I got a 2025 Ioniq 5 too and absolutely love it.

Except for the lack of hitch availability. Ecohitch and Stealth Hitch are the only two options available at the moment and they're both made in the US.

If you hear a weird rattle in the back, it will be the rear seatbelt that's retracted but twisted, so the metal hits the plastic, drove me mad for a couple of weeks till I figured that out.

It's great in traffic on the motorway/freeway it literally will drive itself, just have to wiggle the wheel every now and then.

Just just got a 25 Ioniq 6 Limited about a month ago. I will echo most of the points here. It's wider than the Kona we had previously, enough that the parking sensors are very unhappy while pulling in or out of the garage. The driver assist features are fantastic, used them both ways for a recent 3.5 hour trip and it was a game changer. They aren't true autopilot (in the way Tesla advertises it), they are fully driver assistance features that take 80% of the load from you but REQUIRE you to pay attention since they will disengage without warning, and don't handle some situations well (like lanes splitting apart). We find the fast charger is fantastic, IDK why more manufacturers aren't putting 800v architectures into their cars. Charged 20-80 in literally 20 minutes last week at a 150kV EVgo station. Everyone else was taking easily twice that long. The V2L feature turned out to be a game changer. We just had a very bad storm in the Pittsburgh area last week and were without power for almost three days. Used the interior plug to keep the chest freezer running to drastically reduce our food losses. Running it for 8 hour overnight used about 4% battery. We are picking up a true V2L adapter to use the J1772 port and not have to leave the car on overnight for future needs. I think the auto parking seems pretty gimmicky, I can't think of a case where I would not want to pull into a spot on my own, but it's not so busy that I'm comfortable gaffing about with the auto parking. Maybe for parallel parking since we don't do much of that. We liked the surrounding view the first couple weeks but I end up mostly just using my mirrors and the normal backup camera since I find it more natural still. We mostly turn off the parking sensor alerts, I wish I could disable them without disabling other alerts (or even just the side ones, they are super sensitive and not helpful IMO).

Great car as long as you don't have an iccu failure. My car is a year old and has been at the dealer for the last month because of an iccu failure and part being back ordered.

I forgot where I read this but I saw a review that ranked the best 2025 non-Tesla EV's for the US market. Number one was the Ioniq 5 and number two was the BMW i4 M50. Ever so slight price difference between the two. (/s)

How bad internet-connected surveillance?

Do they have the legal right to determine if you're fucking in the car and sell your performance data to third parties?

There's another 5 years until we replace our vehicle. But I still eye the Ioniq reviews with envy. It looks like a great vehicle.

I'm in the market for a bolt. Can I get a ask what the dealer gave you for a trade in on it? Just so I have that in the my back pocket at the dealer. Also, how flat would you say the rear seats in that thing go down? I need to slide a couple decent sized Pelican cases in there full of work shit to make the purchase worth it.

Yo just wanted to say I think these are some of the best looking new vehicles on the road. Things look like little spaceships, they’re awesome.

Congrats

As an I5 guy too, the i5 doesn't have autopilot like you may think. It's highway drive assist is what you're likely referring to. And I wouldn't trust the car to drive on regular town roads better than it would on the highway.

It works best using the smart cruise+steering assist. And it's exceptionally handy in stop and go traffic.

Appreciate the insights. The Ioniq 5 is a sweet car, probably my favorite looking EV with the retro-futuristic styling. The Bolt is a solid car and at the time we got ours, with all the incentives thrown in, was an insane value. 3 years in and still no complaints with our Bolt EUV, but when we eventually replace our aging Subaru, we'll seriously consider Hyundai/Kia.

What are your thoughts on the flip out door handles. Those things scare me.

Congratulations! I love the retro-futuristic headlight style on those. Your DC fast charging speed must also wildly faster, im envious of new EVs in comparison to my 2016. They've come a long way

Nice car!

One thing that strikes me as weird though:

Perfect for napping while waiting at the laundromat

How do you have a new 2025 EV but cannot afford a washing machine? As in, in my country a washing machine is considered such an essential thing to have that if you are poor and you cannot afford a new washing machine when yours breaks you can apply for special government assistance to buy one.

It absolutely blows my mind that someone would prioritize getting a new car above getting the basics things you need to live.

I love how they look. If I were in a better financial situation I would love to sell my model 3 and get one.

Love my Bolt but I have always found the Ioniq5 to be cool looking. Congratulations!!!

I test drove one and was extremely impressed. Considered getting one as our second car. I ended up getting a BMW i4 instead - we already have an iX and the i4 has exactly the same OS, which makes it easier to switch between the two.

It looks like a sweet car. I was never a fan of the bolt. It felt like a budget car with luxury prices, unless you were getting it at a huge discount.

How is the 2025 version different than previous years?

Welcome to the club! The I5 is an awesome car and selling well for good reason. It's not perfect and HDA (it's not auto-pilot) is great on the highway, but never trust it because it's just a machine and you're driving.

Enjoy your CCnC system, pre-condition button, and rear wiper! I'm totally not jealous.