2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review: it's pointless fun!

[@RobertDodge]

I wont ever be able to afford a brand new 5N but by god will I have a used one in the future ! This is the best EV ever - the passion of petrol in the future of electric - Well Done Hyundai x Lets hope they dont suffer from the whole ICCU issues of the standard Ioniq 5

[@gregb1599]

Good luck even getting a second-hand one, with sales numbers which they can not even sell the standard model. April 2024, a total of 1 Ioniq 5 was sold in all of NZ!

[@I3OI3OJOA]

​@@gregb1599I guess I don't have the money to buy that car.

[@cst278]

This car is such a slay! I love it and I want one! Another great review, Gavin ✨️

[@steveearley8352]

Brilliant review. Watched thinking how pointless it would be but changed my mind as well. Nice! 🥔

[@TikiBunnyImports]

The uncontrollable laughter underlines the why immediately!

[@kristie8727]

That is super cool. As a an 80s baby this is my jam. I love the fact the sound is inside only so people can't hear your weird ness 😂 they just see it going slow and fast randomly. It's very mood dependant. Angry broke sad 😂 it has it all. Got my lotto ticket.

[@cavoodlegirl]

I love everything about your reviews. I watch them even if I’m not interested in the car. You make me laugh. Please don’t listen to criticism. As for who would buy one of these… I’m a pushing-60 year old woman, I own an i30N and I would trade it for one of these in a heartbeat, if I could afford one.

[@rupertwilson5928]

I've not watched any other reviews of the N and probably won't need to as your review is pretty comprehensive. But you've gotta beg those Hyundai reps to let you have a spin on a track day. This car is definitely one for the GenX 80s boy racers 😁🏎️

[@nate.c524]

You can hear it from outside too They got rear speaker built-in under the rear bottom of car.

[@BioniqBob]

If turned on.

[@I_dont_want_an_at]

nice. good. love it. good car. yes

[@davidmoffat4610]

love the dig at BMW. You never want to wear out those indicators 🙂

[@lyledal]

"Stupid and pointless" and "Absolutely awesome" are not mutually exclusive terms.

[@bluebikerathar]

Peak power for charging is max 240. NOT 350 kW . The rest doesn’t matter. What a car hyundai has crafted. ❤❤❤

[@tylovset]

Wonder which other EV brands will do this next. Certainly a great way to make petrol heads migrate to EVs.

[@LadAussie]

It is practical, attractive and incredibly fun to drive! if you can afford it, really nothing wrong with it! (fake sound or not)

[@AerialWaviator]

Hm .. "racing inspired" ... 🏁🤔 Great FUN review!

[@renbangbprd7236]

Hi can you please review new Kona electric with the same formas as you review Atto and Dolphin

[@petesig93]

Thought it was pointless. Now I am thinking this might be the EV to replace my wife's old ICE car (originally my Dad's)..... but she may be driving it less than I do 😂

[@sweethaski]

Yet its not clean 100%. You still have particulates from tyres and brake pads wear.

[@waynecartwright-js8tw]

less brake wear due to regen and no cam/alternator belt particulates. Tyres and there particulates need addressing for reducing environmental impact

[@sweethaski]

@@waynecartwright-js8twagree

[@peterjackson6228]

Hey Hyundai TAKE MY MONEY!

[@Fes-k9j]

Hopefully, Hyundai N will make more affordable EV models.

[@waynecartwright-js8tw]

UK has the insta coming the end of the year

[@JacobNguyen1]

the "Piece of resistance". "Englin Boost". Priceless.

[@randomjasmicisrandom]

Great review. I don’t think I have ever seen you enjoy a car as much as this one. Have you seen the 5n doing 2 laps around the Nürburgring? Definitely worth a watch. Jack’s Fully Charged review is also good, with some epic Scottish drone photography.

[@trstnhn]

The phrase, "pointless fun" is kind of contradictory since the point of something fun is to provide fun so it isn't at all pointless.

[@stevengraham9979]

I drive a Hyundai Kona EV. I had the window down as I drove slowly. I herd a pedestrian say, "It sound just like the Millennium Falcom." 3.3 sec to 100Km/h, How fast to light speed?

[@afad8662]

According to one developer, he wanted to create a family racing car for the head of the family who loved racing when he was young.

[@yujishinohara1uponatime]

ahh feeling 18 again, priceless

[@rocketsciencedesign]

Why oh why did I NOT win lotto? It's a shame it isn't able to switch to 2wd to increase efficiency. 21kwh per 100km seems pretty poor. Surely it does better in eco mode for around town use ?

[@TobeyGuthrie]

First

[@reddeadren351c8]

Ten spud review

[@macjim]

What’s wrong with a carpeted kitchen? 🥸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BioniqBob]

It is a potato stud

[@juliandclarke]

Got my order in for the N in UK. I can obtain thru a salary sacrifice scheme meaning I save the tax. Thanks for a fun review.

[@ZONE3965]

If they don't overhaul the notification center, ill have to switch to android soon. Its so bad.

[@deficator750]

the point is electric cars are so boaring. atleast this ones cool and has some excitment to it.

[@grant3226]

*50 per pedal, stickers are 15hp, cut springs enable slammed mode

[@genieb]

Well done Gav :) Still disappointed you didn't drop it off in NP :(

[@QALibrary]

I think this mad boy (in the good way) is in his element

[@johngpreston1784]

Vary amusing review

[@vhol93]

What a machiiiiine

[@aatheus]

Love ya Gav :)

[@tobytomic]

LOL

[@MGriff-q1i]

So we need to create a nickname for the hoonishness for each N crazy driver. What’s the best name? N-6bogan score? Fake hooning scale ?

[@user-dk3jp7vj5l]

무소음의 전기자동차가 보행자 사고를 일으킬 위험성이 있는데 그런 점에서는 가짜 엔진 소리가 유용할 듯.

[@Princebenidorm]

You should research the car more before reviewing it. There are exterior speakers for example and the 0-60 you did in manual

[@BioniqBob]

Shhhh, You can turn them off

[@Princebenidorm]

😂😂😂 I keep mine on

[@cammy142]

Shows a lack of research here. The NE shift noise DOES have exterior sounds

[@BioniqBob]

Shows a lack of your knowledge, you can turn them off.

[@cammy142]

I didn’t say you couldn’t turn it off whereas the video says “there’s no noise on the outside” when there can be! Seeing as I have one on the drive smartarse I am fully aware of what it can and can’t do!

[@BioniqBob]

@@cammy142 "there’s no noise on the outside” because it is turned off. Goof

[@cammy142]

@@BioniqBob all he needed to say was “it’s turned off” goof

[@BioniqBob]

@@cammy142 Your needs are far deeper than that.

[@milesprebble3820]

Watching the rest now and honestly love your content but not sure about spud score.... I'm not tring to sound negative though... you have such great energy and I love your videos. Keep it up spud man!

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

I think Hyundai has built the first _"Petrol derived"_ EV in this mental Ioniq 5 N. And if you've ever seen one of these beasties in red, doesn't it bring back memories from the 1980's of the drop dead gorgeous 4WD beast called the *Lancia Delta Integrale?* It's a car to take the kids to school, takes the in-laws for a day out or the missus to the supermarket. But when the kids are in school, the in-laws back at their home and the shopping's been put away, with the press of a button, you've unleashed Hephaestus, Vulcan and Vesta at the same time and it's time to play 8-))...

[@ItsJonesy777]

Great review., as always! The price is the killer despite how good the package is but that seems to be the Hyundai and Kia way these days.It’s a heap of fun and a laugh a minute though, having test driven one! I’d probably prefer a new Model 3 Performance and pocket the change over the gimmicks of this.

[@milesprebble3820]

Loving the speed of the your delivery but possibly a few too many little cut scenes?

[@Zimpaz]

Lovely car but the noise is dumb. Can you turn it off?

[@larsenpetter]

Yes, you can turn off the sound and all the other fake stuff.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Your comment is dumb 😂

[@ObiePaddles]

Dummest, funnest car ever? Wonder how much you’d have to spend in ICE to get this level of performance?

[@InvisageStudios]

It’s essentially the same a vegan bacon. It looks like bacon, sizzles like bacon, kinda tastes like bacon. But it’s not bacon.

[@not_the_pasta]

Hard to get behind this analogy, since they attempt to bring over all the things that make you feel engaged with car. I would not be interested in "alternative" bacon, since the replication is pointless, and I would rather prefer different food unless it is actual printed bacon. With the car it feels a bit different. Yes it is a gimmic, and you would not use something like that on your day to day, but on track it gives you additional dimension. Something that EVs lack. EV is precise and sterile on its delivery, but this is another aspect of humans where we rather prefer imperfection. Producers use imperfection while producing music btw, to make songs feel more natural. They intentionally put some stuff off beat. While you don't register anything artificial, but that is the whole point. Same with this car. It is perfectly imperfect when you want it.

[@BioniqBob]

Yea, it is better. Eat Crow.

[@RicknMorty85]

The price of a house deposit in Auckland...Yeah no, not paying 130k for a Hyundai

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

You’d bay 300k for a Taycan because it’s a Porsche, which is less reliable and PITA to maintain and fix?

[@gregb1599]

With all EV now, as soon as you drive it off the lot, kiss 50% goodbye! EV are dead in NZ, all thanks to this wonderful new government! Do not believe me? A total of 262 brand new EV sold in April 2024, with another 100 used imports. Most sold, of course Tesla. Guess how many Hyundai Ioniq 5 sold? 1!

[@RicknMorty85]

@@JohnLee-db9zt no, I hope the latest BYD hybrid car will come to nz, with the real world tested range of 2400km, I'll be choosing that over anything else. It had a advertised range of 2100km but someone tested it in real world conditions and they achieved 2400km in a single tank

[@I3OI3OJOA]

​@@RicknMorty85yes. Have fun driving a Chinese car, good luck

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

@@RicknMorty85Lol, you really don’t know Chinese EVs. You will be shocked, literally! People like you never learn going for the cheapest product. You get what you pay for. 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWizppWjhdpgaassi=huY6qOy6ZcZgLQ2P

[@valerieewing3306]

Good review. Price appears unworthy of what it is, represents and portrays itself to be!

[@I3OI3OJOA]

That's a stupid idea. Look at the prices of other vehicles in the same class.

[@gebali]

Ok, great., But can the "owner" disable the inbuilt spyware that is common with so many cars, especially EV's these days?

[@SydneyEV]

dont take your phone with you

[@kosmokramer9502]

What spyware you troll?

[@IanHouliston]

It's Korean not Chinese.

[@Zarphag]

mate google is tracking you right now!

[@gebali]

@@Zarphag Good thing I avoid Google then. I use Brave (Privacy) Browser over VPN's and disable as many tracking features as I can. Though to be fair, I do have some Google products exposure. But I try to counteract it, including never using my real name nor recycling the same email address. What's your next misconception? Fire away!

[@metricstormtrooper]

Its just ugly and STUPID, especially the FAKE GEARS, FAKE ENGINE NOISE AND THE STUPID PLATIC BITS.💩💩💩💩💩 I GIVE IT FIVE TURDS. Which is a pity as the ioniq 5 my favourite ev.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

What a donut🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@yeonichannel]

Hellow trollboy 😅

[@lONlQ]

Go ride boring Tesla 😂

[@bluebikerathar]

Go to bmw , oh..... they just do the same. Fake noise, plastic AND you cannot change gear. Always a huge argument against ev, and know its possible. You say its BS. ???

[@BioniqBob]

They did not make it for you. Go lie down.