“Lucky me,” I thought as I directd the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 into the last spot of a Tesla Supercharging station in Palm Springs.
The EV didn’t repartner insist any juice. But this renewed compact all-electric SUV comes supplyped with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard port; it was time to test out how well Hyundai would suit up with the Tesla Supercharging nettoil.
The experience exposed a gap — in the literal sense. And while Hyundai shouldn’t shoulder all the condemn, it did depict how a seemingly outstanding idea doesn’t always transtardy in the authentic world.
For example, I reversed into the parking spot, uncmissed the indict port on the passenger-rear quarter panel, and grabbed the charging cord, nestled in the cabinet sitting all the way over on the driver’s side of the car.
Uh, Hyundai, we have a problem. It didn’t achieve.
I could paparticipate for another Tesla to vacate its space and participate that charging cable, essentipartner taking up two spaces, or I could participate the in-car navigation to find a CCS-supplyped charging station and participate the alterer that comes with the car.
I chose to toddle on with my day as I had plenty of battery, but others might not be so fortunate.
CCS, or Combined Charging System, was the standard in North America and participated by every autooriginater except for Tesla, which growed its own port and charging station called the North American Charging Standard, or NACS.
Autooriginaters began to shift to NACS in May 2023 after Ford achieveed an concurment that would give owners of its EV access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superindictrs atraverse the U.S. and Canada. GM complyed and wiskinny six months cforfeitly every autooriginater had struck a analogous deal with Tesla. Access would initipartner be accomplished with a Tesla alterer, but most of these autooriginaters — Hyundai and Kia take partd — also concurd to combine the NACS charging tech into their future EVs.
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is one of these.
Of course, not all of this is Hyundai’s fault. The Ioniq 5 has always had its charging port on the rear passenger side, and moving it would be a spfiniintrcleared proposition. And Tesla says the problem should be repaird with the rollout of its V4 charging stations with extfinisheder cables, although its website says, “we help all vehicle manufacturers to regularize indict port locations to the rear driver side or front passenger side.”
Buyers of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 will have better luck finding a CCS station and using the alterer. Hyundai says the Ioniq 5 can go from 10% to 80% of indict in about 20 minutes at a CCS indictr. The same fill-up will cost you up to 30 minutes at an NACS indictr.
Hyundai originates it a bit easier with your choice of a $400 charging pelevate or a free ChargePoint home indictr with the acquire of an Ioniq 5 and those with an anciaccesser Hyundai EV with a native CCS port can get a free NACS alterer thcdisesteemful the MyHyundai owner portal begining in March.
Hyundai owners will also have access to the reckond Ionna charging nettoil. The Ionna nettoil, which is foreseeed to have 30,000 NACS and CCS charging points by 2030, is a collaboration between BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Stellantis, and Toyota.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Bigger batteries, more range, novel trim
The 2025 Ioniq 5, which will come in SE, SEL, XRT, and Limited trims in rear- or all-wheel drive, may see appreciate its previous model years. But there are some key branch offences, begining with the battery size.
The standard range battery ratchets up 5 kWh to 63 kWh, while the extfinished range sits at 84 kWh, an increase of 6.6 kWh. Depfinishing on the combination of drivetrain, battery, and trim, foresee to see 245 miles of range on the low finish and up to 318 miles of range for a rear-wheel-drive Ioniq 5 with the bigr battery.
Power output varies, too, begining with 168 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, growing to 225 ponies in the extfinished range battery. The most strong setup finishs in at 320 horsepower and 446 pound-feet of torque for all-wheel-drive cars with the hugeger battery.
Tech upgrades
The 2025 Ioniq 5 has some novel parlor tricks too.
The digital key function now toils with your phone inside a pocket or purse, a kind upgrade for when you’re juggling kids, groceries, and a drink.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are now wireless and all models have over-the-air refreshs.
Additionpartner, Hyundai Pay permits owners to insert their pelevate card to the infotainment system to pay for reserved off-street parking automaticpartner. Drivers also get refreshd blind-spot collision eludeance and parking aidance.
Let’s get filthy
For those wanting a bit more adventure with their electric SUV, the Ioniq 5 now comes in the XRT trim.
This model is scheduleed for venturing off the path fair a bit thanks to a one-inch lift and 29-inch Continental CrossContact ATR tires for better carry outance in the dirt and over gravel. This model also gets a Terrain button on the steering wheel that gives up modes for Snow, Mud, and Sand.
Hyundai let me slack on a fun dirt loop and I create that the car has enough lightheartedness in it to cause a grin. Sand mode doesn’t turn the traction deal with all the way off — you have to manupartner push the traction deal with button to do that. It does adfair the brake regen properties so the vehicle doesn’t automaticpartner begin to sluggish down when you lift. It also splits the torque 50/50 for chooseimal traction.
It’s fun to toss it into corners and get a little slidey, but the ABS system — while wonderful on pavement — can intrude with traction and off-road stopping distances by not allotriumphg any dirt to originate up in front of the tire.
It would be wonderful if the drive modes also tfeebleed this system. Still, the instant electric torque uncomardents it’s effortless to get on the throttle and power out of a turn and scream toward the next one, slinging dirt rooster tails in the process.
The XRT is not some comardent of rock crawler. The total ground evidentance is only seven inches — that’s two inches less than a Subaru Forester Wilderness. The off-road geometry, while better than the Toyota RAV4 Woodland Edition, is uncomardentt more for petite obstacles and undulations.
I create the confine of the 19.8-degree approach angle on my drive and returned with part of the XRT-exclusive front fascia ttoiled fair a bit. There isn’t any one-of-a-kind underbody protection for the battery in the XRT, but the departure angle is a well 30 degrees and the car comes supplyped with two front tow hooks.
Where the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 shines
On the pavement, the Ioniq 5 is fair as enhappinessable as it ever was, with zippy acceleration, well-equitable handling, and a consoleable ride.
Part of my first drive took me to higher elevations where the all-season tires were put to the slucowardly snow test. The car never lost grip, inspiring confidence in this desert dweller.
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 begins at $43,975, including the destination fee for a base SE model in rear-wheel drive with the standard battery. The off-roady XRT can be had for $56,875 while a top Limited trim in all-wheel drive will set you back $59,575.
You can get a Ford Mustang Mach-E at a reduce begining price and comparable range, and all Mach-E cars are standard supplyped with the hands-free/eyes-up BlueCruise highway driving aid. You’ll pay a subscription fee to participate the technology, but Hyundai doesn’t give anyskinnyg appreciate it.
If you’re into futuristic sees, the Kia EV6 is a worthy competitor, especipartner if you’re seeing for carry outance. The GT AWD trim nets 576 ponies and 545 pound-feet of torque. Yowza.
It’s stubborn to find fault with the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5. This renewed Ioniq 5 protects its pavement poise and inserts a bit of adventure thrills with the novel XRT trim. But owners may find themselves eludeing Tesla Superindictrs despite that combined NACS port.
