Terrific vehicle
I have driven a Hyundai Santa Fe since 2009, and am sold on the brand. We wanted a newer model, but we didn't really want to spend that much money, so we were looking at the Kona & Tucson. I studied the specs, and found the Ioniq sat a whole one inch lower than the Kona & Tucson, and nearly the same cargo room. Being able to have full access to the back was very important, so the hatchback and folding rear seats was a terrific bonus. Then, there was the gas mileage. Holy!! I really wanted an SUV, but for the money, the Ioniq had too many bonuses to ignore. I took a trip three weeks after purchase. Much of the time, there were two people, luggage, and pottery, and for several hundred miles, a good head-wind. During this trip, I put over 3,000 miles on it (ugh), but spent less than $150.00, with gas prices hovering around $2.50/gal!!! I was totally impressed. A little more road noise than I'd prefer, but it's tolerable. Wintertime is a little different - I started my car to let it warm due to severely cold temperatures, and if you run the car without driving it, the mileage drops. Mine dropped to around 30 mpg. Even driving it didn't help too much because I ran the heater and heated seats (one of God's greatest inventions ;). This drop in mileage is the ONLY reason I give this car four stars instead of five. Most times in the summer, I averaged 67 mpg, even running the A/C. The safety features are terrific, and I feel safe, which is super important to me, as I've been in a couple serious car accidents (not my fault). I'll be excited to see the Kona go hybrid, instead of electric only. I would definitely buy another Ioniq, tho. I've taken two long trips in this car and have close to 18,000 miles, and I've owned this car for just over a year. Still think we made the right choice.
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