The Ioniq6 electric car is one more step in Hyundai's relentless march toward domination of the mainstream EV market.
Tesla might grab the headlines, but Hyundai Motor Group is the quiet achiever in the race for domination of the EV mass market in America. Thanks to well-built, well-equipped, and well-priced models such asand Kona Electric, the Kia EV6 and Niro EV, and the newly launched Genesis GV60, Hyundai Motor Group snared the No. 2 spot in the U.S. electric vehicle market earlier this year, ahead of Ford, Nissan, and Volkswagen.
The company is also spending $5.54 billion on its first dedicated EV factory, to be built near Savannah, Georgia. The factory will be designed to produce up to six EV models for the U.S. market by 2028, includingBut first, meet the Ioniq 6.unveiled in 2020. Under the skin is Hyundai Motor Group's impressive E-GMP EV platform, which underpins both the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia's EV6 and features the company's fast-charging 800-volt electrical architecture.
, the Ioniq 6 boasts almost limousine levels of rear knee- and legroom, though the battery pack means the seat bottom is closer to the flat floor than in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine.One of the original names considered for the Ioniq 6 was Streamliner, Hyundai's head of global design, SangYup Lee, says.
Cool details abound. The top element of the rear end, which vaguely echoes the form of a vintage Porsche 911's whale tail spoiler, has a pixel light graphic that rolls over onto its upper surface. The way the rear fenders flow inward toward the upper surface of the trunklid recalls forms found on both old 911s and a Bangle-era BMW 6 Series.
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