2020 Hyundai Ioniq Review
2020 Hyundai Ioniq
Specs: 1.6 4 Cylinder w/65 kW Electric Motor
134 combined HP
MPG: 52 as observed
MSRP: $32,950
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Guy who did stuff Yousef Alvi
Pictures: Hyundai
The Great:
It’s a genuinely a good looking car around. It avoids the vomit inducing styling of the Prius and the boring styling of the Insight. That goes for the interior as well. It’s not trying to be futuristic for futuristic sake. It works, it’s easy to understand and looks good.
The Good:
Infotainment system is class leading in it’s segment and steering feel is one of the best
The Bad:
Very antiseptic driving experience. Hit the Sport Mode button and generally makes everything a bit worse. The transmission gets hung up at High RPM, the steering gets heavy and the throttle is a hair trigger.
The Ugly:
Nothing really egregious to say here. Carry on.
The Overall:
Compared to the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and the lot. The Hyundai Ioniq is the lost child in the small hybrid market. Granted the aforementioned vehicles have name recognition but the Ioniq is the better looking, better value and better drive than the lot. If you’re in the market…look at the Hyundai Ioniq.
Now an ode to the Ioniq:
Hey, I, I
Yeah, ah, ah
Yeah, I
An old car turned ninety-eight
It’s owner won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly splattered on your windshield
It's a low oil pressure light two minutes too late
And isn't it Ioniq, don't you think?
It's like rain on your track day
It's a free Uber ride when you've already paid
It's the good automotive advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures
Mr. Back Seat Driver was afraid to Drive
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that drive
And as the car crashed, he thought
"Well, isn't this nice” (wait this line is morbid) wtf?
And isn't it Ioniq, don't you think?
It's like rain on your track day
It's a free Uber ride when you've already paid
It's the good automotive advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures
Well, cars have a funny way
Of sneaking up on you…in Electric Only Mode.
When you think everything's okay
And everything's going right
And cars has a funny way
Of helping you out
When you think everything's gone wrong
And everything blows up in your face (wear a mask)
A “no through traffic sign’ when you’re already late
It's like ten thousand diesel stations when all you need is a gas
It's meeting the cars of my dreams
And then meeting it’s reliability
And isn't it Ioniq, don't you think?
A little too Ioniq, and yeah I really do think
It's like rain on your track day
It's a free Uber ride when you've already paid
It's the good automotive advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures
And yeah, well, cars have a funny way
Of sneaking up on you on all Electric Mode
And cars has a funny, funny way
Of helping you out
Helping you out
