These are the best trucks for fuel efficiency It’s distinctive, not just to Hyundai but to the Ioniq series of EVs. A pair of 12.3-inch screens rise from a dash underlined by a panel of haptic climate control buttons. The interior of the Ioniq 5 takes the opposite approach, with a wide-open floor and small armrest console that can be moved front to back 6.0 inches to push it even farther out of the way.
Inside, the recessed instrument cluster set close to the windshield and far from the driver sits removed from a wide center console that is characteristically Toyota. Aerodynamics influence everything from the side curtains to the roofline, which flows into an unusual split roof spoiler and down a raked rear windshield that lacks a wiper. Sized like a Subaru Forester but styled like the Toyota RAV4, the Solterra wears black cladding all over the bumpers, rockers, and fenders, where it wraps around the LED headlights to create the automotive equivalent of raccoon eyes. Yet the Solterra looks and feels so much like the Toyota BZ4X inside and out that the two could appear interchangeable. The Solterra rises out of another partnership with Toyota, who teamed to co-develop the Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ sports coupes.
The Ioniq 5 and the related Kia EV6 share a platform and have the same electric vehicle development resources, yet the two electric crossovers could never be mistaken for one another. The duo also represents a trend of automakers partnering up to split costs in a rapidly developing global marketplace shaped by emissions regulations. 2022 electric range test: Hyundai Ioniq 5 vs Kia EV6