OCTOBER 18 - 24 | 2019
Hyundai Ioniq – three shades of green
Ŷ Hyundai is raising the bar with three different EV options in its clever Ioniq hatchback.
By ALISTAIR KENNEDY erative braking. Combined fuel usage is listed at 3.4 litres per 100 kilometres. Ioniq Plug-In has the same engine as the Hybrid with combined output of 104 kW and 265 Nm. Like the Hybrid it uses regenerative braking to charge the batteries but can also be plugged into any external power point to provide around 63 km of electric-only travel. While the primary power source of the Hybrid is the engine the Plug-In runs on the battery with the engine only kicking in when additional power or torque is required or when the battery has been flattened. Charging takes just over two hours. Fuel consumption is listed at a frugal 1.1 litres per 100 km. Ioniq Electric relies entirely on battery power to produce its peak outputs of 88 kW and
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295 Nm. With an approximate range of 250 km it falls well below the 400+ km range of the Hyundai Kona Electric SUV although an imminent upgrade will increase by about 20 per cent. Like the Kona the level of the Ioniq Electric’s regenerative braking can be adjusted through steering-wheel mounted paddles. All three models comes with the choice of Elite or Premium specification levels with preon road prices starting at $33,990 for the Hybrid Elite and topping out at $48,990 for the Electric Premium. STYLING Ioniq has a sleek fastback profile designed not just for its looks but also, with a drag coefficient of 0.24, to enhance aerodynamic performance. The major difference in appear-
ance between the three variants is at the front where the Electric, which needs minimal airflow, doesn’t have a grille. At the rear is an integrated spoiler that blends in seamlessly with the wide taillights. It looks great from the outside but does seriously affect rear visibility from inside. The Premium models have a tilt-and-slide powered sunroof. SAFETY All Hyundai Ioniq models have achieved the maximum five-start ANCAP safety rating with seven airbags, front and rear-parking sensors and – given the restricted rear visibility – a very welcome rear view camera with dynamic guidelines.
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HYUNDAI has taken itself to the forefront of automotive battery technology with its Ioniq hatchback being the only vehicle to be offered in Australia with three different variations of electric power – petrol/electric hybrid, petrol/ plug-in electric hybrid and fully electric. Although the name does have a Greek sound to it, Ioniq is actually a blend of ‘ion’ and ‘unique’. The word ion refers to an atom or molecule with a net electric charge while unique is one of the most misused words in the English language – but we won’t go into that here. The entry level Ioniq Hybrid uses a conventional Pruis-type mixture of petrol/electric with its principal power source coming from a 1.6-litre four-cylinder direct-injection petrol engine of 77 kW combined with a 32 kW electric motor for a total power output of 109 kW. The batteries are recharged through regen-
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