Hyundai Ioniq

This article is about the car model produced from 2016 to 2022. For the sub-brand established in 2020, see Ioniq. For the 2021 crossover, see Hyundai Ioniq 5. For 2022 medium-sized sedan, see Hyundai Ioniq 6.

Hyundai Ioniq
Overview
ManufacturerHyundai
Model codeAE
Production2016–2022[1]
Model years2017–2022
AssemblySouth Korea: Ulsan (all variants)
Malaysia: Kulim, Kedah (Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors, hybrid only)
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa (Marathon Motors, electric only)[2]
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car (C)
Body style5-door liftback
LayoutFront-engine or motor, front-wheel-drive
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,700 mm (106.3 in)[3]
Length4,470 mm (176.0 in)
Width1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Height1,450 mm (57.1 in)
Chronology
SuccessorHyundai Elantra Hybrid (CN7)[4] (South Korea and North America)

The Hyundai Ioniq (Korean: 현대 아이오닉) is a compact five-door liftback manufactured and marketed by Hyundai.[5][6] The nameplate Ioniq is a portmanteau of ion and unique.[7] It is marketed as the first Hyundai automobile to be offered without a standard internal combustion engine, but rather sold in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric variants.[8]

The Ioniq Hybrid debuted in South Korea in January 2016, with all three variants debuting at 2016 Geneva and New York auto shows.[9][6] The hybrid variant launched in its home market in February 2016, followed by the electric model in July 2016.[9][10] The plug-in hybrid version followed in February 2017.[11]

From its first model year (2017) through the 2019 model year, the Ioniq Electric had been the EPA's most efficient vehicle with a rated fuel economy of 136 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (24.8 kWh/100 mi; 15.4 kWh/100 km).[12][13] The Ioniq Blue Hybrid version has been rated at 4.1 L/100 km (58 mpg‑US), making it the most fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle to be mass-produced.[14]

Following its discontinuation in South Korea in 2021, production of the Ioniq ended in July 2022 in favour of battery electric lineup of Ioniq-badged models starting from the Ioniq 5 hatchback and Ioniq 6 sedan with Ioniq 7 to follow.[1][15]

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  2. ^ Kuhudzai, Remeredzai Joseph (27 July 2020). "1st Ethiopian-Assembled All-Electric Hyundai Ioniq Rolls Out Of Haile Gebrselassie's Marathon Motor Engineering Plant". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.
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  4. ^ "아이오닉(IONIQ) 하이브리드 단종의 이유는?" (in Korean). Donga. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ Kane, Mark (2 March 2016). "Hyundai IONIQ Electric & IONIQ Plug-in At The Geneva Motor Show (Gallery, New Stats)". InsideEVs. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b Park Jin-hai (14 January 2016). "Hyundai launches Ioniq hybrid compact". Korea Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  7. ^ Cobb, Jeff (1 February 2016). "Who Else Besides Toyota Will The Hyundai Ioniq Threaten?". HybridCars.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ Howard, Bill (21 February 2017). "2017 Hyundai Ioniq first drive review: hybrid, EV, plug-in, no gas-only engines". Extreme Tech. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SKhybrid was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Hyundai's Ioniq EV sales top 1,000 units". Yonhap News Agency. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  11. ^ Szostech, Michael. "Hyundai IONIQ Availability". My Electric Car Forums. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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  14. ^ "Compare Side-by-Side". US Department of Energy. n.d. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Farewell to a true trailblazer: Hyundai announces end of production for first IONIQ series". www.hyundai.news. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.