Legrests in the driver’s seat… ‘Tesla Counter’ Ioniq 5 Bonnie [영상]

Hyundai’s first dedicated electric car’Ioniq 5′, considered Tesla’s’Model Y’counterhorse, will be unveiled on the 23rd.

On the 15th, Hyundai Motor Company announced that it will host the world’s first public event of Ioniq 5 online at 4 pm (KST) on the 23rd. Ionic 5 is the first vehicle equipped with Hyundai Motor’s exclusive electric vehicle platform (E-GMP). The actual vehicle shipments will start in Europe next month and in the domestic market from April.

On this day, Hyundai Motor Company presented a 5-second indoor video together. According to the released video, Ioniq 5’s first row seats (driver’s seat and passenger seat) include leg rests (leg supports) like the first class seats of an aircraft. When the seat position of the passenger seat is adjusted, the space used as the gearbox (the part with the gear rod and various buttons) in the existing internal combustion engine vehicle moves together. This is a part where the first row can be used more widely than existing cars. Instead of missing the gearbox, an electronic transmission was installed around the steering wheel.

Ionic 5 is the first model to apply E-GMP, a platform exclusively for electric vehicles of Hyundai Motor Group. The picture is a video of the Hyundai Motor Company Ioniq 5 ‘5 Minute Challenge’. [사진 현대차 유튜브 영상 캡처]

The actual size of the vehicle is 4640mm in length, 1890mm in width, and 1600mm in height, similar to the semi-mid-sized SUV’Tucson’. The overall length is relatively short, but the wheelbase (axis distance) that determines the interior space is known to be about 3000 mm, which is longer than the large SUV’Palisade’ (2900 mm) and the semi-large sedan’Granger (2885 mm)’. In addition, Ioniq 5 is equipped with a digital touch screen, unlike the existing Hyundai car dashboard (automotive dashboard).

A Hyundai Motor Company official said, “Ioniq 5, which improves the utilization of indoor space and applies sustainable eco-friendly materials and construction methods, will provide customers with a new experience of electrification.” “Please pay attention to Ioniq 5, which will open a new era of electric vehicles. “He said.

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