Hyundai Ioniq 5 review, road test

The Ioniq’s ARAI-certified range is 631km on a full charge, however, in our real-world test in Eco mode, it achieved 457km in a combined cycle, with an average efficiency of 6.30km/kWh, which is far from its claimed figure but still very respectable. In fact, it is higher than some luxury electric SUVs, which cost twice as much. With frequent stop-go in the city, efficiency of 7.07km/kWh is easily achievable, which translates to a range of over 500km. And at steady cruising speeds where consumption is higher and there are fewer chances for regeneration, efficiency drops to 5.67km/kWh, hence expect the range to be around 400km.

Hyundai’s E-GMP supports 800V battery tech, which allows ultra-fast charging. The company also claims that using a 50kW DC fast charger, the Ioniq 5 can charge its battery from 10-80 percent in just 57 minutes. We used a 11kW AC wall box and it charged its battery from 20-100 percent in about 5.5 hours. With the help of a 30kW DC fast charger, it charged from 32-100 percent, consuming 50kWh, in merely 1 hour and 45 minutes. We even topped up its battery at a 150kW DC fast charger from 60 percent and it took merely 36 minutes to top up 32.52kWh of charge.