Impressive Ioniq 6

kinda homely though. how much?

 

Hyundai is using a permanent magnet motor for both axles. More efficient then induction when running, but magnets apply braking force when not energized. Which is why some other AWD BEVs have poor efficiency. A clutch is an easy fix. Tesla uses induction an motor on the secondary axle to avoid that braking loss.

The output widget was available to the Prius Prime in Japan.

The structural battery reduces production costs, but will likely lead to higher insurance rates as repairing or replacing it is essentially impossible.

I don't see the Ioniq 6 not getting Hyundai's latest ADAS. SafetySense, which isn't the one in the recent CR testing.

 

It, more so with the concept car, can be mistaken for a classic Porsche.
Price starts at $43k.

 

I think you mean FSD. Tesla has the 3 degrees of Level 2 ADAS. Autopilot is just DCC and LKA, going by the manual.

 

Autopilot is the basic stuff. The lane changing is Enhanced Autopilot. If Tesla does the first question, it isn't clear which degree you need for it. The owner's manual doesn't use the Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, and FSD distinctions. It covers everything under Autopilot. Since @bwilson4web has FSD, I assume that is capabilities he'll be looking for.
Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability | Tesla Support
Autopilot

"Autosteer is a BETA feature."
That was in the manual(it's Tesla's name for LKA). Since this a basic ability to be Level 2 assistance, I'm guessing Tesla is still calling it beta like a software company as cover to any bugs. Which is lame for something nearly every car with ADAS has some degree to this ability. Imagine Toyota calling parts of TSS beta.

 

Autopilot is standard. EAP is an upgrade; currently $6000 on the Model 3.

 

think so? Certainly beauty is subjective but IMO it looks like a cross between Porsche & Mercedes sedan. Not so bad.

Even so driving back from Nashville to N/W Montana a week ago - they completely closed 150 miles of Interstate 90 for ice & snow & high-blowing winds. Saw over 2 dozen trucks & cars jackknifed or slidden or blown off the road. Taking to side roads was a VERY bad mistake. Put yours truly WAY up $h1t Creek w/out a paddle. Discovered the hard way crossing barren South Dakota you can't necessarily high speed plow through every extra wide snow drift blown across roads. 8°f w/25 mph steady wind - before sunrise - 20 miles from nowhere had to dig out the last 6ft ... & the car started to drift to a 30° angle. So - AWD wouldn't have been enough if you're car gets high centered on a snow drift (or mud or whatever). you need more ground clearance.
Low to the ground is great for drag CD and aero/performance .... but come hell & high water? We gona need to get more ground clearance from now on. Lucky to have skated a disaster!

AWD ionic 6 looks great for fair weather driving - but the 7 is coming right behind it and that looks like it may fill the bill for our next plugin ride.



If Hyundai really kills it with efficiency the way they've done with the ionic 6? This will be quite the Beast.
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i like that much better. never really much of a german car fan as far as looks or quality goes. there have been a few over the decades, like the 230sl i was enamoured with in college

 

You ain't going to see 0.21 Cd with something shaped like a SUV.

 

nope, and i don't care either

 

No matter how much I love love love low drag, sometimes it's trumped by utility.
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exactly

 

You posted too quick.

Part of Hyundai's killing it on the Ioniq 6's efficiency is the low aero drag. I'd expect the 7 around that of the 5.