EV review: Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, BMW iX & Polestar 2 - electric car comparison (charging/0-100)
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- If you're considering buying a new car, there's a good chance an EV is on your list. Whether or not you should take the plunge now is a different matter entirely, but if you're serious about buying an electric car, this test is going to be important viewing for you.
For our EV comparison review, we got four of the newest and most interesting electric car contenders together to see what they're like to live with, how far you can drive on a charge, whether recharging is quick and easy (or not), and also gave them a thorough practicality test - including fitting a baby seat and loading up the boot.
Our four EV contenders are: the Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD, the Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD, and the BMW iX xDrive40 Sport.
All of them are all-wheel drive for this test, all have different intents and designs, and all of them have more than 400 kilometres of claimed EV driving range. The prices vary a bit between these four EVs, and we've got a detailed rundown of what you get in the written review at the CarsGuide site - link below.
So, are any of these EVs right for you? And which of these electric cars do we ultimately think is the best? Watch the video to find out!
Time codes/chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Pricing and features
04:01 Design
06:10 Practicality
16:55 Under the bonnet
17:30 Driving
31:20 Range and charging
34:19 Safety
34:58 Ownership
36:37 Verdict
Read Tom's full review: carsgui.de/37PZoKl
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ionic 5 and ev6 are the best ev cars 🚗 I absolutely thought 🤔
I really like inside-out the Polestar but only if Polestar would match the prices of Ioniq & Kia.. otherwise the Korean hatches are super cool indeed..
Polestar 2 here! (USA). I specifically wanted something smaller and non-SUV/CUV. I don't have children or tons of cargo to haul even though most Americans seem to prefer SUVs right now. I also enjoy the Polestar 2 not being as common on the road as the Tesla Model 3 or your typical Hyundai/Kia and think the car's build and design will age better. Sure, it's a tad more cramped than the other (SUV-type) competitors, but I enjoy the cockpit-style design as I'm usually solo when driving. BTW, the voice over mentioned that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are not included but both are coming.... Polestar has claimed that CP is coming soon but AA is not planned in favor of using the Android Automotive-based IT system instead.
My husband has the polestar and it loves it bc it’s small and different. As a prior 3 series owner, he likes the fact that it drives like an old school 3 series but an ev, more so than the current 3 series.
I however much prefer my Ioniq 5 for the softer, airy drive. I love it more than the 2020 x5 it replaced. I was expecting to love the iX as a prior x5 owner. It’s a nice ev, but I didn’t think it was 2x as nice as the Ioniq esp considering the price in the US.
Koreans smashed this ... looking to pick up ioniq 5 but also love the EV6 ... gorgeous ... so glad there are alternatives coming on stream now ...
The 19" wheels on the Ioniq are much more comfortable than the 20". We did a testdrive in both and bought a Cyber Grey Style (NL) version. We drove about 7000km with it the last 2 months and it's an incredible car. We had a Peugeot 5008 before which is a great car, but this is on another level
Polestar 2 have the best info system of them all👍 android Auto-so easy and clever.
I purchased the ioniq5 great car.
About to take delivery of a Polestar 2😁
Was looking at ev6 and ioniq 5 first, but no delivery until next year. So i tested a polestar 2 and was starstruck. Also with it's fast delivery i'm very pleased.
Was looking at getting an ioniq, test drove it, it was quick, some of the features were okay, but in the end all the plastic and just the interior in general felt super cheap. Was told at the dealership within 30 seconds of arriving that the wait time on an ioniq would be at least 3-5 YEARS. Ended up test driving the polestar and was immediately in love, the design, quickness and just overall quality of the vehicle had me hooked. Charge times are a bit lacking and energy consumption isn't the best, but seeing as how this car fit my needs and i got it in under a month....definite win for the polestar. Now with the performance software update being available, the car is even faster. Can't wait to see what they do next
Ioniq 5 or EV 6 are my favorite by reasonable way. But luckily both are stunning to watch....
I own for couple of months an Ioniq electric and I am really pleased bout the car! Also my first full electric car.
I think the Ioniq 5 is the better car for us. I really like the looks of the EV 6, but Ioniq 5 is little bit more special to see....
Both highly unattractive, sadly, when compared to the Polestar 2 especially.
@@susand9296
That's your opinion! The Polestar 2 is okay looking, but the 2 main problem are: it's quit a thirsty EV car, more than normal sized EV car. And the software problems are horrible! One thing a know for sure that's a big no, no for me!
I think that's the new Ionic 6 is a real good looking car and yes that's my opinion! And it's a real efficient car!
A frank review of all cars. I’m a little surprised you could get all the models together on the same day for the test without agreeing to some pre-conditions. Some of your Australian colleagues could take note.
i’m one week into my polestar 2. Build quality is faultless. The car, looks, feels and is solid. I have the single motor long range, which honestly appears to be the better of the 3 options, with range and efficiency better than the specced option you had to test. I had had adults in the back, myself included and the back seat space is good for a 6ft tall person. Price and availability make it a good option as the other free don’t fit into the NSW subsidies, making it potentially $5500 cheaper to get into an EV
Congrats, I'll probably go Korean but i guess u get what u pay for with the polestar. Looks like quality. Really nice
Polestar for me. No contest ! Use the Dual Motor version and the option packs but not the performance pack and you will get a comfortable cruiser that also goes like a rocket. If you are going to go down the path of buying an EV with it's premium price then you will want it to be special. The driving of the Polestar brings that ... the others only hint at it.
the Polestar is a Drivers Car
An average insurance cost would be good to add to the comparisons as well.
Really good point as the insurance companies in some cases are imposing very high premiums
@@mikebedford4362 Kia is the lowest by far. The BMW was quoted to me as $55 more per month! That is my charging cost and then some. You cannot even order an i4 with Highway assist or with Active driver assistance Pro package. BMW is missing the mark with the i4. Pricey and not feature packed
0-60 is around 4.7 for both Ioniq 5 AWD and EV6 GT-Line
4.5 for Polestar 2 in the US website and 4.2 for the performance upgrade.
Those clamb shells on the back of the seats of the bmw look actually quite nice to put things like a book, magazine, phone, ipad... You know the usual stuff you take when you travel
Hi Tom,
You mentioned BMW IX40 urban tested range was 17.4kwh/100km, 77kw but usable battery 71kw. According from your number it will get over 400km on full charge. However I've seen it on the car when 100% only shown 326km.
Which number is accrute???
The Korean cars are the best here due their range and 800v systems. If I could go to my local servo and find a 350Kw fast charger, sign me up the recharge times are excellent. Unfortunately the EV infrastructure is nowhere near in offering ubiquitous 350kw DC fast chargers. I’ll wait until prices drop and the infrastructure catches up.
I thing the Polestar 2 take the place of the BMW 3 series in the world of EV's it's the best sports EV sedan in the market for the price.
The Korean electric vehicles win thanks to the 800 volt charging system, V2L, ...
Odd to not mention the rear seat adjustability in the ioniq 5
A very good review. 👍
Thanks! 👍
@@carsguide Your welcome.
Regarding regen, its most efficient to turn regen to zero and regen via efficient braking. I own the eniro and it is most efficient in the auto-regen setting and next by zero regen.
It seems that the rear passenger feet cannot go underneath the front driver seat for the Hyundai ionic 5.
Mm to be honest carguide is not as good as it used to be with the new reviewers. Considering the Ioniq 5 won world car of the year, would expect it to rate higher. Also the EV6 won Australia wheels car of the year and European car of the year. Also the range test and figures seem out compared to some overseas reviews. I know Australia has different driving conditions. But if you really interested in electric range and efficiency details would recommend Bjorn Nyland channel. He tests with more data and tries to be more scientific with his tests. The cold test really stress EVs so really show charging speeds, efficiency and range
that vehicle is so overrated imho, this year are coming to Australia nice EVs from China that are better than kia/hyundai
Is it me or are the iX seats quite really low in the rear? I see less thigh support vs. say the Ioniq 5
Superb💯
We want eclectic SUV comparison
To my mind the only electric SUV on sale in Australia is the Tesla X. It's taller and there is a 2-2-2 seat option. All the rest are small-to-medium sedans or hatchbacks.
@@SirGregory thank you so much
I'm a Sri Lankan but I'll hope to migrate to Australia
@@SandunWithanage That's great, Sandun. Hope it all works out for you.
@@SirGregory 💯
@@SirGregory Add Volvo XC40 Pure Electric also.😉
I don’t understand why the automatic regen braking, or one-pedal driving, could be more fuel-efficient than foot-braking. Foot braking automatically uses regen braking as well. For me the decision hinges on the convenience/simplicity of one-pedal driving. So, I guess my comment is moot.
t’s not for those drivers that actually look ahead and are aware of their surroundings.
One pedal driving can be useful in very heavy stop/start traffic or for those drivers that can only react at the last minute to what’s happening.
@@MikeBookham Or unidexters. czcams.com/video/njK6zQp2Fdk/video.html
@@MikeBookham My question was in relation to the fuel efficiency of one-peddle versus two-pedal driving. I suspect there is no difference as either way regen braking is used until the vehicle speed drops to a point where it is no longer effective. Then conventional brakes take over to bring the vehicle to rest and hold it there.
In cold climate like north or mittle Europe, the ev6 and ioniq5 is a huge dissapointment, with consumption figures, and not even close to the charging speeds claimed by manifacture. In winter times even the polestar charge faster from 10-80%
Only one disappointment for me in your test. You didn’t comment on active cruise control and lane centring for each vehicle. Are they all the same?
Nope, Kia has 7 years warranty with a 160.000 km rang limited.
If you pay for Hyundai extra 6 or 7 warranty you'll get it with 200.000 km rang limited. So if you drive 30.000 km per year, you'll better off with Hyundai!
At 23:33 you mention Lane Keep Assist being intrusive on the Korean cars. Is this the feature that stops you straying from your lane, rather than the feature then keeps you centred in your lane when using Adaptive Cruise Control?
As an ioniq 5 owner, he is getting the function of lane keep assist mixed up. The function on the Lane Keep Assist (which is enabled at start up by default) is just to keep you in the lane ie it can warn you that youre going out of the lane or the steering wheel nudges you to keep you in the lane and can be heavy handed as he suggests.
You can press the lane drive assist button to enable steering assist which helps you follow the road (as long as the corners arent sharp) and stay in the centre of the lane. This is smooth in terms of handling. When enabled, the steering wheel icon appears on the dash and is green when active, grey when not active
@@mrshorty4313 Thanks for clarifying.
Ioniq 5
The BMW iX is overpriced for the range it offers
Welcome to the overpriced world of the german cars
Tesla model X is way overpriced as well. BMW is 20k less and similar range and better interior and quieter smoother ride. I drove both and purchased an iX. Delivery in Sept or October.
Polstar 2 or ev6
Which one is easier to steal you think?
👍👍👍👍👍
Kia EV6
shame you had the sports pack on the Polestar 2 would have been better to see it without ... the BMW '' at £73k (uk) Hyundai £45k premium 77KWH, Polestar £51k no sport pack, Kia EV6 £41k basic that's over £30k difference for the BMW so you would expect the BMW to be pretty amazingly better in all categories but its not, especially range
People are not living along the motorway, this test is not compleate if you are not driving on B-roads, so not compleated!!!
Without a logo or brand name on steering wheel of ioniq, I still feel odd seeing empty space
Morse code ;)
There is no range test or charging comparison here. Very misleading title
I'm interested what your reaction is to Scotty Kilmers claims about Hyundai and Kia cars. He basically says they are rubbish. Personally I don't agree with him.
Am I the only one who thinks that the ioniq looks terrible? That design doesn’t look timeless to me either.
I'd oddly take the the polestar to avoid the SUV ness. The polestar shows you can enjoy the visibility benifits of an suv but avoid the driving dynamics of a large toaster - then again I don't have a family to put in the back
Exactly. I have a family, but my wife already has an SUV. I have a sedan already and prefer driving that to an SUV. So the Polestar matches that preference better and has the utility of being a hatchback And since my kids are still in grade school, it's not as if they have a hard time fitting in the back of the Polestar. I'm 5'10" my wife is 5"4' and the oldest of our 2 kids is 6, so the Polestar has plenty of room for a long time.
Why didn't you post the details of the Tesla? Doesn't it have longer range?
Bored of that brand. No thanks. Looking to pick the ioniq 5. Good to hear about the alternatives.
You probably should have mentioned the Polestar in that format has another 70hp now and more torque too as standard. It's way quicker and better to drive than all the others as you stated as it's not trying to be a family wagon. Their SUV version coming out next should be pretty awesome if they can do something about their poor efficiency.
I'd still rather have an Enyaq VRS than all of those options.....or for 2/3 rds of the Kia's price, the 300hp Formentor instead.
The BMW looks like bugs bunny! and not in a good way.
Great review, really informative and love the practical real world numbers. Am I different? I find the Kia and BMW both butt ugly! And the light colours inside the Ionic cabin for me just don’t work (also from a practical point of view you are making articles inside the car more visible and therefore higher risk of theft).
Great work and keep them coming! There’s a bucket load of EV‘s from the US and Europe on the way so 2023 should be really interesting.
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That BMW is fugly!
The Korean cars easily win.
The BMW is one of the ugliest cars ever made, and it's very overpriced.
The Polestar is not a Scandinavian car, its Chinese.
Haha. Someone had to say it, and I'm pleased you did. 👍
The comment about the BMW is spot on - looks like a butt print stuck on the front of the car.
That’s like saying iPhone is not a US brand phone but a Chinese phone…
No Tesla? 🤔🤔
Those prices are a joke. Too expensive. Only the rich can afford them.
My HI5 arrives next month. I'm on a distinctly average wage, I assure you.
List cash price means nothing these days. 95% of all sales are now monthly finance which is based on depreciation not list price.
These depreciate far, far less than gas cars so the monthly payment is about what you'd pay for a gas car. Now remove petrol prices.
Good comparison
I reckon this generation of EVs are half-baked
Average ranges
Slow recharge times (compared to ICE cars)
High price tags
Any range over 200 miles is plenty for the majority of people. Come on.
"Slow recharge times" - 18 minutes not fast enough for you? If you travel two hours and DON'T stop for a 30 minute break you shouldn't be driving. Heck, that's actually the law here in the UK.
@@timaustin2000 things are a bit different in rural Australia
We travel 200 miles to get from the house to the letterbox !
Just kidding but we do a lot of towing which halves the range of an EV
And we have much more remote areas than the UK - and we have no recharging infrastructure to speak of
Diesel still makes more sense for rural Australia
That BMW is just plain ugly!
Does anyone make one that doesnt take 3 days to drive 7 hours to your holiday destination? 🤣
Yes. All of these. Obtuse comment.
@@timaustin2000 so you're telling me all these cars will get me to my 764km destination without needing to stop and charge? Big call
@@braddriscoll6410 They’ll take one or two stops at a fast charger for about 20 minutes each. So, the same kind of stops that a normal person would be making in a petrol car anyway.
@@CharlesGregory i dont normally stop,and its a 20 minute stop if there are any free/available charge stations,if you're traveling out of a major city and out into the country/outback i cant imagine there'd be too many,im not saying electric cars are a bad idea but if you dont live in a city you'd have to do alot of research before buying one👍
@@braddriscoll6410 and by the time someone like you gets an EV, there will be charge stations in those places. There might already be depending on the route. It's no big deal. Once upon a time there weren't petrol stations either.
The EV 6 front headrests looks wayyyy tooo far forward. need to have a neck body shape of a giraffe
Actually, very comfortable and well designed. I have been driving one for 6 weeks and love the seats.
The headrests are adjustable for height and reach. The built in coat hanger in the back of the seat makes it look further forward than it is.
Thanks for pointing it out
BMW is hideously ugly. The Korean cars or Polestar essy win.
EV comparison without almighty Tesla . Doesn’t feel right lol
Tesla doesn’t pay their advertising dollars that’s why.
Fk the Tesla and their garbage cars