Hyundai Ioniq V spotted in China: 4.9 m fastback EV with frameless doors and 800V system

https://carnewschina.com/2026/06/04/hyundai-ioniq-v-spotted-in-china-4-9-m-fastback-ev-with-frameless-doors-and-800v-system/

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26 Comments

Mihies@programming.dev · 33 pts · 61d (6 replies)

It's actually refreshing that it is not yet another SUV.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 61d

I predict as Americans keep shooting up Ozempic, demand for fat vehicles will tail off.

DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 61d (2 replies)

I'm still bummed out that because of the floor battery pack the whole thing is still too tall like a crossover. Look at how tall these doors are. The wheels are enormous to visually compensate for the visual imbalance and it still can't fully achieve that. That thing would have looked absolutely sick had they managed to let the driver sit 6 inches lower and adjusted the whole body accordingly.

scytale@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 61d

I personally prefer higher ground clearance because of the terrible potholes and huge dips on intersections in my city. Especially with the battery at the bottom of the car, I want to avoid damage risk to the undercarriage. A crossover aka lifted hatchback would be my ideal design. Not as big as an SUV, but has better clearance than a sedan.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 61d

Sure, just remove the battery. These EV platforms will be a common skateboard design, so get used to it.

sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 61d (1 reply)

This whole Hyundai/Kia platform is basically crossover SUVs at car height. I see Hyundai Ioniq 5s and Kia EV6s all over my city and they're basically the same height as Camrys and Accords and Priuses, just with a hatchback type rear door.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 58d

the skateboard platform of most e-v's necessarily make then taller

Steve@communick.news · 19 pts · 61d (3 replies)

What if Lamborghini made a Prius?
The front frontend looks as pedestrian friendly as a Cybertruck. I don't like it.

TheOneCurly@feddit.online · 26 pts · 61d (2 replies)

While I agree its not terribly aestetic I think that low, aerodynamic hood design is actually pretty good for pedestrian sefety. You want to catch them low and let them go over the car as much a possible. It's the big flat trucks right at chest level that do the most damage.

Steve@communick.news · 2 pts · 61d (1 reply)

That sharp angle will fracture a tib-fib as it gently scoops you onto the hood.

cymbal_king@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 61d

But it won't hit your vital torso organs, which is more important for pedestrian safety

Hiro8811@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 61d (1 reply)

At least it's not a SUV

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 61d

it just looks like one?

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 61d

It looks like the spawn of a Cybertruck and a Prius.

burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 61d (3 replies)

The Hyundai Ioniq Prius

dom@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 61d (2 replies)

More like a Lamborghini Ioniq Prius

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 61d (1 reply)

Lambo? No... Cyberprius.

dom@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 60d

Eh, the front looks like "we have Lambo at home" more than any other car to me

ColdWater@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 61d

Looks like if Toyota Prius was in Cyberpunk 2077

petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 61d

Why does it look like a duracell battery.

mctoasterson@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 61d (1 reply)

Looks better than the Ferrari Luce.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 60d

Low bar there.

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 61d (3 replies)

Oh look another big ugly electric car. How original.

sorghum@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 61d (2 replies)

It's only 592 mm longer than the new Bolt which is the same size as the slightly longer Bolt EUV of the gen 1 Bolt family. I wouldn't consider it big, but yeah it's a bit ugly.

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 61d (1 reply)

Even worse then: it looks big and is ugly

And even the Bolt is too tall, imho. I get the batteries need to be under the floor but I hate the upright seating position.

noodles@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 61d

It's almost 20 cm shorter than a gen-1 bolt EV, which I agree is too tall. This is fine though, it's roughly the size of a mid 2010s midsize sedan in all dimensions.