- Hyundai’s first devoted Ioniq mannequin for China is a wedge-shaped electrical sedan.
- It has a large 27-inch display screen that spans the passenger-side dashboard.
- The Ioniq V will do greater than 373 miles on a single cost, primarily based on the native CLTC cycle.
Hyundai could maintain the document for the shortest turnaround between an idea and a manufacturing mannequin. Launched simply a few weeks in the past, the Venus was merely an appetizer forward of the primary course, which is being served at present on the 2026 Beijing Motor Present. The Ioniq V is the ultimate model of a totally new electrical sedan.
Whereas Hyundai has been promoting China-specific vehicles for years, that is the primary devoted Ioniq mannequin for the native market. Regardless of carrying an nearly similar title, with the numeral “5” swapped for the Roman numeral “V,” it’s utterly completely different from the Ioniq 5 SUV offered globally. It is a wedgy sedan that reminds us of Honda’s recently canceled 0 Series Sedan.
At 192.9 inches (4.9 meters) lengthy and 1.89 meters huge, it’s about as giant because the Sonata. However whereas the combustion-engine sedan measures 111.8 inches (2.84 meters) between the axles, the Ioniq V’s devoted electrical platform has allowed Hyundai’s engineers to stretch the wheelbase to 114.1 inches (2.9 meters).
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The sloping roofline creates a fastback-like profile, however the Ioniq V is a sedan with a correct trunk. It’s practically similar to the Venus idea, that includes a pointy design filled with edges and frameless doorways. Regardless of carrying Ioniq branding, it’s far faraway from Hyundai’s international EV lineup, adopting a recent design language dubbed “The Origin.”
As you’d count on from a China-focused automobile, the inside is devoid of most bodily controls. Of their place is a large 27-inch, 4K-resolution touchscreen that the entrance passenger can even use, because it stretches throughout the appropriate facet of the dashboard. The driving force doesn’t have a separate instrument cluster, however doesn’t want one because of a head-up show.
Hyundai stays tight-lipped concerning the different technical specs, but it surely does say the battery pack within the long-range model will present greater than 373 miles (600 kilometers) of vary. Nevertheless, that determine relies on China’s CLTC take a look at cycle, which is much extra forgiving than WLTP or EPA requirements.
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The Ioniq V is only one of 20 new fashions Hyundai intends to launch in China over the following 5 years. The sharp sedan shall be adopted within the first half of subsequent yr by an SUV primarily based on the Earth idea unveiled earlier this month. Fashions within the midsize and enormous segments are deliberate, and a few of these EVs will characteristic range-extending combustion engines.
The purpose? Promoting 500,000 models yearly as soon as the lineup is absolutely fleshed out by 2031.
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Motor1’s Take: Like most conventional automakers, the South Korean model has been struggling in China, the place home firms are launching new merchandise at a sooner tempo with sturdy specs and considerably decrease costs. Hyundai will not be giving up, as along with native accomplice BAIC, the Beijing Hyundai three way partnership is investing 8 billion yuan (about $1.1 billion) to launch aggressive fashions.
As fascinating because the Ioniq V appears, don’t maintain your breath ready to see the automotive outdoors China. Equally, the boxy Earth idea is unlikely to be offered in different markets. For the remainder of the world, Hyundai is increasing its lineup with fashions like Europe’s Ioniq 3, whereas America is getting the body-on-frame Boulder.
