Hyundai has turned the model name Ioniq into an electric sub-brand. The Ioniq 5 is the firstborn, with the first teaser plates now released.
From later this year you will no longer only find the name Ioniq on the back of the well-known Hyundai model, which is available with a hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric powertrain. Sub-brand Ioniq makes its appearance, with which Hyundai focuses entirely on electric models. The Ioniq 5 is the first born and the first teaser plates of that electric hatchback have now been released.
Hyundai 45 Concept (2019)
The Ioniq 5 is basically the production version of the Hyundai 45 Concept that debuted at the Frankfurt IAA in September 2019. Hyundai previously indicated that the show car would strongly resemble the final production version and that promise seems to be being fulfilled. The newcomer looks like two drops of water on the concept car, although there are minor differences. The headlights are not the ‘pixelated’ kind, the front bumper is different in shape and there are – of course – side mirrors, although they use small cameras. The Ioniq 5 stands on 20-inch light alloy with a special and according to its creators aerodynamic design.
Ioniq 5
The rear lights, like those of the 45 Concept, are built from small LED segments and we proudly read the model name ‘Ioniq 5’ centrally on the bottom. It is striking that there are Hyundai logos on the car. Ioniq thus seems to become more of a model family in the spirit of the EQA models from Mercedes-Benz and the i versions from BMW.
Technic
The Ioniq 5 is on the new modular E-GMP platform from Hyundai and Kia, which will also provide support for other future electric models. The Ioniq 5, which will later be joined by the Ioniq 6 and 7, is about 4.65 meters long and will be available in various variants, according to previously leaked information. Among other things, there would be a four-wheel drive variant that, thanks to its 313 hp, brings it to 100 km / h in 5.2 seconds. That variant would squeeze 450 WLTP kilometers from a 58 kWh battery pack. A 73 kWh version would even reach a driving range of 550 kilometers. Very decent numbers, if they are based on the truth. In addition, the Ioniq 5 could fast charge up to 100 kilometers in 5 minutes.
The production model will make its public debut in February.