Through sunny skies, slushy snow, and stormy rain, we put the refreshed-for-2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 through its paces in Palm Springs and the San Jacinto Mountains to see how it copes when life throws weather and winding roads in its way.

Electrification has been the key to Hyundai’s 33% retail growth over the past five years, according to Ricky Lao, director of product planning Hyundai Motor America. In fact, sales were up 31% in 2024 compared to the year before.

Inside, the XRT enjoys all the updates for the 2025 model year and features seats with H-Tex synthetic leather and an embossed XRT logo on the front seat backs. The XRT logo also appears on the doors and the all-weather floor mats.

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 introduces significant improvements, making it even more competitive in the EV market. Range is better, with Standard

This version of the Ioniq 5 gets just about everything right, from built-in access to Tesla DC fast chargers to simpler controls customers asked for.

Looking for a long-range EV SUV? The Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are two great choices. But which is the better one?

Like a growing number of gasoline-powered rivals, this midsize electric crossover gets the off-road treatment.

In its first three years on the market, the Ioniq 5 collected awards like Meryl Streep and saw its sales consistently increase.The goal for the updated 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 was, effectively, don’t mess it up.

While just a mid-cycle refresh, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets some great upgrades and, most impressively, an XRT model, which we take off-road.

Power and Weight: 641 hp • 4858 lb • 7.6 lb/hp Tires: Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Elect; 275/35ZR-21 103Y PNCS HN We ran the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N 's platform-mate, the 576-hp Kia EV6 GT, at Lightning Lap last year,

Experienced by Kimatni D. Rawlins The last few years have been progressive steps forward for Hyundai in the electric vehicle (EV) department. This positive trend stems from the Korean automaker’s popular,