The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gets A Bigger Battery, More Buttons, Rear Wiper

At this level, it is onerous to search out anybody who would not no less than respect the Hyundai Ioniq 5. With an attention grabbing Nineteen Eighties retrofuture design that appears like virtually nothing else on the highway and class-leading specs, this electrical crossover is a favourite for a lot of causes. Now it is about to get even higher for the 2025 mannequin yr with some upgraded specs we’re somewhat enthusiastic about—together with extra buttons.

On Sunday, Hyundai unveiled the up to date Ioniq 5 in South Korea, and whereas the automobile barely appears to be like totally different on the surface—it has a barely up to date grille and entrance and rear bumpers—there are some critical enhancements in play right here. (You too can spot a brand new one from the rear spoiler that is been prolonged by 50 mm and the brand new wheels.)

And there is lastly one massive change right here that is been requested by many: a rear windshield wiper. Take that, rain and snow. 

I will begin by noting that that is the worldwide debut of the up to date Ioniq 5, and it is not clear but what adjustments are coming to the U.S. market; the automobile Hyundai confirmed off continues to have digital facet mirrors, and American consumers have by no means been in a position to get these, for instance. However we do count on some, if not all, of those adjustments will come stateside ultimately. 

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We’ll begin with the massive information: the Ioniq 5 will get a much bigger battery. Beforehand, consumers may select from a normal 58.0-kWh battery pack or a bigger 77.4-kWh pack. Now Hyundai is providing an 84.0-kWh pack, implying in a information launch that this pack replaces the 77.4-kWh unit. Both manner, which means the highest Ioniq 5 will include extra vary. 

Not that the Ioniq 5 wanted a ton of assist in that division, after all. The present 2024 mannequin within the U.S. will get 220 miles of vary on the usual battery and 260 miles or 303 miles on the bigger one, relying on whether or not you spring for all- or rear-wheel-drive, respectively. In different phrases, if this bigger battery comes stateside, we may count on one thing like 330 miles in RWD type—however we’ll await the official EPA estimates first. 

Extra adjustments lengthen contained in the cabin as effectively. There’s a brand new steering wheel with “interactive pixel lights,” and a complete new row of buttons on the middle console close to the cupholders that did not exist earlier than. The “Map” and “Navigation” buttons have been mixed into one, remedying a Hyundai-Kia quirk that has aggravated me for years, and the row of digital switches close to the infotainment system seems to have obtained some tweaks as effectively. 

There are some essential tweaks on the software program facet as effectively. For one, the Ioniq 5 is now absolutely able to over-the-air (OTA) software program updates for all its main digital programs, whereas it was much more limited in that department before. Now, just like the Ioniq 6, it is OTA-capable for bug fixes, new options and extra. Hyundai has additionally added varied suspension tweaks to make the EV extra secure and agile, to not point out quieter—and the doorways and B-pillar components have been strengthened for added security. 

Final however not least, Hyundai’s added an Ioniq 5 N Line trim right here, which will not provide you with fairly the explain-yourself-to-the-traffic-court-judge thrills that the Ioniq 5 gives, however will add a touch of wanted sporty vibes inside and outside. 

Prospects in Korea can order the up to date Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 5 N Line this month, whereas the remainder of us must await it to “regularly” roll out to “international markets all year long.”

Will you await the brand new one, or seize the exceptional deals that can be had on the current EV right now? I will await the EPA vary on the brand new battery to make that decision, however one factor’s clear: among the best within the enterprise simply received higher.

Contact the creator: Patrick.George@InsideEVs.com