Hyundai Ioniq 6

I'm not sure about efficiency on the roads of Norway and Sweden :) but in Ireland, the real world efficiency of the Ioniq 6 is around 13.9kWh/100km or a range of 540km when 25% of that is on motorway. As with all EV's the range will be lower in the winter and lower again if all motorway driving.

The boot is shallow as you say - so it won't suit a lot of families, but it takes plenty of bags on the way to the airport anyway...

The disable speed limit audible warning in the update did not work for me and lots of other Ioniq 6 users on UK forums. We will have to wait for the next update to sort out the bug I suppose.

My experience on preconditioning is that it will start about 30 to 35 mins (depending on how cold it is) before you get to the charger you are navigating to. Well worth doing - I never spend more than 15 mins at an ESB 200kW or Ionity and I'm back to 80%.

I haven't heard of a recall here yet. The only issue in recent days for me was a notification in the car saying that if the disable speed limit warning was not working by holding down the mute button, then go to a Hyundai dealer to get an ISLA update done to remedy it.

Just got a call about a recall. Not sure if it's the ICCU from earlier in the year or something else, I thought they mentioned a shaft but the I'd my volume to low and forgot to ask after I turned it up, and there is a software update to be installed.

Hopefully no more speed limit warnings.

Ostensibly yes, the Ioniq 6 would seem to be quite a bit more of efficient than the EV6, with the respective WLTP ranges for each being ~614km vs ~528km with similar sized batteries (77kWh). Exact WLTP figures seem to vary based on trim level, wheel sizes, ETC. but almost 20% more range is a tangible difference, IMO.

The I6 😀

I like the i6 think it looks great but think the i5 is boring.

I like the KIA EV6 too though.

I'd have to agree with you there. Very disappointed in the Ioniq 6 design. Thought after the Ioniq 5 avant garde looks, it'd be special. But nope, just another jelly mould. EV6 is far nicer looking.

So I received a notification in my Ioniq 6 last November relating to muting the EU mandated "bong bong" every time you go over any speed limit by 3 km/hr (even if the car has mistakenly read a lower limit on a side road). In my car, long pressing the mute button on the right side of the steering wheel did nothing - the "bongs" kept coming and the OTA in Nov did not solve it.

I finally got around to bringing it into my local Hyundai dealer today. They updated the control software and the speed limit warning mute button now works - both in the native navigation and in Android Auto. It still resets itself every time you start the car, but at least the mute button now works for the remainder of the journey.

If you are an Ioniq 6 owner driven to distraction by the warnings, your local Hyundai dealer can now sort this for you.

Had this after a software update in my Ioniq 5. Next time you input a destination, expand the options in the panel for alternative routes (fastest, most efficient, etc.) There's a tick box somewhere there to include a charging station automatically. Untick and it goes back to normal.

Might have been posted already but has anyone details on what servicing is currently required for the Ioniq 6 - intervals, what work done, costs. And in particular, what is the situation with battery coolant changes.

I may have to do a stupidly long commute of around 320 kms per day and a good EV like the Ioniq 6 would save me thousands in fuel per year compared to an ICE. However if I'll be paying a main dealer to have it "serviced" several times a year "to maintain the warranty" that would be a disadvantage compared to say, Tesla .

I'm aware that the battery warranty would be gone within a couple of years anyway for both Tesla and Hyundai but the Hyundai car warranty is much better @ 5 years unlimited mileage.

What do they do for €250?

Knowing how main dealers operate, 250 euros for a standardish EV service sounds about right, but the amount of work being done for that is negligible. Electric cars should need very little maintenance but someone has to pay for the main dealer workshop overheads. The Hyundai service schedule seems to be based around testing brake fluid, changing cabin filter and rotating tyres. How long does that take, not long, how much expertise does it require, not much.

I suppose it is a consequence of having traditional type dealerships throughout the country, there is a comfort in having these if you need work done on a Hyundai and given that many independent garages won't want to go near an EV, even for mechanical work that is similar to any car.

But the main dealer know they have a captive audience and then there's the whole maintaining the warranty nonsense, in theory you should be able to get any car serviced at any garage, in practice manufacturers may try to use this to wriggle out of paying warranty claims.

The cost of the traction battery obviously dwarfs the cost of routine servicing. If Hyundai was open and transparent about exactly how much is costs to replace a battery in 2025 then it could be used by consumers to make an informed choice and plan ahead. If a battery was, say, 15-20k and purchasing the car allowed the owner to save 5k in fuel and maintenance p.a., then buying the car instead of an ICE would be very sensible, OTOH, if the battery costs 50k, then different scenario entirely.

I've never heard of the high voltage battery needing to be changed although you could probably find an outlier somewhere internationally. It's more likely that degradation of the battery in the longer term might bring the real world range below the level you need each day.

If the 15k health check is too frequent, the long range model 3 might be an option for you as well as there is no "mandatory" servicing, but perhaps there are "recommended" inspection intervals. M3 owners could answer that one. Irrespective of which car you go with, some maintenance will be needed at the milage levels you are doing.

As a former 520d owner used to high maintenance costs, I'm happy enough to bring my Ioniq 6 in every 15k for the financial peace of mind that you get with the extended warranty.