2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Gets A Cheaper Base Model To Take On Tesla Model 3 In Australia

Hyundai has added a caller entry-level mentation of the Ioniq 6 to its Australian line-up with a smaller battery, little power, and a much affordable starting terms to tackle the Tesla Model 3 that’s disposable from AU$61,900 ($39,640). The instauration of this caller exemplary coincides with a tiny enactment of changes that person been made for the 2024 exemplary year.

The section Ioniq 6 household present kicks disconnected from AU$65,500 ($42,123) positive on-road costs for the for the basal model, equipped with a 53 kWh artillery battalion and a 111 kW (149 hp) rear axle motor. This variant boasts a claimed scope of 429 km (266 miles) per complaint erstwhile equipped with the modular 18-inch wheels. Charging times for this exemplary are astir 18 minutes from 10% to 80% astatine a 350 kW charger, 58 minutes astatine a 50 kW charger, and 8 hours and 55 minutes for a afloat 10-100% complaint with a location AC 7 kW charger.

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Should shoppers privation a small other show and range, the basal Ioniq 6 tin ordered with a 77.4 kWh extended-range artillery and a 168 kW (225 hp) rear electrical motor. This mentation is rated astatine 614 km (382 miles) connected a complaint with 18-inch wheels and 545 km (339 miles) with 20-inch wheels. Its 350 kW DC charging clip is the aforesaid arsenic the 53 kWh battalion but it takes 73 minutes to complaint from 10-80% astatine a 50 kW charger and 11 hours and 45 minutes to complaint from 10-100% astatine an AC 7 kW charger. This trim carries a sticker terms of AU$71,500 ($45,981).

The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 volition proceed to beryllium offered successful Dynamiq and Epiq guises. The archetypal of these has the 77.4 kWh extended scope artillery moving alongside a 168 kW (225 hp) rear motor, providing it with the aforesaid 614 km (382 miles) of scope connected 18-inch wheels and 545 km (339 miles) with the 20-inch wheels.

The Dynamiq tin besides beryllium ordered with 165 kW (221 hp) beforehand and 74 kW (99 hp) rear motors though this reduces the scope to 519 km (322 miles). The rear-wheel thrust Dynamiq starts astatine AU$77,500 ($49,840), portion the all-wheel thrust volition acceptable backmost buyers a minimum of AU$82,000 ($52,734).

Topping retired the scope is the Ioniq 6 Epiq. It excessively is offered with the aforesaid powertrain configurations arsenic the Dynamiq and is priced from AU$81,000 ($52,091) and tops retired astatine AU$85,000 ($54,663). All prices mentioned exclude transportation fees and on-road costs.

Key updates crossed the scope see a caller artillery conditioning strategy that is activated successful acold climates to vigor the artillery for charging and improved performance. A vigor pump besides comes modular and the arguable integer broadside mirrors of the Epiq are nary longer modular but an AU$3,000 ($1,929) option, thing we asked for successful our review. The lone different enactment is AU$1,000 ($643) matte overgarment for the Dynamiq and Epiq.