Also drove the Kia EV6 the previous evening for comparison.
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We test-drove the Hyundai Ioniq 5 today. The Trident Hyundai folks came to give us the drive experience from Sankey Road. Appreciate their commitment.
The Ioniq, in comparison to the Kia EV6, is also a very worthy vehicle. With its 630 km claimed range and real-life 500 km range, I believe it is more than adequate for normal people and their road trips. I can go to Ooty or Madras or Coimbatore from Bangalore on a single charge. The styling of the Ioniq is also very ‘crossover’ with stylish-designer-futuristic-uber-cool-urban-suv-esque vibes.
There is no doubt about the fit and finish and finesse and quality overall. The feel of the vehicle both inside and out is extremely tactile and the touch screen is also highly responsive to me.
I enjoyed the drive very much. The suspension just eats up all the bumps and speed breakers and all the uneven patches of Bangalore’s finest. It is a well-engineered vehicle.
Having driven the Kia EV6 just last evening, everything about that vehicle is still fresh in my memory. The sports-wagon styling, the ‘visceral-atomic’ acceleration the phenomenal ‘stickiness’ and traction and the blistering performance on account of the AWD System, coupled with the Jet Fighter G Forces are the few things that stand out.
At 47-48 lakh on the Road, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a clear 20 lakh less expensive than the Kia EV6 and frankly, in a different way, looks quite as dramatic and is more or less equally capable.
The clincher though is that AWD in the Kia. One cannot get over that, once having experienced it.
There seems to be little doubt, going by the popular media, that EVs are a large part of our vehicular future. So I guess it is worth acquainting ourselves with the options and the constant development in this space.
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