Very comfortable, quick EV with phenomenal safety features
The Ioniq 5 is one of the best EVs out there at the moment. It is very quick, very comfortable, handles bumpy roads particularly well for an EV (or other heavy vehicle, much, much better than Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 do), has a good and accurate range, and depending on the trim, has really great active safety features rivaling those of high end luxury cars, and beating them in some areas, like the blind spot camera view right in the instrument console, and active blind spot monitoring in the heads up display. The infotainment is very intuitive, and easy to use while driving with most items you’ll need to modify while driving within close reach and still doable with buttons rather than a screen. The Limited trim has heated and cooled front seats and heated rear seats. It is very luxurious, and is a pleasure to drive. If you want something slightly more sporty on curvy roads, it’s Kia EV6 twin is a great option that gives you that, but is very slightly more bumpy on rough roads. But the I5 is more comfortable, more luxurious and more spacious, with an insane amount of interior passenger space for a vehicle of this size. Charging is extremely quick, quicker than my previous car, a Tesla Model Y, using the same Tesla charger with an adapter. It’s not perfect, but it’s very close. Areas for improvement are adding a rear windscreen wiper, wireless rather than wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and perhaps dedicated buttons for the heated and cooled seats, although one button gets you to the screen where these are located.
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