Stepping up to the likes of Volkswagen's ID4 and the Skoda Enyaq, the Ioniq 5 and is set to roll out in May in Europe at prices starting at €41,900 and pave the wave for an entire family of models under the Ioniq sub-brand.
The 4.64-metre-long Ioniq 5 will be available in four versions from the start, according to the manufacturer: two with two engines and all-wheel drive and two with only one engine on the rear axle.
With its new electric marque, the Korean manufacturer is already covering a power spectrum from 170hp to 306hp at launch, showing potential for use beyond daily urban commutes.
The energy for this is supplied by lithium-ion batteries in two sizes with 58kWh or 72.6kWh. According to Hyundai, this allows a standard range of up to 485km.
Because the Ioniq 5 is the first electric car to use 800-volt technology alongside the Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT, it also sets new records at the charging station, going from 10 to 80 per cent in 18 minutes at best. After just 5 minutes at the charging station, it will get you 100km further down the road.
To keep you cosy while you wait, there are especially comfortable reclining seats with retractable footrests like on airplanes.
In terms of speed: The sprint from 0 to 100kph can be managed at best in 5.2 seconds. While VW, for example, stops most of its electric cars at 180 km/h at the latest, Hyundai is giving the Ioniq 5 a tiny bit more slack and letting it run at up to 185kph.
Hyundai also has a few special features to offer and there's a head-up display with augmented reality and a solar roof promising electricity for up to 2,000 more kilometres a year.
Via an external socket, the car can also power other electric gadgets from its battery, from garden tools to the neighbour's electric car.
Just like its main competitor VW, Hyundai does not intend to stop at just one model. Hyundai has already promised at least two more Ioniq models by 2024.
And just as Skoda, SEAT or Audi are also using the EQB platform of the VW Group, Hyundai's sister brand Kia has already presented a first car on the new platform, while luxury offshoot Genesis is also expressing interest.
