The day after California told Uber to halt the testing of its driverless cars, Hyundai gave us a short ride in an autonomous Ioniq electric. The trip was mostly uneventful — our driver/engineer did not hit anyone and, unlike Uber’s, Hyundai’s car did not run any red lights. You will...
The Ioniq is Hyundai’s “golden medal project,” planned from the beginning as a car to beat the Toyota Prius and be the foremost efficient on the market. Ki-Sang Lee, Hyundai’s senior vice president in charge of Eco R&D, promised that if they might accomplish that effort, he’d provide each single...
With the Ioniq family, Hyundai has cooked up a recipe that appears really good on paper. As with the pair of hybrid models, the Ioniq electric combines a high level of potency with a pleasant worth and styling that’s neither drab nor audacious. This is uncharted territory for Hyundai, though....