Striking Hyundai Ionqi V revealed: Tesla Model 3 rival introduces angular EV design and latest tech, but will it come to Australia?
Little more than two weeks after showing off its Venus concept, Hyundai has revealed the production version at the Beijing motor show, pulling the drapes off the new Hyundai Ioniq V.
Built to compete with the likes of the Tesla Model 3, when it arrives on sale later this year in China the striking wedge-shaped Hyundai Ioniq V will look like little else, keeping the Venus concept’s styling on the outside while introducing the firm’s next-generation interior design inside.
Switching to Chinese government-legislated physical door handles, the new Ioniq V also comes with frameless doors.
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Developed as part of a joint venture with China’s BAIC, full details have yet to be revealed, other than that it will be powered by a battery sourced from CATL and have a range of around 600km on the Chinese CLTC test cycle.
Said to come with powerful 800-volt electrics, the Ioniq V should deliver a super-quick 10–80 per cent top-up.
Measuring 4900mm long, 1890mm wide and 1470mm tall with a 2900mm wheelbase, there are rumours the Ioniq V shuns the current E-GMP platform for an all-new architecture developed with BAIC that will bring efficiency gains and allow Hyundai to deploy its most advanced driver-assist technology.
Featuring Hyundai’s next-generation cabin design, the Ioniq V has a dashboard dominated by a huge 27-inch touchscreen that stretches all the way to the passenger side.
To compensate for the lack of a traditional instrument cluster, there’s a large head-up display that projects key driver information such as speed and range.
There are little to no physical buttons, bucking the recent trend of reintroducing them in car interiors in a bid to cut driver distraction, following pressure from safety bodies such as Euro NCAP.
Previewing a design language Hyundai has created specifically for young Chinese buyers, there’s no word on whether the Ioniq V has been developed for right-hand drive, but it is already tipped to be sold in export markets.
The Ioniq V could follow the Elexio and be offered in Australia, where it would be positioned above the small and ageing Ioniq 5 and the more recently facelifted Ioniq 6 currently on sale Down Under.
Stay tuned, because following the unveiling of the production version of the Venus, Hyundai is expected to fast-track the arrival of a showroom-ready version of the Earth mid-to-large SUV it also recently previewed.
