Ioniq 5
I bought a 2025 Ioniq 5 Limited in August. Here are the good and not as good.... Background: I am an engineer with 25 years of experience designing intuitive, easy to use, and safe user interfaces.
Good:
Solid feeling vehicle.
Very quiet
Lane centering works really well. Can take hands off wheel as long as your eyes are on the road. Cool feature. It would be nice if it did not complain when I laugh. Tesla requires constant pressure on the wheel which is very annoying.
I would like these:
One pedal drive mode should be a switch that stays on (or off). Like the 2018-2024 Leaf.
One pedal regen below 30 mph should be stronger.
Lane centering should be a switch that stays on (or off).
Cruise controls:
Engaging and dis-engaging is non-intuitive. Instead of a toggle, it should be on or off like
other car makes. Occasionally when I want to disengage and dont realize its already off, I turn it on causing a potentially unsafe condition.
Should resume by pressing the Up button, like other car makes.
Pressing up or down should take less time to change 5 mph at one jump.
Media control on steering wheel: Pressing up SHOULD go forward, NOT back. Pressing down SHOULD go backwards, NOT forward. I have to think about this every time I use it.
Climate controls:
Prefer physical buttons to fan speed, mode, recirc and temperature. Safer while driving
and much more positive feel. Get rid of the touch or capacitive interface.
The lights under the controls are not bright enough to see well in strong sunlight days. A rotary knob for
fan speed, mode, and temperature would solve this and the above issue.
Locking and unlocking using the door handle from outside. Again a button is better. Get rid of the touch or capacitive area in place of a depressible button.
Be able to lock the vehicle from the rear hatch - add a button for this.
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