2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 20 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Ioniq 5, Model Y, EV6, ID4, Mach E, or Polestar 2?
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What is it/competitors
This is a “compact SUV” EV
Wheelbase is the same as a Palisade
But the footprint is the same as a Tucson
That’s cuz this is on an updated eGMP platform
That maximizes interior space unlike gas chassis
Competition
Kia EV6
Ford Mustang Mach E
Polestar 2
Model Y
ID4
EV stuff
Three flavors
RWD min 220 miles
RWD max 303 miles
AWD gets the same 77.4kWH battery as the RWD max
Range 260 miles
101 mpgE rating
Charge 10-80 in as little as 18 min
Or like 7 hours on an Emporia
5% off in description
Winter testing
Short cold weather test*
Heat pump
Power
Here with the HTRAC dual motor AWD
320 hp
446 lbft
0-60 in like 4.5 sec
Not slow
RWD will get 225hp and 258 lbft
Styling/pixles
One of the best parts about this car is the styling and details
I like the cyber gray and shooting star
LED headlights w/ pixels
Front mustache bar w/ thin LEDs
Front goatee - charging indicated
Active air dams
Wheels 20 in unique to limited trim
Best wheels - max aero too
Wheel arches vortex
Z cut in door
All cladding is silver no matter color
Wing mirror turn signal pixels
Taillighs all pixels
Kinda sorta full width
Rear goatee charging status too
Charging panel oin passenger rear
Pixels all over there
Interior Pixels
This interior is black - last time we had the light gray
But there’s pixels everywhere in here too
Door card handle
Kick plate
Steering wheel
Spells H
Light up on ioniq 6 (next week)
On seats themselves
Pixels on raer door cards too
Charge port
Vehicle to load
Also in rear seats
output*
SCreens
You have 2 massive 12 in screens for cluster and info
Digital cluster
Changes for drive modes
Drive modes button…not dial
Turn signal blind spot camera
Infotainment
Great system
WIRED ACP & AA tho
OTA updates now for 2024
Excellent 360 cameras - like Germans
Change color?
EV screen
Native nav is great for planning routes and preconditions battery
Radio is like steampunk
HUD
Normal or AR
Digital rear view mirror
This isnew for 2023
Seats
Heated and cooled front
Heated steering wheel
Controlled from screen with warmer button not the most intuitive for cooled front seat controls lol
Driver recliner for charging
Made from sustainable materials
Rear
MASSIVE space
recline
Full glass roof
Closes unlike machE
Closes in the middle
No vents in center console
Same door card quirks
Sun shades
No heated rear seats?
Got that in EV6
Trunk
Actually not the biggest
More storage under floor
Powered tho and gesture
Sorta kinda a frunk
Towing
2300 lbs
Actually kinda a lot
Storage convo? Sets EV’s apart interior wise - the amount of space available for etc storage
Totally flat floor front and rear cuz EV
Centere console slides back and forth
Big but open
Wireles charger is low
No USB-Cs
In front you have big water bottle bin
Plug for ACP in front
Shifter
Is like a Bop-It
Autopilot
Super awesome system
Capacitive steering wheel
Will auto lane change
Very hesitant tho
Ambient light
Single color choice
Around bose speakers
In door card
Secondary pattern
Speaker covers
Cupholders
Trunk
Dead pedal
Center console
Smart park
Kinda cool i guess
Little things
Magnetic dash
No rear wiper - Convo - feel like they should have one, its so dirty after 2 days after a wash
Wiper shows up in center console
Price
Starts as low as 41,600
For rwd low range
As tested 58k
Limited
awd

[@dperreno]

Just a note: that is the top-line Limited trim. It has a lot of cool, blingy features that aren't on the SE or SEL (like the LED bumper lines, moveable floor console, cooled seats, B-pillar vents, 360 camera, ambient lighting, etc.) HUD and Vista roof are options.

[@francisdebriey3609]

I bought my ioniq5 in March 2021, it has about 60000 km / 40000 miles and I am EXTREMELY satisfied. Build quality is amazing. I have the Belgian "balance" trim, fully equiped except roof window. One single mini problem of sensor recalibration in almost 3 years. Service in Belgium is good, no problem. About efficiency it's what I expected with an average of 20 kWh/100 km. And a max range of 350km in winter, 450km in summer for the 73kWh battery. The best of the car : charging in less than 30min from 15% to 90% and 20min to 80% during summer. Given my very good experience, the next will most probably be Hyundai/Kia again. And this car is SOOOOOO SEXY !

[@dwnshft]

glad to hear you're liking it!

[@beastieboy3926]

Did you actually buy it? Coz in UK vast majority of EV`s are leased, which makes huge difference.

[@alpertekniker6073]

Have you had ICCU problems?

[@francisdebriey3609]

@@alpertekniker6073 yes but limited. When charging at 16A in full sun, with high summer temperature of 33-34 °C = 91-92°F which is rare in Belgium... This happened maybe 3 or 4 times.

[@francisdebriey3609]

@@beastieboy3926 I bought it 55k EUR

[@BigBossIvan]

Criminally underviewed review. Great real-world walk around and demonstrations. There's a crazy lease deal going on right now, and your review will save a lot of time before walking into the dealer. Thanks!

[@dwnshft]

Thanks for the love 🙏

[@catalinIntimidatorul]

I would prefer to buy the volvo s60 t8 model. It is the most beautiful and elegant sedan ever made. You are not stressed because you have nowhere to charge the battery.

[@debdixon6272]

Thanks for your thorough review!

[@EmanuelBaglieri]

great reviews guys. well done!

[@oliverkentish9468]

You have more options in the cluster which you didn't mention. Great review. I am an I5 owner and loving it!

[@dwnshft]

nice, enjoy!

[@robertcalabrisi5721]

I leased my 5 Limited Disney and love it!! Great Review!!!

[@kevincard172]

The heatng ony goes up to 27° both sides. The paddles for regenerative braking will not engage with your foot on the brake. Also, the paddles are difficult to use when turning the steering wheel.

[@spring-tr2ek]

I'm really digging the video display in the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

[@eastvaleboy]

Great review. Tons of information and love the genuine like/dislike comments. I think I want one...

[@seanrobin6573]

“ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT REVIEW, QUITE INFORMATIVE AND VERY ENTERTAINING 😊

[@brightsideperspectives991]

I’m blind in my left eye so I’m looking for some blind spot help, are there good warnings if a car is coming up in someone’s blind spot. Thank you.

[@russpaton8877]

Yea in high trim it has a camera view from side mirrors appear in dash.

[@andresdiaz4374]

The charging speed over the mach-e is also a huge win. One other thing I don’t like is the lack of usb-C but still would choose the Ioniq 5

[@arnomantwill6190]

You just can insert an USB A to C adapter😊

[@HansOleBenonisen]

The new ones have USB-C and a rear wiper ++

[@LouAnnBeuke]

Have a 2024 Ionic 5 Disney no rear wiper

[@HansOleBenonisen]

@@LouAnnBeuke The new model, arriving this autumn - 2025 model comes with a rear wiper among other upgrades.

[@LouAnnBeuke]

@@HansOleBenonisen ug! should have waited

[@David_Polak]

9:57 You don't have to remove the bar. You can shift the bar a little further back to recline the back seats further.

[@dwnshft]

Oh sweet👍

[@Avatar1946]

EV-6 for the controls.

[@robertcalabrisi5721]

I use my tesla home charger with the adaptor from Amazon (Tesla to J charging and it works perfectly!!

[@dwnshft]

Special thanks to our Patreons for their support of the channel! Ioniq 5 or Model Y?

[@ejmbok87]

Brick up in high school math class,I can relate .

[@BioniqBob]

4 Dots is "H" in Morse Code.

[@dwnshft]

…--…

[@user-qi4nm7pf6b]

What colour is this version?

[@David_Polak]

It's Cyber grey.

[@R3GTLEE]

Great review...no heated screen ? Disappointing

[@dwnshft]

🙏

[@Reddylion]

Hyundai ioniq 5 👍

[@Sky1]

Can I send text messages to the car behind me through that tail light?

[@dariusspence6953]

That would be an awesome mod!

[@debdixon6272]

Ioniq 5

[@v3rlon]

Only thing I need to know is that if you so much as scuff the underside of the car, you are looking at a battery replacement that costs as much as the car - whenever they can get a new battery and with no loaner

[@michaellippmann4474]

Oh dear...no. proven story that the dealer was idiotic and just wrote a stupid estimate so insurance company would write the car off. Even Hyundai Canada confirmed that the price the dealer quoted was more than 2 times what it actually would have cost...just more anti EV stupidity. Proven that the dealer never even removed the battery to actually inspect!!! Yes the battery is expensive as any new technology is but no where near what was quoted...lazy dealer. Cheers Mike 🇨🇦

[@MM-rr1kp]

$60k and has happened more than once

[@Walsh134]

Only downside to me is the small frunk. Other than that it is solid!!!!.

[@samueljfashano8718]

wish they had put wiper on rear window!

[@gao57009]

4 DOTS is "H" in Morse Code.

[@bruceroberts529]

Number 21, a small road hazard bump to the undercarriage will force the insurance company to total the Ionic 5 due to the replacement battery costing more than the original purchase price. See $60,000 battery elsewhere.

[@opb324]

So don’t buy an ev

[@beastieboy3926]

I wouldn`t have any EV , for that reason alone.A newish car that could so easily be written off is not very green is it ,and it`s not going to save the planet.

[@Matt-hr5uc]

HYUNDAI = OWNERSHIP NIGHTMARE!! The high voltage battery in my 2017 Sonata PHEV died under warranty when the car was only four years old with 42,000 miles. Hyundai refused to repair or replace the battery under warranty. I had to go through non lemon law arbitration to have the vehicle repurchased, which I won easily. However, Hyundai then decided to miscalculate the repurchase amount and attempted to underpay me by $2000.00. This forced me to go through arbitration a second time, which I won (again). The whole process took 18 months…No loaner. If you own a Hyundai…Sell that piece of crap while you can…

[@theoneandyt]

I've had a Hyundai for 6 years and it's been amazing. I'm in the UK so maybe it's different here?

[@MrBeugh]

Oh how I hate the term 'frunk'. Like 'webinar' and 'Brangalina' its a stupid, unnecessary term that doesn't really solve anything. "Front trunk" is far more descriptive, NOT stupid and only 'costs' a single syllable.

[@dwnshft]

So “drunk” isn’t descriptive enough…and yet you knew exactly what I meant…🤔

[@GOOBENsticks]

God, I hate when people use "unnecessary", like just say "not necessary"!!! Forcing two words together and doesn't even save a syllable!!!

[@beastieboy3926]

Really interesting point . Ha Ha

[@martinezmartinez1132]

This cars have a level 2 charger problem that Hyundai has notnbeen able to fix...DONT BUY HEADACHES

[@beastieboy3926]

I have just been watching a vid that shows a fairly new Hyundai Iqonic 5 with an accidentally damaged battery . The cost of new battery was $60 K Canadian,which is $5 K more than a new vehicle.and not covered by warranty. So no matter how good you think it is,the reallity is very different.I wouldn`t have one as a gift. It`s a load of crap.

[@tonymai1844]

Yep, 60k for that battery. The cost is more than the E300 Mercedes-Benz. EV is expensive scary to own.

[@Drift-yf4rn]

Well of course it's not covered by warranty, that's not what warranties are for. You can't total your car and claim it's a manufacturing fault... Wouldn't you just use your insurance?

[@beastieboy3926]

@@Drift-yf4rn Sure, thats right,but driving over something like a lost exhaust totalled the car??? what? These things have the most valuable part of the car placed in the most vulnerable possition and it is not sufficiently protected.Great design -- Not.Same accident in ICE car may result in damage ,but nowhere near to that extent,probably repairable for a few hundred $.Sorry EV`s are crap, until the battery is a lot better and a lot cheaper.

[@theoneandyt]

It's one video, it's not the case at all for most battery replacements. Plus you have warranty, and for accident damage you have insurance. This isn't a reason not to buy the car.

[@TroyChristmas]

Having an expensive single point of failure is an issue all EVs have. Understand your insurance coverages and risk tolerance. There are always nightmare insurance stories, but generally speaking the cost should be partly in higher car prices (manufacturers insurance), higher insurance premiums, more exclusions/partial coverage (to cover insurer risk). Caveat emptor. Before I get an EV, I'll review all of these but I suspect it will be fine because the companies and governments want us to buy these cars and too many horror stories kills adoption, just like vehicle fires.

[@NomadCF]

The reports about having the "junk" the car due to the battery protection plate bwing scratched. With a replacement cost of 56k for juat a new battery, plus labor amd taxes... With that in mind, that means there cant be any resale value after 5 to 8 yrs. As by that time the batteries will have been worn out/degraded enough that the range will be reduced enough. That a new battery will be required... But will cost as of 2024 more than the cost of the car new..

[@michaellippmann4474]

That story is garbage!!!! It was an idiotic dealer who wrote a stupid estimate so the insurance company would just write the car off. Hyundai Canada confirmed this that the dealer quoted more than 2 times what the battery is worth. Just an incompetent dealer. Retail price of battery is about $26,000 Canadian (yes that is still stupid expensive but price out a new crate engine from GM for Chevy Yukon...not quite that pricey but still north of $10,000) Labour's is about $1300 to change. So the story really is crap...the dealer never even took the time to remove the battery and test it! Mike 🇨🇦

[@NomadCF]

@@michaellippmann4474 I can see possibly the first one was a combination of driver / dealership issue. There is a confirmed second story. From a lady in Canada with almost the same issue but no radiator damage or other problems found. Literally ran over something scraped the bottom of the battery protector. And they're essentially junk in the car. But even taking the first one into account, this is the kind of response people can expect from these dealerships. That's extremely off-putting.

[@michaellippmann4474]

@@NomadCF yeah no doubt this can happen and it will be expensive. But the same can and does happen to ICE vehicles as well. Locally here a 2021 or 22 Silverado with a diesel ran over a piece of steel pipe, bounced up and took off the oil pan and impaled itself into the transmission. Replacing the engine and transmission had to be an expensive proposition? In any case it just seems like battery prices get exaggerated in many "news" stories. I know exactly what a new 77kwh battery for my Ioniq5 costs. Do I anticipate ever having to change it? Probably not, we drive 50,000 - 60,000 km a year, on this car we have 45,000 km in 7 months...0 issues. But that being said I have owned 100+ ICE vehicles and never really had any major issues so I am not worried or concerned at all. Cheers Mike 🇨🇦

[@LysanderLH]

have you seen how easy these are to steal? Not even relay. be warned. use your valet pin code!

[@Matt-hr5uc]

One more thing to know…HYUNDAI = OWNERSHIP NIGHTMARE!! The high voltage battery in my 2017 Sonata PHEV died under warranty when the car was only four years old with 42,000 miles. Hyundai refused to repair or replace the battery under warranty. I had to go through non lemon law arbitration to have the vehicle repurchased, which I won easily. However, Hyundai then decided to miscalculate the repurchase amount and attempted to underpay me by $2000.00. This forced me to go through arbitration a second time, which I won (again). The whole process took 18 months…No loaner. If you own a Hyundai…Sell that piece of crap while you can…

[@user-ei1ku4pb1f]

60000 canadian to replace battery 😂😂😂

[@theoneandyt]

Except it's not. I mean in fairness I don't live in Canada, but it'd be a quarter that cost in the UK unless there was other extensive damage. Important to do your research instead of relying on one story that's widely shared online.... Which doesn't always make it true.

[@colehara]

Need a new battery? $61k.