Hyundai IONIQ 5 Review

Electrifying.com score

9/10

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Price: £37,420 to £48,570

There is much that is surprising about the Hyundai IONIQ 5. It looks cooler than an Audi and makes the Tesla Model Y seem like it’s from a decade ago. It offers huge space, top technology and charges so quickly that you can ‘splash and dash’ almost as fast as you could in a petrol car. But is it a bit too much?

Watch Ginny's verdict here.

And see it up against a Skoda Enyaq here

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  • Battery size: 72.6kWh
  • Miles per kWh: 4.1
  • E-Rating™: A+

    Click here to find out more about our electric car Efficiency Rating.​

  • Max charge rate: 225 kW
  • Range: 298 miles
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  • Battery size: 72.6kWh
  • Miles per kWh: 4.1
  • E-Rating™: A+

    Click here to find out more about our electric car Efficiency Rating.​

  • Max charge rate: 225 kW
  • Range: 298 miles
  • Electrifying.com E-Rating A+

Ginny Says

“Hyundai came early to the electric car party with cars like the Kona and immediately started pushing technology forward. It looks like they're doing it again with the IONIQ 5, which was the worthy recipient of the 2022 World Car of the Year award.”

Tom Says

“​I like weird stuff like the IONIQ 5, and if was on a lease I could hand it back when the style goes out of fashion. I also drive long distances, so the faster charging capability is really going to save me a load of time.”

With 300bhp and AWD in its highest spec, you’re looking at a Hyundai even more powerful than its N Division hot hatch models.

  • 0-60mph: 5.2 to 8.5 seconds
  • Top speed:115mph
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Performance

Does the IONIQ 5 look sporty or not? It all depends on whether you remember punchy hot hatches from the ‘80s. Either way, its performance is strong; the entry-level RWD car has a reasonably potent 168bhp and will hit 60mph in a whisker over eight seconds. Definitely quicker than an ‘80s hot hatch. And as you spend more, the figures only get better, with the top spec IONIQ 5 packing 300bhp, which is what modern-day performance hatches possess. Whether it needs to be this quick hardly seems to matter, as choosing the higher power output doesn’t hurt its range much at all.

Over at Kia, its EV6 cousin is set to boast a 577bhp version with supercar levels of acceleration. We wouldn’t bet against a version of its powertrain ending up in an N-badged performance variant of the IONIQ at some point in the future. Hyundai’s performance arm has already said its range won’t be purely petrol-powered cars for long.

Drive

For all its impressive power, though, it’s actually a very chilled car… reflecting the laidback interior. It’s smooth, calm and relaxing…. even though the batteries are carried underneath the floor and the centre of gravity feels low, it’s more of a limousine than a performance car. That’s not to say that it can’t go fast, just that the IONIQ 5 doesn’t really seem to revel in being hustled along. And perhaps fittingly for a car that doubles up as a mobile bedroom, it’s also exceedingly quiet on the move. In fact it could give its German rivals a run for their money when it comes to refinement.

One thing we love is the level of regeration, and you have different modes to choose from. ‘Eco’ gives a nice grabby feeling on the brakes, one you can enhance by using the paddles on the steering wheel.

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