Hyundai Reviews
The Ioniq 5 once out-charged a Porsche Taycan on price. Here's what independent road tests actually say about a brand that's genuinely reinvented itself.
A Brand That Changed Faster Than Its Old Reputation
Hyundai spent years being shorthand for "cheap and cheerful," but that image hasn't kept pace with the cars themselves. The Ioniq 5 was built on an 800-volt architecture that let it recover 10–80% charge in around 18 minutes — genuinely competitive with premium rivals costing far more — and it marked one of the first times a mainstream Hyundai outperformed a Porsche on a genuine technical metric rather than just price. That shift in ambition runs through the rest of the range too, backed by warranty terms that are consistently longer than most rivals offer.
It hasn't been an entirely clean transition. Hyundai's E-GMP electric platform, shared with sister brand Kia, has had well-documented issues with its integrated charging control unit on early cars, serious enough to prompt international recalls. Hyundai's response has been to extend ICCU warranty cover to 15 years in some markets and revise the hardware on cars built from April 2024 onwards — a genuinely substantial response, even if it doesn't erase the issue for owners of earlier cars. The summaries below look at what reviewers found driving these cars day to day, not just the badge's new ambitions.
Every Model, One Place
Rather than picking a single opinion and running with it, each review here pulls together several independent road tests and highlights where they agree — and where they don't. Pick a model below to see the full breakdown.