of the road; systems such as those included in the Ioniq 5 make it easier to access its processing capabilities than in VW ID.4. But in the center, the Ioniq 5 steering wheel can feel like a dead rudder when you follow curves or different contours. We were curious to see if we would have liked the steering in the single-engine versions better.
At initial launch, all versions of the Ioniq 5 in the US will feature a larger battery — a 77.4 kWh pack with 384 SK Innovation pouches. But a base SE with a smaller 58 kWh pack and rear-wheel drive — weighing almost 4,000 lb — will arrive in spring 2022.
Thanks to the increased energy density, the large pack weighs only 64 pounds (about 1,060 pounds) more than the Kona Electric’s pack, despite much higher output and 20% more energy storage. Hyundai also notes that access to a wider range of high-strength steels through the parent company allows for advances in body strength and crash resistance without the need for additional weight.
The oil-cooled motor with hairpin stator and silicon carbide inverter adds efficiency, while the universal charging system enables fast charging of 400 volts DC in this 800 volt vehicle without the need for additional equipment. The new platform also boasts two-way charging, and its first stage is a feature called the Truck. Limited models come with a built-in cabin socket, while an outdoor V2L connector can be added as a $220 dealer accessory to any version, including the affordable SE and SEL. more affordable. Either option lets you power camping gear or gear, or charge another electric vehicle at 1.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 – V2L . Accessories
The Ioniq 5 feels larger inside. Hyundai has hid the climate control system under the hood and pushed the dash forward with the front deck open. That allows space for a large sliding center console, with a vanlike utility that includes multiple levels of storage and armrests. The rear seats feel more spacious for adults than other compact crossovers, and they’re adjustable front and rear. Fold the seat backs forward and you expand cargo space from 27.2 cubic feet to 59.3 cubic feet. At 0.85 cubic feet, the frunk is just enough to fit in a bag with a charging cord, or if you’re not traveling, bring a small backpack.
Hyundai is calling the Ioniq 5 an “electric SUV,” but its ground clearance is 6.1 inches (less than some cars) and its EPA classification as a car (Full Size) gives us know otherwise — except for its sitting position (H-point), which feels too high compared to the rest of the design. The Ioniq 5 Limited, when we tested it, adds a “zero-gravity” seat for the driver that can recline a bit more and provide lower leg support. At 6 feet-6, I found plenty of legroom but even at the lowest position of the seat it felt comfortable towards the headrest. There is space for the seat to adjust downwards; it just doesn’t.
Drivers of all sizes can have trouble seeing the front corner of their vehicle — one of the costs of fashion. Limited models include a great upward-facing display that displays safety warnings and turn reminders in view.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
All models have dual 12.3 displays, one used as the instrument cluster, the other a touchscreen for navigation, entertainment and deeper settings. Beneath them are mechanical buttons that are actually clickable, and from those buttons to the display, it’s all sharp and responsive. SEL trims add synthetic leather seats, a heated steering wheel, power-folding mirrors and hands-free power windows, while the Limited gets a sunroof, head-up display, and premium audio. Bose, parking assist and surround view camera. system with blind spot monitor.
SEL and Limited trim levels get Highway Driving Assist 2, the latest version of the company’s driver assistance system that allows lane changes under certain conditions. This feature proved difficult to activate, as it required the driver to control the turn signals while still having to keep the steering wheel registered with the system, then let go at the right time.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
Over-the-air updates can be applied to the infotainment system, including free updates for mapping, Hyundai said, and they can be applied to the vehicle’s system. Curiously, the system doesn’t offer wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto—a glaring omission.
Top Limited Editions offer a Hyundai Digital Key system that will unlock and start the vehicle even without a data connection — for a limited number of times. Remote charging and pre-climate are accessed via the BlueLink app, and it’s compatible with Google voice commands.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
Now for a reality check and a moment of disappointment: Hyundai still won’t say that the Ioniq 5 is a 50-state car. It says it plans to sell the Ioniq 5 initially in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont — all ZEV states — plus Texas, Florida , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Virginia and Washington.
That equates to an 18-state car — unlike the related EV6, which Kia has said will be 50 states in launch year. Hyundai says there will be a “wider rollout” of the Ioniq 5 in 2022, but it won’t provide any additional details on what that means. A senior executive who is no longer with the company told us about three years ago that Hyundai has taken measures to ensure that US electricity and availability are not limited to the current situation. “automotive compliant” or restricted statuses with any future entry.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
That said, Hyundai has other EVs coming soon — like the Ioniq 6 sedan later next year and a sedan. Ioniq 7 SUV due in 2024.
As important as the Ioniq 5 is; great as it is to drive; and almost perfect as it impressed me at first sight, this is too good to miss. And we hope that customers with cash – wherever they are – don’t miss out.
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