The horizontal bar across the back window perfectly blocks out the headlamps of Range Rovers behind you when waiting at the lights. Reversing camera and proximity sensors work fine.
Drove a plug in Ionic for the first time today. Very nice car to drive, its quiet, the ride quality is excellent, the interior design is futuristic and stylish. Only downside for me was in sport mode on the motorway, it tended to stick in 5th gear, wouldn't shift up to 6th, even on the flat.
Oh for sure. I see cars as a to b things, but I also like looking at what's going on I downgraded to a Yaris given I barely drive. When the hybrids are worth about 2-3K, I'll get a Yaris hybrid And after that, I'd probably get a Hyundai Ioniq PHEV before then getting an EV version. The insurance on these cars is so freaking cheap
Great video! I have a Hybrid Ioniq and am thinking of upgrading. My other options are a Countryman SE or Mercedes A250e but you get so many more options for your money with Hyundai I think I'm going for an Ioniq Premium SE PHEV.
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@3:39 you mention that this gearbox is better than the "belt driven" one in the Prius. The CVT in the Prius doesn't have a belt. While it's a "CVT", it's not belt driven, rather it uses 2 planetary gear sets and 2 electric motors. No clutch, no torque converter, the wheels are always mechanically linked with the transmission. Varying the gear ratio is done via the smaller of the 2 electric motors. Varying it's speed and rotating direction, it can start up the petrol engine (and instantly spin it up to the correct RPM for seamless transition), act as an alternator, and vary the torque output of the petrol engine going to the wheels. It's an incredible piece of engineering, but sadly most automotive journalists hear "CVT" and conclude that it's the horrible belt driven contraption that everyone hates. Another neat fact about the Prius is the lack of ANY belt. Since it doesn't have a starter nor an alternator, and having an electric water pump and AC compressor, no need for any belt in the engine compartment. Even when the engine is stopped, you still have the AC running at full power since the compressor can continue to spin.
I own this car and model. Don't agree with his last points on the style and not very interesting to drive? It certainly the most interesting car I ever drove or owned. It was listed as a sports car at my dealer.
Hi Daniel, the IONIQ PHEV goes from 0-62mph in around 10.6 seconds so it's by no means sporty! If you'd like to find out more about this plug-in hybrid contact our Vehicle Specialists on 01903 538835 or book a FREE consultation online: bit.ly/3soFVbF
Excellent way of explaining, just needed to talk about whit out being charged how good is it as a only hybrid vehicle just in case we won’t have the chance to plug it to the mains !! Very thankful to you guys, great video 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
I wish that seat color pattern was more widely available around the world. The ones I saw were just the lighter color on all the leather surfaces while the harder plastic surfaces were the darker color. It looked really patchy and not nearly as attractive as what's shown in this video.
Xenon John - fair points, but that's only OK if you have a house and can charge overnight - that's a non-starters for flat owners - and while it is true that you are burning petrol to re-charge the battery, you neglect to mention that same petrol-burning is powering your car down the road - only a tiny fraction is doing the re-charging.There are plenty stories of dealers finding plug-in models traded in after 2/3 years with the charging cables still in the sealed bags - never used. That may be extreme - and probably limited to company car users, but I'm willing to bet that a lot of private buyers will rapidly tire of the continual re-charging and will just run them as petrol-engined cars. A self-charging model gets round these problems.
So called experts should do there research properly. Toyotas “cvt” has never been belt driven. Even in the second generation is very far from jerky. The only reason I would never pick this otherwise nice car is the dct. Nowhere near as reliable as toyotas. After 20 years it is time for car “experts” to learn about that gearbox.
Io ho già percorso 80.000 km con una ioniq plugin, ho un record in estate con 45 euro di benzina e 70 di elettricità di 3.850 km . Anch'io percorro dai 60 agli 80 km in elettrico. A gennaio mi arriva la prossima ioniq plug in, con restyling, avendo la possibilità di caricarla a casa e al lavoro è una figata, i distributori di benzina ti "odiano" specialmente se abiti in piccoli paesi e ti conoscono tutti...💪👍😂. Ciao grandi!!!
It's difficult to understand the point of these plug-in models - you have to visit petrol stations and (continually) find charging points. I can understand someone who mixes town and main road driving choosing a self-charging model - two of my friends have self-charging Toyota's and they spend a surprising amount of time in town running on the electric motor and subsequently get very good fuel economy - and never have to worry about finding a charging point. I wonder how many people buy one of these plug-in hybrids, then after a few months get fed up with continually re-charging, and end up just running it as a petrol car?
I can answer for Californians. Both a straight EV and a plug-in have access to the high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the freeway system - quite a bonus over driving a gas-only vehicle. On a longer trip, the plug-in will leave the EV in the dust after the EV runs out of its basic charge and has to seek a charging station and spend a lot of time charging up. The plug-in merely fills up at any gas station and resumes its journey.
@@jimmacgregor4122 No, Jim, only PHEVs and straight EVs are allowed. For some reason, self-charging hybrids are not. If they were, I’d definitely go for one.
Don’t get me wrong. This is a rubbish car, but how hard is it to plug it in on your drive at home ? You put the socket in the flap and go indoors ..it takes 10 seconds. Then when you want to drive you take it out. 30 miles of nearly free motoring and no engine wear... except it doesn’t work.
Most journeys are less than 50 miles. I drive 30 miles every day and use mine in full electric mode 90% of the time and charge it up overnight. Self-charging on the other hand is exactly that, you are burning petrol to charge your (smaller) battery which then powers the (smaller) electric motor for low speed travel around cities to give slightly better efficiency as a regular hybrid. A plug-in hybrid generally has a bigger battery and more powerful electric motor so you can run the car at all speeds, including motorway, on the battery should you wish to. Over longer ranges it functions as a regular hybrid. Services are cheaper than a plug-in Prius, handles better, trunk is flat, more carrying capacity.
@@jimmacgregor4122 The Toyota created propagandish “ self charging hybrid” version of the Ioniq does offer 30ish EV range and depending on $$, taste and driving needs, one of the 3 models is ideal for most drivers. Next is trim levels. I have the Limited PHEV selected after looking at the cheaper options. For us, it was the best option and the car has all of the options for the Limited level. The best feature: ultra efficient hybrid mode once the EV range has been used. On a 90 mile trip, it uses 1 gal of fuel + electricity. After, I average 63 mpg. Superb performance. Thanks
A real shame about the instrument cluster, that small screen (3:18) stands out like a sore thumb and looks cheap. An all in one screen would have looked a lot nicer.
Nothing wrong with it. You sound very fussy. Its easy to see the screen, its made of materials much like any other car so what's cheap about it ? Not made of gold ? Words fail me sometimes with the oddball things the general public post on RU-vid these days.
current scc speed indicator is way to to small. stupid you cannot cancel the scc with the rengen breake apple carplay is brillant at using the full screen. aa not so much
