@Glos_Guy from what I’ve seen of your requirements I’d say the Ioniq 5 would be a huge mistake. It’s a fantastic car, comfortable and easy going to drive but a driver’s car it isn’t. The steering is definitely by wire and the suspension is for comfort not speed. Put your foot down and you know you’re in a 2 tonne car, it’s quick enough but corners not do well at speed. If you don’t turn lane assist off it’ll try to kill you on quick corners. I’ve tried nipping around the Cornish B roads and it’s been a challenge at times, you need to be a tad slower than ideal but it is capable enough for most.
As I said, it’s a comfortable cruiser, best plodding through the motorway miles, which it’ll do for fun for hours and then recharge in a hurry ready to go again quite quickly.
From what I’ve read you’d benefit from more feedback and a bit of fun, even if you spend most of your time tootling around town. The 5 isn’t a fun speedster, I’ve been left behind by several X3s,5s and even an iX1. When I get back on straight roads I can catch up again but the bendy bits are less engaging.
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