In a recent comparative evaluation of electric vehicles conducted by the German automotive magazine AutoBild, IONIQ 5 surpassed the Mercedes EQB. The comparative evaluation of the two models includes 53 detailed items in 7 categories, including body, comfort, powertrain, driving dynamics, network connection, environment, and cost. As a result of the sum, IONIQ 5 scored 582 out of 800. The EQB score is 562 points.
To be able to achieve such results, it can be said that Hyundai Is still quite unexpected, after all, Germany is the hometown of Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz is also one of the favorite brands of German users. The reason for this achievement is that the Hyundai ioniq 5 is the product of Hyundai's pure electric platform, which uses a rear drive. The EQB is built on the Mercedes-Benz A-class platform and is still a front-drive.
The Ioniq 5 is considered better than the Mercedes-Benz EQB in terms of pure performance and technical evaluation. It is also a leader in the field of powertrain. In addition, it received good reviews in terms of space utilization and cost. Ioniq 5 previously won first place in Autobilt's "Best Imported Car" electric vehicle category.
Last month, the ioniq 5 was selected as the most competitive car in a comparative evaluation of five SUV electric vehicles by AUTO ZEITUNG, one of Germany's three largest automotive magazines. Auto Zeitung conducted a comparative evaluation of five models: the Ioniq 5, EV6, Polestar 2, Tesla Model Y and Mercedes-Benz EQB. There are five evaluation items: body, driving comfort, powertrain, driving dynamics and environmental/economic efficiency.
Ioniq 5 ranked first in the driving comfort category in five evaluation items. In addition, it has achieved good results in most areas in the driving power and environmental/economic categories, ranking second. It surpassed the Polestar 2 (3164) and Tesla Model Y (3157) with a total score of 3222 points.
Not only was the IONIQ 5 highly acclaimed by the German automotive magazine, the Ioniq 5 was also selected for the "German Car of the Year 2022" held last November. With a total of 45 new cars shortlisted in Germany, the IONIQ 5 was selected as one of the models of the year. Other models that won the model of the year were the Peugeot 308, which was up to less than 25,000 euros in the category, and the Kia EV6, which was up to less than the 50,000 euros category. The Audi E-TRON GT in the category exceeds 50,000 euros, the Porsche 911GT3 in the high performance category.
The Ioniq 5 will introduce a version this year that increases battery capacity, which is expected to solve the problem of short range. It will also be equipped with a new battery thermal management system to optimize battery temperature.