Had a look today around the new IM5. They’ll have the 6 available soon, it was supposed to be delivered at the same time, so they’re all excited waiting for it.
First impressions were as expected. It’s very Tesla like in many ways, just as the model 3 is released in new version. It won’t stand out in a car park or win beauty contests but it’s a very functional hatchback. It has a proper boot door, meaning a proper access to the large boot. Doors open cleverly due to sensors in the handle that will pop the door open, you still need to pull the door to get in, so it’s really a ‘look at this’ feature rather than a properly useful one. Everything switches on as you get in showing the huge on dash screen that’s bigger than the two in the Ioniq5 but is one screen than separates into 2 for normal use. These are really clear screw so I guess they’re setup to a higher quality than most. The central screen does everything, with Apple CarPlay on the top screen, you can ignore that console screen whilst driving. There’s a row of buttons along the bottom including one for the aircon. There’s only 2 buttons on the comfortable (and heated) steering wheel, seats are comfortable enough, with plenty of space. I don’t think I’d want to be over 6ft tall and stuck in the back for an extended journey, legroom is fine but head room is very limited.
The boot is long but if you’ve something tall to get in there, the room isn’t fantastic but you’d expect that just looking at the car.
My first impression seated in the drivers seat is that I could really get on with driving that for a while, especially considering what I actually change once I’ve started driving. There’s a single screen with all the ADAS stuff and you can cancel all, which is awesome when you don’t want a mass of bings for everything.
I’m definitely going back when they’ve the IM6 in, I’ll take pictures of that then. It’s really easy to get excited about these cars. There’s enough tech to keep you informed and to help with driving. We’re looking forward to sitting in the 6 and playing some music with 20 speakers supposedly setup up for full surround including “sky speakers”.
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