The Car Connection Expert Review
Likes
- Vehicle to Load tech
- Interesting styling
- Great range
- Great efficiency
- Good tech
Dislikes
- Not eligible for federal credit
- Big 20-inch wheels hurt range
- Tiny trunk
- Cramped rear headroom
Buying tip
features & specs
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is slippery and pretty, with great range estimates in its most frugal form.
What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6? What does it compare to?
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is a stylish electric sedan with top range and efficiency ratings. Compare it to the Tesla Model 3 and BMW i4.
Is the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 a good car?
The sleek Ioniq 6 has immense appeal beyond its knockout styling. It’s well-equipped, inviting inside, and it offers up to 361 miles of range and is the most efficient affordable EV around. It easily scores a TCC Rating of 7.7 out of 10. (Read more about how we rate cars.)
What's new for the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6?
The Limited trim level gains a head-up display for 2025.
Hyundai’s biggest electric car (for now, at least) wears slippery styling shaped largely by wind tunnels. It’s no mere slippery shape, though, as its myriad details thrill at every opportunity. Look closely and you’ll find little ice cube-size squares throughout, giving it a harmonious and cohesive look. Sure, the available 20-inch alloy wheels look the best, but they cut considerably into range estimates. Consider them carefully.
Base single-motor versions of the Ioniq 6 with the smallest battery pack have leisurely acceleration. The bigger battery pack unlocks a more robust motor that provides far more spirited moves, while the dual-motor setup available with this battery is even zippier. Still, the Ioniq 6 tops out at a somewhat modest 320 hp, and it is not tuned to deliver ultra-rapid scoot from a stop.
It rides well, with a somewhat firm suspension but plenty of wheel travel. This hefty car leans into corners but settles in well enough for good highway driving. It lacks the ultra-planted feel of, say, the BMW i4, but the Ioniq 6 is nonetheless a fantastic daily driver with a quiet, refined demeanor.
The Ioniq 6 offers range estimates between 240 and 361 miles, depending on the motor count and trim level. Those are good figures, bolstered by quick charging times. A DC fast-charger can zip one up from 10 to 80% in less than 20 minutes, while a Level 2 home charger can do a full charge in six to eight hours, depending on the setup.
While comfortable up front, the Ioniq 6’s sharply sloping roofline cuts into passenger space for rear-seat riders. They’ll find limited headroom and somewhat tight foot space. The shallow trunk is tiny, barely able to accommodate rollaboard suitcases, and the frunk up front is good for little more than a charging cable.
Mixed crash-test scores are a rare blemish for the 2025 Ioniq 6. While the IIHS calls it a Top Safety Pick+, the NHTSA hasn’t completed its testing. Every Ioniq 6 version comes with great standard crash-avoidance fare including automatic emergency braking, active lane control, automatic high-beam headlights, blind-spot monitors, and adaptive cruise control, while more cameras are optional.
How much does the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 cost?
The Ioniq 6 runs $39,000 or so to start for the SE Standard Range, which is nicely outfitted with cloth upholstery, power adjustment for the driver’s seat, a pair of 12.3-inch digital displays, and wired Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, plus a big 5-year/60,000-mile warranty with three years of basic servicing.
The better bet is the SE Long Range that runs $4,000 or so more. Add another $3,500 for a second motor that turns it into an all-wheel-drive vehicle, and it’s priced at about $48,000 total.
Where is the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 made?
In South Korea.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Styling
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is a stunner.
Is the Hyundai Ioniq 6 a good-looking car?
It’s lovely, but in a wind tunnel-tuned sort of way. The Ioniq 6 has a very low 0.22 coefficient of drag, but it doesn’t look like a mere show car. It’s interesting in every way, easily scoring an 8 on our scale.
The low front end pushes air upward and downward, toward active air flaps that smooth out the wind’s flow around the body. Everything here is functional, but still aesthetically pleasing. The swooping roofline gives off quasi-Saab vibes, but they’re thoroughly updated for the middle 21th century. (Yeah, we know we’re not there yet.)
The light bar at the rear recreates the front end’s little cubes to stunning visual effect, and is a nice conclusion to an intriguing overall shape.
The cabin echoes the exterior’s running lights theme, which splays out on the dash and doors as well as the seat backs. Little squares are everywhere, even in the two-spoke steering wheel. Yet the design is as functional as it is interesting. Hyundai’s version of a screen-heavy instrument panel—those are two 12.3-inch displays, if you’re measuring—manages to look more purposeful and elegant, not to mention less visually jarring, than just about anyone else’s.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Performance
The Ioniq 6 is a smooth cruiser.
Available with two battery pack sizes and a choice between rear or front/rear motors, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 offers many varieties. No setup is particularly sporty, but acceleration is brisk with the bigger battery pack and it rides well. It’s a 6, accordingly.
Is the Hyundai Ioniq 6 4WD?
Two-motor versions have, as their name suggests, a pair of motors for all-wheel drive. Rear-wheel drive is standard.
How fast is the Hyundai Ioniq 6?
The base single-motor Standard Range version is worth skipping over. Its 149-hp output provides leisurely acceleration to 60 mph. Figure about 9.0 seconds. The SE Long Range serves up a more impressive 225 hp in single-motor form, or 320 hp in dual-motor configuration. Either is quicker, though no version of the Ioniq 6 delivers the kind of rapid-fire response of a Tesla Model 3. Still, these are refined, smooth operators with consistent power as you accelerate and good grunt in reserve for highway passing.
Up to five drive modes can revise steering heft for better lane tracking, though no Ioniq 6 handles with verve. These models have a firm suspension that nonetheless allows for quite a bit of cornering lean thanks in part to their heft. Overall, body movement is better controlled here than in the choppy Model 3, even if that car can feel zippier due to its uncanny ability to power its way out of corners.
The Ioniq 6 has four regenerative braking settings accessed via steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters. The most aggressive mode is a one-pedal setup that can bring the Ioniq 6 down to a stop with good overall modulation.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Comfort & Quality
Stylish, but not spacious, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 has its priorities.
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is not the most practical car on account of its sloping roofline. It gets a 6 here thanks to its supportive front seats, which are covered in cloth or, in higher-end versions, synthetic leather.
Rear-seat riders will find acceptable legroom but limited headroom. They’ll have to duck to get in, and anyone with a longer torso will need to lean forward when seated lest they bonk the glass rear window. To make matters slightly worse, there’s very little toeroom beneath the front seats.
The trunk offers 11.2 cubic feet of storage space, which is sports-car small. Split-folding rear seatbacks can help accommodate longer items. There’s a decent hidden storage area below the trunk floor, but it won’t hold a suitcase or duffel bag. Up front, there’s a tiny storage area under the frunk good for little more than the 240-volt charging cable.
The Ioniq 6 is quiet and feels well-assembled, with good materials overall.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Safety
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has a mixed crash-test record.
How safe is the Hyundai Ioniq 6?
The IIHS calls it a Top Safety Pick+, but the NHTSA gave it four stars for most front crash tests but has yet to finalize its rating because it hasn’t performed the rollover crash test. Those scores cancel each other out, but we toss in one more for good standard safety tech. The 2025 Ioniq 6 lives up to its name with a 6 out of 10 score for safety.
All models have a good level of features including forward and reverse automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitors, active lane control, automatic high-beams, and adaptive cruise control, while higher-end models have a surround-view camera system as well as keyfob-based remote park assist.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Features
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is a solid value with a great warranty.
Hyundai’s electric sedan is well-equipped in any form, and it has a terrific infotainment system. Toss in points for value and the 5-year/60,000-mile warranty with three years of servicing and it’s an easy 9 on the TCC scale.
Base SE Standard Range versions run about $39,000 prior to any green incentives. That buys a power-adjustable driver’s seat, cloth upholstery, 18-inch alloy wheels, a pair of 12.3-inch displays, and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Which Hyundai Ioniq 6 should I buy?
The base version is fine, but we’d spend $4,000 more for the Long Range’s bigger battery that gives it a hefty 361-mile range estimate. If you feel the need for four-wheel traction, the dual-motor version is another $3,500 or thereabouts, but its range is lower.
Less appealing is the SEL trim with its synthetic leather trim and wireless charging pad, but the real downer here is its 20-inch alloy wheels. They look great, but they mean a big drop in range.
How much is a fully loaded Hyundai Ioniq 6?
An all-wheel-drive Limited runs about $55,000, though with its cooled front seats, heated steering wheel, head-up display, and Bose audio, it’s almost luxurious. It’s also the only model with V2L (Vehicle to Load) ability that means it can power small appliances or top off another EV.
2025 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Fuel Economy
The 2025 Ioniq 6 is delightfully efficient, and it charges quickly.
Is the Hyundai Ioniq 6 energy-efficient?
You betcha. This is one of the most efficient new cars. True, our 10 out of 10 here is based on the 2024 model, but it’s unlikely the largely unchanged 2025 will score differently.
The SE Long Range with base 18-inch wheels offers up to 361 miles of range and a 4.2-mile per kwh efficiency. That’s the most efficient EV aside from the six-figure Lucid Air.
Opt for the SEL and Limited rear-drive versions with their 20-inch wheels and you’ll look good, but you’ll have a range estimate of just 305 miles and 3.5 mi/kwh.
The SE Long Range dual-motor setup has a 316-mile range estimate, while the SEL and Limited versions have just 270 miles of range.
The smaller battery’s estimates slide to just 240 miles, though, so shop carefully.
The Ioniq 6 can be charged on a DC-fast charger at up to 350 kw in optimal conditions, which could result from 10 to 80% charge in just 18 minutes. The onboard 10.9-kw charger helps the standard-range model go from pretty much zero to full in about six hours on a household Level 2 charger. Add two more hours for the long-range model.
