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Hyundai cuts IONIQ 5 N EV prices by $6,300 (electrek.co)

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Hyundai’s first electric N model has already started something of a trend, with a few brands, including Porsche and BMW, now borrowing some of its signature features.

For the 2026 model year, Hyundai is upping the ante. Hyundai announced on Wednesday that the 2026 IONIQ 5 N has a “substantially lower starting price” at just $59,900, or $6,300 less than last year’s model.

“Our 2026 IONIQ 5 N is one of the most critically acclaimed models we’ve ever offered,” according to Ricky Lao, director of product planning at Hyundai Motor North America.

Despite the lower price, the new 2026 model brings a few updates. For one, the 2026 IONIQ 5 N now has a native NACS port, following the standard IONIQ 5, enabling access to Tesla Superchargers without an adapter.

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty to complain about with my Ioniq 5. But being a bad car isn’t one of them. I haven’t had the ICCU issue, but I do have a letter from them telling me as soon as I do get it to just take the letter with the car in to get it all replaced. I don’t really know what else you expect them to do. A full recall wouldn’t have solved anything because as far as I’m aware they still aren’t entirely sure what causes it.

My wife has a kia that she had the theft immobilizer installed on. They also told her to go in and get it for free. I understand that wasn’t most people’s experience, and their public excuses were bad too but /shrug.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

The problem with both of those examples is that's where it landed eventually. You're ignoring all of the time that Kia ignored/denied the issue, then the half-assed answers done with only a quarter-ass (The Club, distributed through an unpredictable patchwork of local PDs), and only after several years finally fixed it. Or at least that's what they claim.

BTW, I don't think they installed physical immobilizers, at least not on all models. It was some sort of software update, but I don't have the details on how it could even work. But at least it came with The Club direct from Kia/the dealer.