Electric Vehicles

Sure, but this is also basically a top model performance version of the ioniq 5, which starts at 35k. That's closer to a reasonable number.

And $6300 price drop is just Hyundai testing the waters, because car prices have NOTHING to do with manufacturing costs.

Especially when you have Chinese EVs at half to 1/3 of that price in most countries.

Is it this part that bothers you?

The virtual gear shift, called N e-Shift, is what caught most people’s attention. When paired with its N Active Sound System, the setup mimics the sound and feel of an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.

why does a completely optional feature bother you? jist don't use it if you don't like it? it's not like the car's default mode has that enabled.

let hyindai make fun silly things for people that enjoy them for basically no extra cost.

This is how I feel about those vegan burgers that bleed.

I'll just take a mushroom burger, thanks.

Make sure to get one where the ICCU has been replaced recently, they now have a 15 year warranty on it but you don't want to be left stranded. It can happen very fast when it fails because the 12 volt battery runs everything that's not the electric motors and the ICCU failure causes it to no longer be charged from the big battery.

Otherwise those are really fun little vehicles. I test drove the original release version (before the N came out) and I didn't find it particularly comfortable since I'm used to slightly more premium cars (but usually at much cheaper prices - I also buy used, but 15+ years old mostly with two exceptions), but for what it cost, you get a lot of tech, it looks cool, and the performance is great. The standard Ioniq 5 handled poorly in that there was no steering feel whatsoever (and yet I felt every bump I drove over, just not through the steering wheel). I'm hoping they've done something with the N to make it handle better and perhaps even feel better.

this is the way

No, but it shows they monetize your recorded conversations more than the initial sale price

The rebates probably helped Hyundai pay the r&d costs and get more people buying them.

The price drop could be similar to how PlayStations and other tech drops in price new after a few years.

Like it or not, NACS will be the new standard. So your choices are simply to use an adapter now or later.

Where are you located where you currently have CCS2 (primarily Europe, Australia/NZ, parts of Asia), but new models have NACS (North America)?

Most expensive place to own a car, the government also charge extra tax for loss of gas sales which is very dumb for a country that have to import oil.

Australia checking in.

A$ 123,000 (~ US$ 86,000 at current rate)