Hyundai Ioniq 5

Spotted on the limerick to Galway motorway so suspect they could be shipping in via cork port.

One of the guys at work has a Kona and the app seems to work fine for him, he is able to preheat in the mornings without issue so hopefully it will work as well in the I5.

You can do updates yourself. I have no idea if OTA updates are going to be available in future, but you can download them to USB yourself to update the car.

I don't know if there is a Hyundai version of this page, but the Kia updater which recently became available is here

It's literally the same updater software for Hyundai, Kia and Genesis. You just select which brand you want in the settings. I've checked and there is an update file for Ioniq 5 available through it.

According to this video the current I5 can only do infotainment OTA updates. New I5 (apparently any one in production after February 2022?) will do everything via OTA and it will have bigger battery (same as EV6). Worth the wait?

EDITED: See that's what I thought. The dealer insisted I was driving the premium executive plus 58kWh. But it had the leather seats and all the other stuff we now now is unique to the Premium model.

I'm pretty just I test drove the Premium 58kWh. This was in September.

Actually sorry even more obvious if it was 58kwh it could have been premium plus.

Couldn't

I’d love to know if this is true. There was an article a few weeks ago about the bigger battery but no concrete info. Has anyone heard anything from the dealers? I mentioned it to my dealer and he said he knew nothing about a bigger battery version coming. I’d happily wait 1-2 months longer for the bigger battery version.

True! My hope was that they were going to add the two extra battery modules from 30 to 32 (73kWh to 78kWh) for free 🤣

From what I've read online there'll be a 1,500 or so increase for new orders from next week or so. Probably to do with the slightly increased battery capacity.

Sorry no. It wasn't an article, just an ioniq forum. There was discussion about the new updates supposedly for models built from March onwards

https://www.ioniqforum.com/threads/ioniq-5-model-year-2023.38712/

Looks a few days behind docking in Spain I'd say that won't improve with storm Barra on the way. Do you have an up dated date for arrival in Dublin. I'm too cheap to pay the subscription fee.

Went and viewed Exec Plus today, and sat in the premium in the showroom also as comparison Thoughts below:

In general, inside it feels very similar to the Premium. The touchpoints are all basically identical up the front. The half leather seats actually do look ok in person, but the non leather material does feel a bit cheap, however I think they were going for a material very easy to clean and I think it would be.

This particular version was in Cyber Grey, and it was GORGEOUS. I was always dead set on the white but the advantage with the Cyber Grey is that it almost matches the grey on the seats in the interior, giving the whole car a very uniform feeling. I would goo as far as to say I'm jealous if you are picking up a Cyber Grey in Jan.

There was 2 premiums (Black and Lucid Blue) in the showroom, and the Cyber Grey Exec looks MILES better on the outside than both of them. Something about the Black makes it feel more like a sport/aggressive SUV type finish. I imagine the dealers have had lots of people with Premiums ask if they can get the black trim instead.

The Manual handles is a disappointment yes but it isn't really making it any more difficult or time consuming to get into the car, so You can forgive it.

The Lights in the arm rests and surrounding the speakers is really the only bitter pill you miss out on that you have to just swallow.

I'm cracking on with my Exec+ order anyway, as what you gain on the inside with a premium you lose on the outside, as well as €4k. So pulling strings on everything now and picking up Jan 5th.

quick question on charging the Ioniq, seems we have to live off public chargers for few months at least (not by choice though!). I have been reading lot of posts here and FB and below is my take

1) CCS combo - First go for this if available, charge for 45 minutes only in one go as a responsible citizen. Hyundai website claims to charge 80% under 45 mins 

2) If CCS is not available, use Type 2 - 22KW - This may take ~5 hours to charge and may not be ideal for city travel

3) AC43 - 43KW - is this an option for Ioniq? Can i use this if 1) and 2) are not available? I read it may draw only 7KW for unsupported ones and better to leave it for supported EVs

All in one, ideally Option 1 is preferable - but have only 1 nearby my place, hence seeking inputs if missed any points. Also, can we use Ioniq 400/800V infrastructure in Ireland?

Thanks

Was just going to reply but denismc got there first😊. Agree with what said, but wouldn't worry too much with fast charging, the cars' BMS will look after it, especially if not always charging to 100%. Also the Granny charger is very handy, we were without a home charge point for 10 weeks earlier in year (Zappi blew up!!😀) and replacement got stuck in customs thanks to Brexit. Still managed with two EVs, with the odd public charge and alternate nights on granny. Wasn't too much inconvenience, but glad when Zappi replaced. With one EV in the family you could comfortably manage average or above average mileage with just the granny.