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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Review – Shockingly Spicy

The Truth About Cars

So imagine my surprise at the relative capability of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N as I hustled it around the famous Laguna Seca racetrack near Monterey, California. Full disclosure: Hyundai flew me to Monterey/Carmel, California and fed and housed me. First, here’s how Hyundai has differentiated the N from its more-mainstream sibling.

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Test drive: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 overshadows Model 3

Baua Electric

With more range, better functionality, actual style thanks to a better design, and competitive price, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 just makes better sense than the Tesla Model 3. Here are the pros and cons of living with the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 after shuttling the kids around town and running errands for a week.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

EV Central

2023 Kia Soul EV in two-tone red and white It’s a fun-sized hatchback/SUV, similar to a Hyundai Kona EV , albeit 35mm taller. There’s a 64kWh battery and single 150kW/395Nm motor driving the front wheels. The UK also sells an entry level Soul with 39.2kWh battery, 100kW/395Nm motor and range of 275km.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Funny looking thing, the Hyundai Ioniq 6. We sampled Hyundai’s new Ioniq 6 ‘Electrified Streamliner’ (not a sedan, Hyundai insists) in South Korea ahead of its early 2023 Australian arrival. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has incredible drag coefficient of 0.21. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6. Distinctive.

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Hyundai to launch a new electric mini-SUV at €20K

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Hyundai is prepping an electric entry-level mini-SUV called Casper to take on rivals Dacia Spring and Citroën’s ë-C3 in Europe. The new Casper joins a flood of small, cheap EVs landing in Europe , including Renault’s electric Twingo and Citroën’s ë-C3, not to mention new models coming from BYD and SAIC’s MG Motors.

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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

EV Central

For families, the bottom line is usually more important than dual motor acceleration or fancy seat trim that kids just wipe muck over anyway. Not cheap, but there still feels like decent value here. Service intervals are annual or every 25,000km, and aren’t cheap for an EV. You can drive one away for a whisker under $100k.

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Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick?

EV Central

Its price still hasn’t been announced, but most expect the entry-level 150kW/265Nm single motor FWD (with 516km range) to cost over $70,000. Judging by how all-encompassing it is, it won’t be cheap. To that end, has Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, MG, BYD et al missed a trick? But why is Toyota doing this?

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