Excellent vehicle, with a few minor quibbles
We bought our '24 SEL new in December 2023. I'll start with the quibbles: while I initially didn't particularly like the Digital Teal color, it's grown on me. So far, we've had zero problems with it - aside from the now-fixed hatchback noise issue. The seatbelt noise problem -fixed in later model years - is something that should have been caught in development. It's still an intermittent issue. The other what I call quibble is the fear of ICCU failure. While we haven't experienced it, it has put a huge damper on any trip we make - will it happen now? Will it leave us stranded hundreds of miles from home while on vacation? It's difficult to read stories that this is still an issue almost seven years after the I5 was introduced. There are inklings that 2026 model years have a new/revamped ICCU, and that this issue has been put to bed. If so, I think Hyundai should *retroactively* install the new unit for all prior years, for free. Hyundai, you may not know nor care, but fear of the ICCU failure is a huge, huge thing for many customers.
Okay, now onto the good: it's a super fun car to drive, has oodles of power, is very attractive and "cool" looking, and has much more interior room than one might expect. Even at 6'4", I have *plenty* of rear seat and headroom. Aside from the aforementioned ICCU issue, it's well-engineered and we just love how practical it is. So much so, we recently leased a 2026 Ioniq 9 to complete the full-EV circle in our family. I can't recommend this vehicle enough to anyone who wants to make the leap to EVs from ICE. No oil changes, no ICE maintenance, and never having to fill up your car with gas again is ... kind of liberating. I also really like that we're no longer contributing to global warming, and we're saving *a lot* of money not buying gas. Of course, there are naysayers, and change is hard. But people wanted a faster horse, too - but what they *needed* was a car.
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