Just got back from the test drive of the Hyundai ionic 5 . Test drive of about 80 minutes.
The dealership managed to find the spec I wanted, ultimate AWD, for the test drive.
The good points.
It looks stunning especially in the Matt paint.
The ride was quite comfortable, seats were ok but I didn’t have a lot time to play around with the seat adjustment, to be fair it takes me a few months to get really comfortable with the seat adjustments and it was on par with the Nissan Ariya I have at the moment.
I was very impressed with the performance, it’s quick, bloody quick. It felt really sure footed on the test drive on a mixture of b roads, a road and motorway but especially on the muddy lanes in rural Shropshire where I live. The build quality is good again on par with the Ariya.
The bad points.
I wasn’t very impressed with the range. The car on pick up had a full battery but it was only showing a range of 186 miles which is less than my Ariya with a smaller battery, yes I know it depends how it was driven before I picked it up but I would have expected it in the 230 or more range and the door handles were a pain, I really didn’t like them.
That’s it really, I’m still undecidedl.
I asked about delivery times and it would be a factory order with a delivery date of around April. Theirs only 2 in the country available with the spec I would order but not the colour I would prefer.
I also asked about why the ultimate with the tech spec was more expensive on Motability and he couldn’t find anything, he even phoned Motability about it and they didn’t know. He did say he could order it as a option and he would give me a 10 percent discount.