$59,900 is still vastly outside of the pricing most people can afford.
Sure, but this is also basically a top model performance version of the ioniq 5, which starts at 35k. That's closer to a reasonable number.
But you realize this promo uses words like "affordable" to describe an insane price tag. That's the point I took from this, even before "[the price on a completely different model not mentioned here is] closer to a reasonable number."
If you think this is insane, you haven’t shopped for a new car recently.
The average cost of a new car in the US is apparently 51k, so you're dead on. This "performance verison" is well within the range of a normal upgrade package.
The mere fact all prices are insane does not magically make them sane.
It's all insane.
And $6300 price drop is just Hyundai testing the waters, because car prices have NOTHING to do with manufacturing costs.
Especially when you have Chinese EVs at half to 1/3 of that price in most countries.
I dunno about you guys but I buy electric cars because I like electric cars. Electric cars that emulate the annoyances of gas cars does not appeal to me.
Is it this part that bothers you?
The virtual gear shift, called N e-Shift, is what caught most people’s attention. When paired with its N Active Sound System, the setup mimics the sound and feel of an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
It’s like trying to make an ICE car feel like riding a horse.
Lowriders can kinda do that. Dressage in a sense.
Takes all kinds.
Yes!
I remember people saying that a lot of cars or whatever mimic what older cars did because people associated it with power. Like the engine noise is played through speakers or something like that. So even ICE cars imitate that as well.
I'm in agreement with you some of these vestiges should die.
Yeah that’s weird. Does it mimic the change in torque at different “rpm” for each “gear”?
The same buyers who modify their motors so they crack and pop like an old carburetor motor. My car is modified to release steam because that's the ways I like it.
Basically we now build ICE driving simulation interfaces into electric vehicles. All stupid because people who read car magazines need "soul" and to make brum brum noises.
why does a completely optional feature bother you? jist don't use it if you don't like it? it's not like the car's default mode has that enabled.
let hyindai make fun silly things for people that enjoy them for basically no extra cost.
This is how I feel about those vegan burgers that bleed.
I'll just take a mushroom burger, thanks.
Chevy did the same thing when the rebates ended in 2021.
This just shows you the rebates didn't save anyone any money.
No, but it shows they monetize your recorded conversations more than the initial sale price
The rebates probably helped Hyundai pay the r&d costs and get more people buying them.
The price drop could be similar to how PlayStations and other tech drops in price new after a few years.
This isn't true at all. The first round of rebates didn't when include Hyundai EVs. So it didn't noting for Hyundai r&d.
Replace Hyundai with any electric company name that benefited from the rebates.
I’m using my ICE car until it’s dead, but this is what I’ve got my eye on as a replacement (used, of course)
this is the way
Make sure to get one where the ICCU has been replaced recently, they now have a 15 year warranty on it but you don't want to be left stranded. It can happen very fast when it fails because the 12 volt battery runs everything that's not the electric motors and the ICCU failure causes it to no longer be charged from the big battery.
Otherwise those are really fun little vehicles. I test drove the original release version (before the N came out) and I didn't find it particularly comfortable since I'm used to slightly more premium cars (but usually at much cheaper prices - I also buy used, but 15+ years old mostly with two exceptions), but for what it cost, you get a lot of tech, it looks cool, and the performance is great. The standard Ioniq 5 handled poorly in that there was no steering feel whatsoever (and yet I felt every bump I drove over, just not through the steering wheel). I'm hoping they've done something with the N to make it handle better and perhaps even feel better.
The main reason I was thinking of paying more for an ioniq5N (besides the fact that it’s hella fast) was because I don’t want the NACS port on my ioniq5.
My current ioniq5 has the CCS1, my home charger is CCS1, the free chargers at my work are CCS1, and most of the paid charging stations around me are CCS1.
My wish? They should have the NACS port recessed into the car body deep enough so that a CCS1 adapter can be installed and left inside. I know this isn’t possible for a few reasons, but I just hate having to deal with adapters.
EDIT: I typed CCS2 before when you meant CCS1
Like it or not, NACS will be the new standard. So your choices are simply to use an adapter now or later.
Where are you located where you currently have CCS2 (primarily Europe, Australia/NZ, parts of Asia), but new models have NACS (North America)?
Shit You’re right. It’s CCS1 I have. Not CCS2. My mistake.
Guess they saw better sales to insurance and ad companies of their customer's conversations and sex habits than previous years.
Meanwhile in Singapore: https://www.sgcarmart.com/new-cars/info/21923/hyundai-ioniq-5-n-electric
SGD $385k :)))
Most expensive place to own a car, the government also charge extra tax for loss of gas sales which is very dumb for a country that have to import oil.
Australia checking in.
A$ 123,000 (~ US$ 86,000 at current rate)
I just bought a used 2023 id4 for 20k. That's just outside of my comfort zone.
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