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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Facelift Shows Minor Stylistic Updates, Could Get Rear Wiper

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In production since 2021 for the 2022 model year, the Ioniq 5 is on the brink of entering model year 2024. Be that as it may, the mid-cycle refresh will have to wait until MY25.
The South Korean automaker confirmed the small changes in store for 2024, starting with a standard Wi-Fi hotspot, rear side airbags, rear outboard seatbelt pretensioners, and load limiters. Other changes include feedback from the steering wheel for Lane Keeping Assist and Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Assist, plus an optional digital rearview mirror for the Limited trim.

Although not available to configure on Hyundai's website at press time, the 2024 model is listed by the Environmental Protection Agency in three distinct flavors. The Long Range RWD offers the most driving range of the bunch at 303 miles (488 kilometers). The Long Range AWD and Standard Range RWD are EPA rated at 260 and 220 miles (418 and 354 kilometers).

Our spy photographers have recently captured the 2025 model doing its thing in Germany, right next to the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center in Russelsheim. Based on the designs of the wheels and headlights, some peeps may be tempted to call it a snoozefest.

Look closer, and you'll notice front bumper parking sensors positioned differently from the pre-facelift Ioniq 5. Closer still, the lower part of the front bumper appears to be different as well. Out back, you'll find a completely new design for the rear bumper. However, the camouflage doesn't allow us to see whether the facelift borrows the rear wiper of the Ioniq 5 N.

Having spent money on developing a rear wiper for the go-faster specification, it's likely for the 2025 model year Ioniq 5 to ge it as well. Being a hatchback moonlighting as a crossover, a rear wiper would surely come in handy in many driving scenarios. The prototype further sports camouflage on the dashboard, which leads us to believe that Hyundai will upgrade the infotainment system, instrument cluster, or both.

Priced at $41,450 in the United States of America, the 2023 model isn't available nationwide. Sold by select dealers in 44 states, the Ioniq 5 comes in four guises, beginning with the SE Standard Range RWD.

This grade offers ultra-fast charging, 12.3-inch screens for the instrument cluster and infotainment system, 19-inch alloys, and 168 ponies at full chatter. RWD by default or AWD by choice, the SE features a larger battery, enabling driving ranges of 303 and 266 miles (488 and 428 kilometers). Also equipped with 19-inch wheels, the SE trim is rated at 225 or 320 horsepower.

Available to configure at $47,450 (sans destination charge), the SEL rocks a hands-free liftgate with auto open, a wireless charging pad for your mobile device, H-Tex upholstery, and Highway Driving Assist II. The well-equipped Limited carries a list price of $52,600, money that gets you standard Remote Smart Parking Assist, Blind Spot View Monitor, Premium Head-Up Display with Augmented Reality, and the Vision Roof.
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