South Korean automaker Hyundai continued its thoughtful and progressive conquest of the electric segments last week by presenting its Ioniq 6 sedan to the world. SUV.
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While the mid-size Sonata sedan seems to be enjoying a final reprieve, this Ioniq 6 symbolizes the brand’s great ambitions with regard to its electric component and its interest in this type of bodywork.
Based on the same modular platform employed by the Ioniq 5 (E-GMP) crossover, the model is highly inspired by the Prophecy styling study presented in March 2020. Its tapered shape ensures an extremely low drag coefficient at 0.21 cx, thus reducing air resistance and increasing autonomy. The arched roofline that ends on a fairly low trunk lid crossed by a line of diodes supports a posture that is both futuristic and inspired by the 1990s that inevitably sets the model apart from other entries in the segment.
The interior seems for its part largely inspired by the Ioniq 5 with the use of a handset of two screens for the instrumentation and the multimedia system. It’s rather refined while emphasizing the horizontality of the rendering, an approach widely used in the industry.
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The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is highly inspired by the Prophecy style study presented in March 2020.
On the technical side, it will take a few weeks to analyze its technical specifications and know the marketing schedule.
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The interior of the Hyundai Ioniq 6
That said, if it inherits the engines used by the Ioniq 5, rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive versions could be offered with powers ranging between 168 hp and 320 hp. The maximum autonomy could undoubtedly exceed the advanced 488 km in the two-wheel drive version equipped with the most energy-dense battery (77.4 kWh).
The end for the Veloster
On another front, Hyundai Canada has confirmed to us that its Veloster subcompact will be discontinued after its production phase of the 2022 model year.
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Hyundai Veloster N
The model, which was unveiled in 2011, is among the interesting curiosities in its segment with its three side door configuration. Its design is unique and it ensures good entertainment in N livery, the only one that is now detailed. This decision was motivated by the arrival of the sports compact Elantra N. A compact less, therefore.