While Tesla, Ford and GM all (very publicly) vie for the highest spot within the American electrical car market, Hyundai has quietly constructed a powerhouse lineup of EVs that threatens to surpass all of them. On Wednesday (Thursday in Korea), Hyundai Motor Group formally unveiled the Ioniq 6, a streamlined sedan that gives an estimated 610km (380 mile) vary and an clever inside that George Jetson would mistake for magic.
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The Ioniq 6, like the opposite iterations of the Ioniq lineup, is constructed atop Hyundai’s e-GMP platform. As such, the 6 is outfitted with an industry-leading 800V electrical structure enabling a 10-80 cost in simply 18 minutes.
It might be accessible with both a regular 55kWh battery pack or an elective 77.4kWh pack, equal to what the Kia EV6 and Polestar 2 provide. Combined with a miniscule 0.21 drag coefficient (which can be top-of-the-line available on the market), the Ioniq 6 is predicted to high 610 km on a single cost. And just like the Ioniq 5, the 6 additionally provides V2L capabilities, enabling it to cost your own home, equipment and even different automobiles.
Its exceedingly aerodynamic exterior, accessible in a dozen completely different colours, has been likened to that of an Apple Mouse come to life — like somebody shortened the again of Mercedes-Benz’ formidable AVTR Concept and gave it a duck lip. And elective 20-inch rims.
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Drivers could have the choice between RWD and AWD (2- and 4-motor) variants. Per Hyundai, the AWD will output 239 kW (320HP) with 605 Nm of torque and hit 60 from a standstill in 5.1 seconds. You’ll should go for the small battery RWD mannequin to realize most effectivity and get the sub-14 kWh/100 km WLTP-estimated power consumption.
Drivers will be capable to tightly customise their most well-liked driving expertise utilizing the Ioniq 6’s EV Performance Tune-up system. Dial in all the things from steering effort and motor energy, to accelerator pedal sensitivity and driveline mode. You may group varied side settings into fast selectable packages — like a loadout in Call of Duty, or Focus Modes in iOS.
“Our engineers have labored onerous to ship a automotive with human-centric purposeful options to make sure a totally stress-free driving expertise with its deal with design sustainability, expertise, and value,” Thomas Schemera, Hyundai EVP of Product and Strategy, mentioned throughout a current press name.
Its “cocoon-inspired” inside has been constructed as a “comfy and personalized hideaway” the place, based on the corporate’s launch video, individuals can take naps, bang out some mild coding or workplace work and even conduct livestreams to their myriad social media followers — or, in actuality, will function a quiet place to cry throughout lunch breaks. (Phil is a horrible supervisor and he doesn’t deserve your efforts, it’s best to simply stop.)
To get you again into the temper earlier than your subsequent shift begins, the Ioniq 6 will provide Dual Color Ambient Lighting which lets the driving force choose from 64 shades and a half dozen preset themes and tint their car’s inside to their style. The Relaxation Comfort Seats are elective however are designed specifically for electrical automobiles and are due to this fact 30 p.c thinner than these utilized in gasoline automobiles. When mixed with a totally flat ground (look Ma, no driveshaft!) and elongated 2,950-mm wheelbase, the Ioniq 6 ought to present, “more room for passengers however with out compromised to consolation,” Schemera mentioned. It’ll additionally provide 4 type-C and one type-A USB ports within the entrance cabin to maintain your varied stay streaming devices absolutely charged.
The inside contains a 12-inch full-touch infotainment show and 12-inch digital cluster, which give real-time journey radius mapping to tell the driving force how far they’ll be capable to go on the cost they’ve remaining. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are each normal, as is Bluetooth multi-connection — that means you’ll be able to wirelessly join two gadgets to play by way of the 8-speaker Bose sound system.
While Hyundai (fairly responsibly) doesn’t declare any semblance of “self-driving” functionality, the Ioniq 6 does characteristic a slew of Level 2 driver help features as a part of the Hyundai SmartSense ADAS. That contains Highway Driving Assist, Smart Cruise Control, and Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist all of which function across the identical theme of preserving you from smashing headfirst into different automobiles. The increased trim packages can even provide Junction Crossing, Lane-Changing Oncoming and Lane-Changing Side options, which can work to maintain different automobiles from smashing headfirst into you at intersections. Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist will preserve you from smashing headfirst into obstacles you’ll be able to’t even see.
Intelligent Speed Limit Assist and High Beam Assist will be certain that you don’t velocity however do flip down your excessive beams. The 6 will even watch you watch the highway and subject a Driver Attention Warning if you happen to begin nodding off. Parking help, cross site visitors/parking collision avoidance and secure exit warnings are additionally accessible. Hyundai plans to repeatedly tweak and replace the Ioniq 6’s options by way of OTA updates.
Pricing has but to be introduced for the Ioniq 6, although manufacturing is slated to start in Q3 2022. Stay tuned, Hyundai will make the Ioniq 6’s official American introduction in November.