Solid as a car. Needs work as an electric vehicle.
Came from a 2021 Tesla Model 3. In comparison, the Ioniq 6 feels well constructed, quieter, and smoother riding. It also at least claims more range than I expected. The car is very roomy inside compared to the Tesla; my family fits much better in the Ioniq. The suspension handles bumps and bad road much better than the Tesla, which could be bone jarring. I appreciate the physical buttons and not having to access the touch screen as much. The built-in voice recognition is pretty good for the limited amount I've used it. Having a wireless charging pad but requiring my phone to be plugged in to use Android Auto is pretty aggravating. I'd like the option to keep the charge door open even when the vehicle is locked; we plug swap at work to share chargers and having to deal with the closed and locked charge door is frustrating.
My chief complaint is that the software experience is not nearly as refined as the Tesla. It lacks polish and a lot of features for controlling charging and climate control. Tesla's versions were easier to use. I haven't tried a long trip with level 3 charging yet but from reading manuals and user's experiences online, I'm not looking forward to it. There's a lot of catch up that needs to be done to match Tesla's experience. There's some odd things like setting the charge limit to 80% means my car is actually charged to 79%. Sometimes it respects my peak hours settings but will sometimes choose to top up outside of those periods. The terminology used in the My Hyundai app is not the same as the terminology used in the car's interface. The car's interface is a little bit clearer, if still limited compared to the Tesla. The online owner's manual is hard to find and difficult to navigate when you do. I really don't want to watch a video when I can read the section of the manual faster, if I could find it. Plus I often get videos that aren't applicable to my car. There's probably an endless amount of criticism I could raise against the online experience.
A secondary complaint is that I would have preferred the 18 inch wheels on my SEL AWD since there's a big impact on range. The 20 inch tires are really dumb and I wouldn't have minded an option to spec just the tires down.
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