Hyundai Ioniq 6

It's finally been unveiled, though there's still plenty being held back for next month, like drivetrain specs.

https://insideevs.com/news/594928/2024-hyundai-ioniq-6-unveiled-striking-electric-streamliner/

They are obviously planning to stay ahead on the hype cycles and be in place for Car of the Year awards again which they can use to push their entire range including big ICE Tucsons. Personally, I like the mix of Merc EQS (and CLS), Taycan, and enough size to be practical yet below 1500mm in height. Looks better than Polestar 2 IMO. Will be expensive, though, at EV6 prices and then some.

I also like the retro look again, adapted to size demands of current market. I prefer this to the Ioniq 5, which is just that bit too bulky but otherwise a heroic design- which paid off! Only slight negative is it is another premium exec car instead of something more for the masses.

looks like a fine car. It reminds me of the Citroen C6 from the side and back.

I like all French cars the best cars.

Would less powerful version be more energy efficient I wonder? If they taper back performance to match that of traditional best selling cars Tuscon Corolla, Tiguan, i.e. 10/ 11 seconds, would they be able to improve energy consumption to a noticeable amount? You'd have to imagine that an Ioniq 5 with a 120bhp motor and 0-100 time of say 12 seconds but same battery size be more efficient and indeed cheaper to produce and have a longer range

Looking at more reviews on this, it looks like something I could go for.

Have a Hyundai Tuscon currently so happy enough with hyundai as a brand. They make good cars.

What's the feeling from experienced ev owners on this model?

Torn between one of these or a M3 as first ev, will need to test drive both ofc but either will be a big step up in tech to the current car.

Thoughts?

Cheers in advance.

A sponsored drive around in the Ioniq 6, but not much to say yet about handling.

As slave1 said, 2WD LR is the one to consider as alternative to Model 3. The shorter-range one is rather slow for an EV at 8 sec to 100kph..... Noteworthy that reviewer is constricted in rear seats at 182cm height. Boot is similar to Model 3 with saloon-style opening. Rear design is better imo than Model 3, but interior is still a bit too K-Pop for my tastes. Probably will change, though. Will be nice with black interior and grey exterior or similar. One glaring mistake in the design is the exposed subwoofer in the roof of the boot space. Surely they will fix that as it looks crap.

Anyone thinking of swapping from EV6 to Ioniq 6 is wasting their money IMO. You lose practicality of large hatchback boot and gain nothing in specs and performance. It makes more sense to look at this if going from older Ioniq (28 or 38 KwH) or LEAF or an ICE, or any car with lower range and slower charging speeds, not a current generation expensive car like an EV6 / Ioniq 5 / Model 3 / e-Tron etc.

Will we get the first edition here? More details 24th Oct. No mention on the Hyundai ireland website which isn’t promising.

https://mobile.hyundai.co.uk/ioniq6-first-edition

First edition uk Hyundai Ioniq 6 price and specs revealed

All-new electric saloon car

Minimalist, futuristic design

Up to 320 miles of range

325hp and 605Nm of torque

All-wheel-drive only to start with

Interior borrows from Ioniq 5 SUV

Available to reserve from November

Prices start from £54,995

https://www.carwow.co.uk/hyundai/news/4681/hyundai-ioniq-6-ev-electric-car-price-specs-release-date#gref

Likely to end up at €65K when they turn up here. Can’t see folks paying that for it.

I can. Maybe not as many as might have been if prices and inflation had not gond up in the last year or so but there will still be some who will happily buy it.

Not so long ago even Kia dealers would not have imagined that people would pay 50k or more for a Kia but they do. So 65k for a Hyundai is not really much more if they have it, are not badge snops and like the car.

Fully Charged have a hands on with it.