Hyundai says it isn’t trying to go up-market with the Ioniq 6, but even in prototype form the car’s so good they totally could.
, you'd think Hyundai was trying to push upmarket into the"premium" space between mainstream and luxury brands. Executives at the Korean automaker insist that's not what they're up to, they just want to bring a premium experience to the masses. Our quick jaunt in an Ioniq 6 prototype shows they've succeeded.
As a result, the car is planted and stable at all times. Unfortunately, the local roads weren't twisty enough for us to get serious handling impressions, but what few corners we could take moderately quickly bode well. The car's reactions are deliberate and measured, leaning into a corner and then straightening up—no wobbling around on its springs.
The programming of the regenerative braking has improved in other ways, as well. Auto mode, which chooses the level of regenerative braking automatically depending on the situation, has improved on the Ioniq 5's programming and gotten good enough that even a picky EV driver will appreciate it. The Auto mode still doesn't incorporate full one-pedal driving, though, which needs to be chosen deliberately. For everything but stop-and-go driving, however, Auto is more pleasant.
The car's most unusual feature, though, is its video door mirrors, which won't be coming to the U.S. because they're not legal here . It's a strange feeling to look inside the cabin to see what's happening over your shoulder, but the adjustment wasn't as difficult as we expected. If and when U.S. law changes, Hyundai will offer them here, but for now, we get good old-fashioned mirrors.
We're also quite fond of the front seats, which Hyundai says are 30 percent thinner than its usual chairs. Both in shape and feel, they remind us of Volvo seats in the best way—comfortable and still very supportive.
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