Took delivery on RWD - 77kWh Ioniq 5

I hit so many bugs I got a warning that my front camera was obscured.

 

The front plate should be Blue on white, not Ewww! On white.

 

I am agree with your answers my problem is solved. I am very happy
Have a good day to all the members

 

Jim- I'm a 2021 Bolt owner. LOVE the car..with only a few gripes. I'm old and the ride is too stiff for me (seats etc). Also is a bit small (cargo). I would really like to get your observations on the change to the I5. I'd get an SEL with RWD. Does the car seem heavy? Is the ride better? Is the range about the same? Whatever comments you have would be so valuable in my decision. Thanks!

 

The Kia Niro EV is the same way it does not turn off cruise control when you try to pull and hold the paddle for a region you also cannot decrease the amount of region until you cancel cruise which is also annoying

 

Jim- I'm a 2021 Bolt owner. LOVE the car..with only a few gripes. I'm old and the ride is too stiff for me (seats etc). Also is a bit small (cargo). I would really like to get your observations on the change to the I5. I'd get an SEL with RWD. Does the car seem heavy? Is the ride better? Is the range about the same? Whatever comments you have would be so valuable in my decision. Thanks!

just a bit more jerky than i personally prefer my go-to comment... drives like a gocart, but also rides like a gocart

 

i do like using the Auto-Regen setting (pull the right paddle for 3-4 seconds to activate) but you have to reactivate every time you restart the car

not that big a deal, but "I" would have made it the default

 

We are trying to decide between the AWD and RWD Ionic 5 Limited. Any thoughts?

 

Good to hear--we are getting ready to order an Ionic 5 Limited, RWD. So excited.

 

Good to hear. Thanks for the report. Getting ready to order one.

 

Looking at Ionic 5 Limiteds and AWD vs, RWD. The issue is the heat pump in the AWD, providing help with cabin temp and cooling. We are tending toward the RW. Any thoughts?

 

I've heard that it is still good--surpasses gas guzzlers, of course.

 

Rwd acceleration is fantastic. A friend has awd and his is more fantastic but not so much that I'm envious. It's the quickest car I've ever owned or probably ever driven. 80 to 120kph is awesome.

I've owned it for 6500km and never want to drive ICE again.

 

We can throw in our 2 cents. Our Ioniq 5 RWD came in about a month ago, and we finally got a chance to see how long a full charge lasts with pure work (non interstate) commuting. 360 miles dropped it down to 3%, where we elected to plug it in. 370 miles with suburban or city driving is possible.

Here’s a pic from last week:




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How do you like the seats, and cabin controls?

 

Our yardstick is the wife’s Niro EV, so:

Seats - driver seat is better than the Niro, passenger seat not as comfortable. Rear seats way better.

Cabin controls - the Niro’s are better. Part of that can easily go to the fact that we are in our fifties and prefer switches/buttons. But, the info screens on the Niro (especially the EV screens) actually provide more info - which is weird since they are essentially the same company.

Also, my wife wanted me to point this out - the city driving range of our Niro is 330-340 miles.

All the online reviews tend to show the highway range of fully loaded models - if we had known the actual difference (in our use case) between the Niro (that was relatively easy to purchase) and the Ioniq 5 (which was hard to purchase), we might have made a less expensive choice.


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Thanks for the assessment. I've got a 2019 Niro EV and found myself looking at the Ioniq 5 with its reclining seats.

Driving less than 50 mph, I get similar range.

The car has all the personality of a toaster, but it *is* adequate and paid for....

 

Yes, the Niro is like a bar of soap - the Ioniq wins there, easily.

But, as next gen EVs are released and reviewed, I have to admit that it really is a well thought out bar of soap, deserving of more credit than we gave it. For example, compare the Niro specs to the entry level fisker ocean…


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