Ioniq5 exhibited at Hyundai Motor Company’s office in Wonhyo-ro, Seoul./ Photo = Shin Hyun-ah, Hankyung.com reporter
“Ionic 5 is a’one space’. It is as spacious and cozy as a living room at home.”
Thomas Shimiera, head of the Hyundai Motor Company’s Customer Experience Division, about Hyundai Motor’s next-generation electric car’Ioniq 5’was true. Ioniq 5, which the reporter met on the 17th, looked good even if it was used as an office. It broke the notion that’cars are means of transportation’.
At the IONIQ 5 world premiere event on the 23rd, the head of the headquarter Shimiera was able to feel the reason he was confident that “Ioniq 5 will change the paradigm of electric vehicles.”
The Ioniq 5 is the brand’s first exclusive electric car that Hyundai Motor Company has been ambitiously introducing. Thanks to the E-GMP-based design for an electric vehicle platform, it has achieved a’space innovation’ that was not seen in existing cars.
Photo = Hyundai Motor Worldwide YouTube Channel
First of all, the spacious interior space stands out. The IONIC 5 is close to a semi-medium-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV), but secured a wheelbase that is about 100mm longer than the large SUV Palisade.
The fact that the first row seats as well as the second row seats and the center console can be moved back and forth is also an eye-catching part. The advantage is that the space can be used flexibly when the seat and console move. In the interior space, chairs can be pushed and pulled, which seems to have been implemented in cars. Center console operation is only possible manually.
Sitting in the back seat gave me a lot of legroom. When I pulled out the second row of seats, there was space for about one table. I thought it would be quite convenient when I simply do work with a laptop.
V2L port located under the second row seat./ Photo = Hyundai Motor Company
The charging problem is solved by the V2L function. The port is located under the second row of seats, so it can be easily used in the rear seat. You can also use this function through an external charging port. The V2L is a feature that Hyundai Motors emphasizes, and it features an electric vehicle that can be used like a single auxiliary battery.
Since power supply is possible inside the vehicle, it seems that it will further relieve the inconvenience of having to find indoor spaces such as cafes when charging is necessary. You don’t have to worry about running out of electricity as it can store the power that can be used for about 10 days in a general home. This is why the evaluation of’a moving office’ and’a moving space’ comes out.
You can also use the V2L function through the external charging port. The video shows the hair dryer turned on using the V2L function. / Video = Shin Hyun-ah, reporter Hankyung.com
Ioniq 5’s unique feature is that it is easy to move inside due to the flat floor. In addition, the fact that the first row of leg supports and the air vents that are likely to be under the seats are located on the B-pillar are factors that make the interior a more comfortable and pleasant space.
The innovation of IONIQ 5, which realized a moving office, was not applied only to the interior. It can be found all over the vehicle.
Ioniq 5 is equipped with a digital side mirror (right of the photo) as an option. The outside situation can be checked through the monitor (left) located at the top of the driver’s seat and passenger’s door. / Photo = Shin Hyun-ah, Hankyung.com reporter
Hyundai Motor Company applied digital side mirrors to the Ioniq 5 for the first time in the brand. The outside situation can be checked with a monitor located at the top of the driver’s seat and passenger’s door. Although it is an option, it is evaluated that it will be a specification that overcomes the blind spot pointed out as a limitation of the existing mirror-type side mirror.
Even though it is a hatchback vehicle, it is also a characteristic part that the wiper is removed. In general, hatchbacks, SUVs, and other vehicles with a flat back easily get dirty from the rear windshield due to eddy currents. Therefore, a wiper for brushing teeth was essential. However, this time, Hyundai Motor Company has drastically removed the wiper of the hatchback Ionic 5 with a design that considers aerodynamic characteristics.
The seat where the engine was missing was used as a loading space. / Photo = Shin Hyun-ah, reporter Hankyung.com
In addition, Ioniq 5 also shows signs of overcoming the limitations of existing internal combustion locomotives and general-purpose electric vehicles. The charging port is located at the rear of the vehicle to increase the convenience of charging, which was pointed out as a limitation of conventional electric vehicles such as Kona.
Based on an ergonomic study, the practicality of the gear position is positioned behind the steering wheel, and the existing engine seat is used as a loading space. It is not expected that a lot of luggage will fit in, but it is a part that is thought to stand out as Hyundai Motor’s efforts to maximize practicality by utilizing the extra space.
Shin Hyun-ah, reporter of Hankyung.com [email protected]
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