Good car, but not good for a $50k vehicle
Really like the car, but a few things I would change.
* Bluelink. The app is very slow. I don't think I should pay a subscription to access basic features on a $50k car. Please let me provide my own eSIM for the radio that is used for those features, rather than having to use one that you own the contract for. Also, when my car and my phone in the same area, I shouldn't need to ping the internet and wait minutes to unlock the car. My phone should be able to communicate directly with the car via BTLE or something.
* Android Auto/Carplay. Please add native Android Automotive, or expose an API similar to Tesla. The built-in infotainment system is, frankly, not good, and too slow to adapt to real world changes like enabled Tesla support. My phone does all of that, but the car does not expose battery % to the phone without having a third party OBD reader. Adding android automotive would solve this, as would simply adding an API to expose battery details and the ability to enable preconditioning to my phone.
* Enable precondition button. please.
* Would prefer if the OEM lights in the trunk were brighter, but that's a small thing.
* This car eats 12v batteries like it's nothing.
* The truck tailgate rattle needs to be resolved.
* Would like to be able to adjust the look of the cluster without losing view of metrics like miles per kWh. Sport mode is cool but I don't want to see torque.
* there are gaps in the panels between my headlamps and bumper.
Otherwise, the car is great. Would probably buy an Ioniq 6 in future just because I want a lower car, but I don't regret my purchase.
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