Hyundai Ioniq 5 review, road test
Hyundai has put the spotlight on its mould-breaking electric crossover by pricing it aggressively. Question is, how good is it?
Published on Apr 16, 2023 08:00:00 AM
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By Saumil Shah
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The Ioniq’s ARAI-certified range is 631km on a full charge, however, in our real-world test in Eco mode, it achieved 457km in a combined cycle, with an average efficiency of 6.30km/kWh, which is far from its claimed figure but still very respectable. In fact, it is higher than some luxury electric SUVs, which cost twice as much. With frequent stop-go in the city, efficiency of 7.07km/kWh is easily achievable, which translates to a range of over 500km. And at steady cruising speeds where consumption is higher and there are fewer chances for regeneration, efficiency drops to 5.67km/kWh, hence expect the range to be around 400km.
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Hyundai’s E-GMP supports 800V battery tech, which allows ultra-fast charging. The company also claims that using a 50kW DC fast charger, the Ioniq 5 can charge its battery from 10-80 percent in just 57 minutes. We used a 11kW AC wall box and it charged its battery from 20-100 percent in about 5.5 hours. With the help of a 30kW DC fast charger, it charged from 32-100 percent, consuming 50kWh, in merely 1 hour and 45 minutes. We even topped up its battery at a 150kW DC fast charger from 60 percent and it took merely 36 minutes to top up 32.52kWh of charge.
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unknown - 384 days ago
Considerably very expensive than any similar ICE car of same size and 5 seater. It's the electric iteration of a Creta in real Indian terms and it's at least 3 times more expensive on road than the Creta and given India's poor infrastructure and high taxes, no thanks, even if push comes to shove I'll not buy it...
Shyam Ramachandran - 384 days ago
Isn't it available globally with a 77 kWh battery pack and the Indian battery pack is from an older generation?