Highway Check: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Restricted Lengthy Vary AWD

Premium EV Sedan from Mainstream Model

A giant because of Hyundai for not abandoning sedans in deference to SUVs, because the all-electric Ioniq 6 affords gorgeous type, roomy inside, supple trip, quick charging, a complete security suite and spectacular driving vary. Worth smart, it’s simply one of the best EV sedan in the marketplace.

Hyundai will get electrification. The Tucson, Santa Fe, Elantra and Sonata come as hybrid and/or plug-in hybrids; the Nexo is powered by electrical energy through a hydrogen gas cell; and the Kona, Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 are battery electrical, with the Ioniq 6 an electrical sedan that may be in contrast with electrical sedans costing twice as a lot.

Silent Propulsion and Driving Vary

The Ioniq 6 is available in rear-wheel drive (RWD) with both single or double electrical motors or all-wheel drive (AWD) with two motors:

RWD Customary Vary

• 111 kilowatt (kW) battery and 149 horsepower (hp) and 258 foot-pounds (ft.-lb.) of torque. The all-electric vary (AER) is 240 miles.

RWD Lengthy Vary

• 168 kW battery with 225 hp and 258 ft.-lb. of torque. This battery will get both 361 AER with 18-inch tires, or 305 AER with 20-inch tires.

AWD

These driving vary variations are important and often is the deciding issue for which Ioniq 6 most accurately fits your wants. The selection turns into: AWD if essential on your driving type and the place you reside versus the 361-mile all-electric driving vary within the RWD mannequin.

The shift-by-wire transmission has driver-selectable drive modes of Eco, Regular, Sport, and the customizable My Mode. All have an effect on the drive really feel by accelerator and steering changes. The driving vary can be affected by driving type and drive mode in addition to the tire dimension.

Pleasure on the Highway

Clear Fleet Report had the chance to drive 313 miles round Southern California in a 2024 Ioniq 6 AWD the place we averaged a formidable 4.2 miles per kilowatt hour. To see how every affected effectivity and efficiency, we experimented with the drive modes the place there are important variations in acceleration and steering really feel. The sharpest change being when going out and in of Eco, the place all the things has been programmed for tremendous effectivity. Intuitively you’ll wish to be on this mode when on the freeway, however Regular provided a safer really feel and the electrical energy use was not noticeably lower than in Eco.

Efficiency is greatest when in Sport the place the AWD returned 0-60 mph occasions of about 5.0 seconds, which is lots quick for freeway merging and passing huge rigs.

The Ioniq 6 AWD has a balanced and assured trip, with the 4,616-pound weight (1,057 kilos from the below ground battery) low and centered. The Pirelli P Zero 245/40 all-season tires, mounted on 20-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels, supplied ample grip and a cushty freeway trip. The all-wheel drive system routinely senses grip stage and undetectably sends energy front-to-rear and side-to-side. There was restricted physique roll and the trip was comfy, assured; it was a pleasure to drive.

Wind and street noise have been diminished partly resulting from acoustic laminated glass and sound-deadening insulation. The drag coefficient of 0.219 and the low 5.6-inch floor clearance are among the many greatest within the automotive trade, particularly for a midsize sedan. This spectacular aerodynamic Cd quantity is reached by a design idea that comes with exterior air flaps and an air curtain on the entrance decrease fascia, a wheel hole reducer on the entrance fenders, a canopy working the total size of the underside, and the rear spoiler with winglets. The Ioniq 6 is quiet and prepared for an extended vary street journey.

The Ioniq 6 is a good dealing with driver’s automotive, with a composed trip and wonderful physique management.

The underside line is the Ioniq 6 could be very straightforward to drive, which suggests being relaxed when reaching your vacation spot.

Charging and Regeneration

There are two battery sizes, every with a special charging velocity, that make the most of the ten.9 kW onboard charger. The 53.0 kWh battery on the RWD Customary Vary can stand up to an 80-percent cost in as little as 18 minutes utilizing a 350kw DC quick charger. At an ordinary and extra frequent 240V Stage 2 charger, like the kind put in in a house, will take 5.2 hours for up-to an 80-percent cost.

The RWD and AWD get a 77.4 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery that may go to 80-percent cost in 18 minutes and take seven hours with a Stage 2 charger.

Unique house owners can benefit from three years of complementary limitless charging at Electrify America stations.

I charged 21-to-81% in 35 minutes on a 150 kW ChargePoint public charger.

You will need to observe chilly climate can have an effect on the charging time and driving vary. The Ioniq 6 comes customary with a battery heating system to pre-condition the battery to a temperature that may take a sooner and better cost.

Charging can be by highly effective motor regeneration that, when coasting or braking, converts kinetic power into electrical power and returns it to the battery. With i-Pedal, or one pedal driving, the regeneration could be set to a few ranges of pressure with steering wheel paddles. It made it potential to do most driving with out counting on the brakes.

The Ioniq 6 additionally has Automobile-to-Load (V2L) the place energy, a most of 1.9 kW, can stream out of the battery and cost e-bikes, tenting and outside tools or run your workplace whereas touring. It additionally could be a residence electrical energy supply for 2 days throughout an influence outage.

Streamliner Silhouette

Character, sharp appears to be like, daring and distinctive are just a few of the ideas that come to thoughts when describing the 2024 Ioniq 6. Hyundai calls this the Streamliner idea that involves life with a aspect profile that’s like nothing else on the street. The sleek physique surfaces, with energy flush door handles and a aspect character line, are unencumbered with chrome, however have tasteful black strips across the aspect home windows, the pillars and throughout the door sill. The rear options twin spoilers, with the higher incorporating the parametric pixel excessive brake gentle, after which extra of the pixels throughout the trunk gentle bar.

The Ioniq 6 is available in these exterior colours, with a few of them carrying a premium worth: Final Purple Metallic, Byte Blue, Digital Inexperienced Matte, Digital Inexperienced Pearl, Biophilic Blue Pearl, Transmission Blue Pearl, Nocturne Gray Matte, Nocturne Gray Metallic, Gravity Gold Matte, Curated Silver Metallic, Abyss Black Pearl and Serenity White Pearl, the colour of our take a look at automotive.

Spacious Inside

The inside is open, spacious and cozy with the substantial heart console permitting for underside storage. The padded sprint is split into two horizontal areas. The decrease handles the dual-zone local weather management, with the higher for the 12.3-inch, high-definition horizontal coloration touchscreen and a 12.3-inch 3D digital instrument display screen. The Bose infotainment system contains AM/FM/SiriusXM/HD radio with wired Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. A Bluetooth connection for up-to two gadgets, 12 volt retailers, USB energy and information ports, wi-fi telephone charging and a Wi-Fi hotspot full the know-how.

The inside consolation begins with both fabric or Hello-Tex synthetic leather-based, heated and ventilated entrance seats, with reminiscence and energy changes, together with aspect bolsters and therapeutic massage. The cabin is quiet with the windshield having acoustic and laminated glass, the rear window is laminated and it has elective ($210) carpeted ground mats.

The rear seats have ample leg room for 3 adults with occupants getting adjustable head rests, a middle folding armrest with cup holders, door cup holders, cost ports and air flow vents. Trunk cargo storage is sweet and will increase with the 60/40 rear seat folded. The small entrance trunk (frunk) provides sufficient house for a bag of groceries, or as we used it, to retailer the cost wire.

As to be anticipated on a premium automotive the Ioniq 6 has energy all the things. The leather-wrapped and heated steering wheel has controls for audio, phone, the adaptive cruise management and controls for Cease-and-Go and Auto Maintain. The radio could be managed by the touchscreen, with quantity and channel choice wheels on the middle console. There was a really quick studying curve for this excellent leisure system.

Different options are driver-selectable digital proximity key, distant trunk, rain-sensing windshield wipers, energy tilt and telescopic steering wheel, heated and energy aspect mirrors with flip indicators, panoramic sunroof and wi-fi telephone charging. Ambient lighting could be set to any of 64 colours utilizing a dial, together with 10 pre-set colours of Dawn Purple, Aurora Purple, Lightning Violet, Ocean Blue, Jade Inexperienced, Orchid Inexperienced, Freesia Yellow, Polar White, Moon White and Ice Blue.

Expertise

The Ioniq 6 comes with an intensive listing of ordinary security options, starting with entrance, aspect impression and aspect air curtain airbags. Hyundai’s SmartSense security tech is strong with superior driver help programs (ADAS), together with Freeway Driving Help 2 that permits for temporary durations of hands-free driving.

The Hyundai Blue Hyperlink app gives entry to automobile programs, together with distant begin and distant charging, and the Digital Key gives further comfort and security.

Methods embody a encompass view digital camera, lane retaining help, blind spot detection, ahead collision avoidance and rear cross-traffic avoidance help. Click on the above hyperlinks to be taught concerning the Hyundai security suite. Different options are hill begin help, auto maintain, a encompass and blind view monitor with parking sensors, a tire stress monitoring system, and a tire restore equipment in lieu of a spare tire.

Guarantee

• New Automobile – 5 years/60,000 miles
• Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles
• Battery – 10 years/100,000 miles
• Anti-Perforation – Seven years/Limitless miles
• Complementary Upkeep – Three years/36,000 miles
• Roadside Help – 5 years/Limitless miles

Pricing

The 2024 Ioniq 6 is available in six trims, with these base costs that embody the $1,150 vacation spot payment. These costs are earlier than any tax incentives that may solely come by leasing, not shopping for. So if leasing is palatable, take at the very least $7,500 off these costs for the federal tax credit score, and presumably extra out of your state or native electrical utility. (AER = All Electrical Vary.)

RWD

SE Customary Vary   $38,650      240 AER

SE Lengthy Vary           $43,600      361 AER

SEL                             $46,400      305 AER

Restricted                        $51,300      305 AER

AWD

SE                                $47,100      316 AER

SEL                             $49,900      270 AER

Restricted                        $54,800      270 AER

The worth Ioniq 6 is the SE Lengthy Vary RWD. At $43,600, it will get a whopping 361 all-electric miles and comes very properly geared up.

Observations: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6

Hyundai made an announcement when it launched the all-new Ioniq 6 electrical sedan in March 2023. In an SUV and truck world, Hyundai bucked the pattern with this eye-catching sedan providing efficiency, effectivity, quick charging, driving vary and luxury for 1000’s lower than different electrical sedans. Ensure to pay attention to the excellent guarantee.

How does the Ioniq 6 base worth examine towards different electrical sedans?

• Hyundai Ioniq 6                       $38,650
• Tesla 3                                    $40,630
• Polestar 2                               $49,900
• Lucid Air Pure                        $69,900
• Mercedes-Benz EQE 500        $74,900
• Porsche Taycan                        $101,395

The Ioniq 6 is a pleasure to drive and even more-so to take a look at with its head-turning design. And when you haven’t skilled it but, there’s something very satisfying about driving an electrical automotive. The shortage of sound because it strikes down the street is great, and the moment torque from a cease, and even when at freeway speeds, is one thing to get pleasure from. By no means stopping at a gasoline station is a plus, too.

The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 could also be one of the best EV you should purchase, all the things thought of.

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Story and images by John Faulkner.

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