2026 Hyundai Ioniq 3
Have you ever had that experience where you see a car, check out the specs, and know right away that if you were looking to buy a new electric car right now, that's the one? This car has unique features that you won't find
on any other car, not even in other classes.
That's actually impossible, since the car with the larger battery has the nominally weaker motor. We'd take both; the electric motors are too powerful for us anyway. But take a look at the range, mind you, that of the smaller
engine.
We’ve already criticized the price of the ID.Polo. No, not the €25,000 for the base model with the 37-kWh battery, but the 52-kWh version, which we thought was too expensive at €34,000. The Ioniq 3, on the other hand,
although more expensive in its base model, costs only €33,000 with the 61 kWh battery.
Who really needs the VW's 150 kW (204 PS)? We have that kind of power, too, but really, it's just to convince fans of internal combustion engines to embrace electric mobility. The charging capacity (DC) is slightly higher for
the large battery and much higher for the small one.
The trunk space is the same in both cars, but the Hyundai has a longer wheelbase and is slightly longer overall. But you should double-check to make sure you really have more space, and especially compare the
headroom in both models.
It's very interesting to compare the interiors, where Hyundai offers no display behind the steering wheel at all in the base model, just one in the center. Tesla sends its regards. However, in higher trim levels, there's a mini
display and even a larger touchscreen.
Why don't we like the Ioniq 3 that much? There are many things that don't have to be that way, not superfluous, but rather unnecessary. Take a look at the doors, which cut the painted roof edge in half at the top. Why does
the black have to be glossy when the red is a matte finish?
We have never understood this whole 'pixelation# trend; at most, it might be tolerable when it comes to daytime running lights. We're still not used to the Toyota-style sloping front end, which is so exciting on the N version.
Why do we create edges that we then have to smooth out in favor of cW?
Why is it absolutely necessary to turn a sedan into a coupe, and then make it with artificially reduced windows, too? Isn't it no longer necessary to look over your left shoulder? A YouTuber says there's a rearview camera,
after all. So she doesn't need to look over her shoulder when driving forward.
What’s the point of the red along the roofline? Does it have to meet the paint that has so laboriously made its way all the way to the top? Opel clearly did a better job with that on the Kadett Coupé back then. It might be
interesting if there wasn't so much vying for attention at every turn.
A person must be capable of feeling emotions. They can even form an emotional bond with an animal. However, you don't kiss a dog. A car must be designed to be simple yet sophisticated. Interest in it, however, should
be long-lasting.
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