Driving the new Hyundai IONIQ 6 EV – full review + crash test. The eagerly awaited brother of the successful Ioniq 5 is here and Jonny Smith drove the first RHD example on British roads. This is a 340 mile range (400 in city use) safety award winning 4 door electric family saloon that builds upon the dominance of Korean EVs. Enough to tempt you away from your Ioniq 5 or BMW i4?
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The Ioniq 6 starts from £46,000 although this launch edition is £54,000. RWD and AWD versions are available, with 228ps and 325ps respectively. It’s a more efficient, slippery car than the Ioniq 5, but the trade off is less boot space and cabin headroom.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:00 Driving impressions
3:10 Ioniq 5 DNA
3:25 Suspension & brake info
4:23 DIMENSIONS compared to Ioniq 5
4:58 Exterior design
5:35 Porsche rear
6:24 RANGE Battery and motor specs
7:08 KIA EV6 GT
7:22 N versions coming
7:36 Ride and suspension
8:30 CRASH SAFETY TESTING
9:15 Cabin design
11:00 Camera mirror options
13:48 Heat pump and battery preheat
14:22 PRICES
14:46 Accidental Barnfind!
15:05 Original Ioniq windknife
17:10 Rear cabin
20:03 Engine sounds
21:22 Frontal design
22:12 EFFICIENCY
23:21 Steering feel
24:03 Boot space
24:53 Frunk / froot
25:36 Weight
25:48 RIVALS
27:12 Heated rear seats and 3-pin PLUG
28:17 Wheel and tyre sizes
28:44 JONNY’S VERDICT
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Wait what, every car will now beep at you every 3 minutes! I think this needs more of a discussion than the Ionic 6!
Jonny, probably a great review, but I constantly got interrupted here… No chance to finish it properly.
I just can’t get on board with the rear design. Looks like too many things going on. I think it’s the double spoilers, just looks out of proportion!
Ioniq 6 FTW ! Longer range with same battery and looks way better for the same price. Can't wait to try it out.
Thanks. Great overview. Another consideration: from what I understand, the Kia / Hyundai EV are a lot more reliable than the Tesla, and a lot more affordable than the EQE.
How does the battery do in cold weather? A friend just rented a 2022 Niro EV and had major problems charging during a cold snap here in Colorado. After 11 hours of charging indoors the best she got was 40 SOC. That's less than 100 miles of range in good weather. She'll be a hard sell for any EV in the future. She traded the Niro in for an ICE minivan.
It is nice and all, but too expensive.
Good grief it's ugly. The front lights are too wide, they look odd. As for the rear its a droopy angular mess.
Ugly
It’s the 911 from wish!
Looks as bad as the original Sierra. . .Look what a success that was though !!! Wake up Germany, you're being left WAAAAY behind.
It looks stupid imo. Just too much borrowed from Porsche, and not very well implemented. The back end is interesting and not too bad but too busy. Front styling is genering and dull, and doesn't match the rear even slightly. The side profile is just unbalanced and comical, kind of looks like a Panamera Turismo that a giant stepped on
I've Ioniq5 and this car is fckn ugly. It's a bad rip of different Porsches and Mercedes 😂
Dude, I absolutely love your whole style for these videos. I got ASMR chills a couple times because of how laid back and natural it felt. Just, really good job, man.
That back end….pure Infiniti J30 with funky defuser and RS duck tail!🤣🤣🤣
The front of the car reminds me of the Hyundai Tiburon 2008
I’m sure it’s very nice but did you mention the price? It will be a out of money for a car that is not particularly spacious for its size, and doesn’t have air vents that you can just twiddle.
Sorry, if it was a chinese car, the first thing I know you would have said would be that is looks like a porsche from the back…. BUT because its not Chinese, you don't say it
Jonny, I love your videos, but I am beyond confused as to how you can't pronounce Hyundai properly. You waffle back and forth in this video between two incorrect pronunciations. It's "huhn-day". Not "hi-un-dai" or "he-un-day". There are only two syllables.
Great looking car, but not as practical as the 5
Great review Johnny. Hyundai are certainly showing the other legacy manufacturers the way to go with EVs. The elephant in the room for the Ioniq 6 is the Tesla Model 3. It’s the car it mostly has to compete with for market share. With the recent price cuts the Model 3 costs a bit less. Then there’s the BYD Seal when it hits Europe. It will be a 3 way fight in this segment.
depeche mode ref – Quality 80's Knowledge sir
I just don't like the looks of it
On looks I think the 5, in time, will come to reflect the current new era of EVs but the 6 will be largely forgotten.
All the nanny crap on cars these days (I’m thinking speed limit bongs) are legislated without thought or research. My Merc C bongs at me all the time over its paranoia, yet another bong will lead to important info going unnoticed (like a door ajar, or an unbuckled kid). If you don’t know you’re in a different speed limit, pay more attention.
I don't like the top spoiler and that's an ev. I would buy it as a gas gar. Same on the original ioniq.
Have had an EV6 GTL since Jan 22 and now have an Ioniq6 due for delivery Mar 23.
Unfortunately the EV6 has suffered from the 12v battery drain and is in the dealers for (now 6 weeks) investigation.
I love the EV6 but being without it will compromise my Ioniq6 purchase. Haven’t a clue what to do.
I think we need a new tax system based on pointless plastic add ons that do nothing but entertain someones pea brained mind for all of 2 min. Lit up logos on steering wheels , rob mood lighting all childish bollocks tbh.
It should be Gas Engine too.
Front half looks great…back end looks horrific. Looks like the back of a Merkur.
The front looks so boring compared to the rest of it
Kudos to jonny for acknowledging that the brits butcher the pronunciation of Hyundai.
Very comprehensive review, but not for me.
I'm not particularly in the market for a car–I have a 2021 Sonata hybrid–but this thing is the EV I'd want. I think it's better-looking than the 5 too. The front end is a little weird, but, you know, they're getting away from putting fake grilles there.