schizoidmanHyundai drops Ioniq 6 in US as Kia pauses EV6 GT
GhostalmediaI’m not super surprised. I see Ionic 5s all over the place on the west coast, but 6s are rare.
Americans gobble up crossovers.
SteveI sat in both. I wanted to like the 6. It was much closer to the Accord it would replace. But I just didn’t like the interior. It didn’t fit right. It’s within an inch or so, the same exterior size as the Accord. Somehow the interior fealt slightly cramped. The 5 on the other hand is ~12in shorter but somehow feels bigger inside. It fit better anyway. Or I fit better.
Also I wondered about the SUV label. It may just be marketing, since as you said SUVs are popular in the US. But the classification on the paperwork was a “5 door hatchback”. And for some reason Americans don’t seem to like that word. Not sure it matters much. It clearly follows all the same design and safety rules of a car. Not a “Light Truck”. Which makes sense given it’s very much a mid-size car. The 6 is maybe an inch shorter, but it’s footprint is more than a foot longer. Somehow it’s practically the same length as my father’s Durango.
In short the Ioniq 6 just isn’t quite right, while the 5 is an exceptionally good car.
I sat in one because the guy at the dealership said it was their only new EV in stock. I see what they were going for, it is kind of a Porsche-esque swooped form factor. Inside I thought it was proportioned very oddly for my size (above average height). It was also very expensive for a non-luxury brand sedan.