The Ioniq 5 spaffs all over the Mach-E, the Scenic, the Grandland, the “capri” and the Ariya. The only cars you’ve listed that come close are the Enyaq and Elroq, but the HI5 yet again trumps them IMO so the choice seems easy here
Last time I made a choice the Ariya missed out because it was only available at the top level with the smaller battery, which is no longer a problem. I found the Mach E seats nearly as comfortable as the Relaxation Seats in the Hyundai but drive and range again favoured the Ioniq. The Enyaq was a nice car but the lack of true one pedal driving made it a runner up to the Ioniq 5, I’d guess that may still be something I’d have to think about. I’ve not been in the Scenic, so I still need to make a decision on that but the Grandland is out as the “comfortable” seats aren’t that good, I was happy to be out after a few minutes. There’s still time and the budget may change but the Ioniq is beyond where we’re expecting to be, plus there’s a few niggles from this one I’d rather see if I could solve.
Please don’t take this the wrong way, however, having read your post on the Elroq thread, that with a ‘can order’ date of November 2026 and a lease end of February 2027, aren’t you being a tad ‘early’ in trying to decide (or even narrow down) on a vehicle?
At the rate vehicles come and go on the scheme, together with facelifts and even new models, any searching now is pretty pointless – unless you have too much time on your hands?
Also, you posted you are compiling a spreadsheet of quarterly AP’s of your current selection – you will drive yourself potty with the ups and downs and comings/goings of those over such an extended period.
As your ‘can order’ period will straddle two quarters (Q4/26 and Q1/27) those are the two to follow availability and AP’s to such an in-depth degree. Then the only AP which matters is the one in which quarter in which you order the vehicle.
By all means keep a general or ‘weather eye’ on the car market and Motability. Maybe formulate an idea or two for vehicles at the back of your mind. But you are way too early to be doing all this to such an in-depth degree.