Hyundai launched the Ioniq in 2016 in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and totally electrical variations and adopted that up with the Ioniq 5 in 2021. The Ioniq 6 got here alongside in 2023 and, identical to the mannequin it changed, took the Car and Driver’s EV of the Year award. According to C&D’s Joe Lorio, this was in no small half because of the Ioniq’s styling. “‘Just look at it,’ we said of the Ioniq 5 when it won, and we could do the same for the Ioniq 6,” he wrote.

The 2024 Ioniq begins at $42,450; state tax credit can take that effectively beneath $40,000, relying on the place you reside. You can select between RWD and dual-motor AWD fashions in S, SEL, or Unlimited trim. Hyundai provides two totally different battery choices within the Ioniq 6, the bigger of which supplies as much as 361 miles of vary in SE fashions. 

Once inside, you will be handled to an inside Car and Driver says it has “a similarly modern and minimalist aesthetic to the Ioniq 5.” High-tech options embrace a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a separate 12.3-inch infotainment display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. 

The Ioniq 6 additionally comes customary with pedestrian detection with automated braking, lane holding, and adaptive cruise management techniques. Like all different automobiles Hyundai sells, it’s lined by a 10-year, 100,000-mile guarantee on the powertrain (which for EVs consists of the battery pack).