Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has released updated specifications list for the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 in Malaysia, which continues to be available in three variants for this market – Lite, Plus, and Max.
Key changes to the fully electric CUV for this update include the omission of the solar roof, while the top Max variant now gets a head-up display (HUD) unit for the driver.
Powertrain and battery specifications remain as before, with the Lite and Plus being the single-motor, RWD variants powered by a 58 kWh battery that offers a maximum range of 384 km on the WLTP cycle, while the Max similarly continues to get a 72.6 kWh battery with up to 430 km of battery range (WLTP) on offer.
As such, the 2023 iteration of the Ioniq 5 in Malaysia does without the larger 77.4 kWh battery that was introduced for European and United States markets.
Rolling stock for the 2023 Ioniq 5 remains as before, where the Lite and Plus are fitted with 19-inch wheels shod in 235/55 tyres, while the Max gets 20-inch wheels wearing 255/45 tyres.
Like before, the Lite and Plus variants of the 2023 Ioniq 5 for Malaysia are propelled by a 170 PS/340 Nm rear-mounted motor, enabling a 0-100 km/h time of 8.5 seconds. Meanwhile, the more potent, dual-motor Max variant outputs 305 PS and 605 Nm of torque to all four wheels, doing 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds. All variants reach a top speed of 185 km/h.
Charging the 2023 Ioniq 5 at 11 kW AC from flat to fully charged will take five hours in the 58 kWh Lite and Plus, while the 72.6 kWh Max takes 6.1 hours using this charging output. DC charging at 50 kW from 10% to 80% will take 47 minutes for all variants across both battery sizes, and the full 350 kW DC charging output will do a 10%-80% state of charge in just 18 minutes, across all variants.
In terms of driver assistance systems, the Hyundai SmartSense suite includes blind spot collision avoidance assist, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assist, lane keeping assist, lane following assist, leading vehicle departure alert, smart cruise control with Stop & Go, high beam assist, driver attention warning, rear occupant alert, manual speed limit assist, and forward collision avoidance assist.
The blind spot view monitor is specified on the Plus and Max variants, while the base Lite gets Safe Exit Assist warning, and the Plus and Max gain the active assist version of the Safe Exit Alert system.
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 specifications in Malaysia; click to enlarge
Inside, the 2023 Ioniq 5 gets cloth upholstery in the Lite variant, while the Plus and Max get leather trim. Front seat adjustment in automatic for the driver and manual for the passenger in the Lite, while Plus and Max both get electric adjustment for both driver and front passenger seats.
The Max variant additionally gets heated front seats as well as heated and ventilated rear seats, along with driver and passenger Premium Relaxation seats. In terms of interior colour scheme, all three variants of the 2023 model can be specified in a single-tone black scheme, while unique to the Max is the choice of Dark Pebble Gray or Dark Teal, which will contrast with the light-coloured leather.
In terms of exterior colours, the Lite and Plus variants are available in Atlas White and Phantom Black Pearl. Colours exclusive to the Lite are Mystic Olive Green Pearl and Cyber Gray Metallic, while the exclusive to the Plus are Galactic Gray Metallic and Digital Teal Green Pearl. The Max gets its own selection, comprised of Gravity Gold Matte, Lucid Blue Pearl and Shooting Star Gray Matte.
According to the Hyundai Malaysia website, the Ioniq 5 is now priced at RM207,808 for the 58 kWh Lite, RM238,408 for the 58 kWh Plus, and RM270,408 for the top 72.6 kWh Max.
Now that electric vehicles are a thing in Malaysia, we sometimes get the question – what’s the best EV on sale here today? As with ICE-powered cars, there’s no easy way to answer this. Whether or not a car is the absolute best depends on your priorities, preferences, usage pattern and of course, budget.
Coming up with an answer to ‘what’s the best all-rounder?’ is slightly easier. This car has to be well-balanced in what if offers, and have a price that’s good to boot. In the current Malaysian EV space, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a good contender to be the best all-round electric car.
In this video review, Hafriz Shah puts in four digits of kilometres to answer that question, and find out the positive and negative aspects of the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Yes, because even an all-rounder that is the reigning World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year and World Car Design of the Year isn’t perfect. How so? Watch the video to find out.
Launched in March this year, the Ioniq 5 is the second EV introduced by Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) after the Kona Electric. It comes in three variants – Lite, Plus and Max. The Lite comes with a 58 kWh lithium ion polymer battery and rear-wheel drive, and the Plus is a higher-spec version of the 58 kWh RWD car. The Max you see here is the range-topper with a 72.6 kWh battery and dual-motor AWD.
The 58 kWh RWD cars have a 170 PS/350 Nm (125 kW) rear motor, good for 0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds, while the Max gets a combined 305 PS/605 Nm (225 kW) and a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds. WLTP range on a full charge is 384 km for the 58 kWh car and 430 km for the two-tonne 72.6 kWh AWD. Top speed is 185 km/h for both. There’s an i-Pedal function for single-pedal brakeless driving.
As for charging, with a 350 kW DC fast charger, users can juice the Ioniq 5’s battery from 10 to 80% in just 18 minutes, and even just five minutes of plugging in will be able to net an extra 100 km of WLTP-rated range. Although we don’t have such powerful chargers yet, it’s good to know that the Ioniq is capable of faster charging when the hardware arrives.
Current DC fast chargers such as those on the Shell Recharge network are rated at 180 kW. At 50 kW, Hyundai says that the Ioniq 5 will replenish from 10% to 80% in 47 minutes, so expect much shorter waiting times at 180 kW DC chargers, even if it’s shared with another EV. Juicing up with a 11 kW home AC charger takes five hours for the 58 kWh and slightly more than six hours for the bigger battery. The Ioniq 5 has a CCS2 port.
Built on Hyundai’s dedicated Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) for EVs (not shared with ICE cars, like in the Kona Electric’s case), the Ioniq 5 supports both 400V and 800V charging infrastructure without the need for additional components or adapters (800V architecture benefits explained in the video). The Ioniq 5 can play powerbank too, with vehicle-to-load (V2L) sockets under the rear seats that can supply up to 3.6 kW to power things like electric bicycles, scooters, camping equipment or even another EV with a dead battery.
It might look like a regular Golf-sized hatch in pictures, but the scale is much larger. At 4,635 mm long and 1,890 mm wide, this crossover (Hyundai calls it so) is 430 mm longer and 90 mm wider than the Kona Electric, a B-SUV, and the three-metre wheelbase is 400 mm lengthier than the Kona’s. In fact, that 3m wheelbase is longer than that of a Toyota Camry (2,825 mm) and Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2,939 mm), and 20-inch wheels look natural on this body.
To see the amount of space inside the Ioniq 5 and all it’s nifty interior features – including the Staria-style Premium Relaxation Seats (driver and passenger) and solar roof (powers auxilaries) – check out the video.
The Lite and Plus have all-black cabins, but if you’re going for the Max, you can choose from full black or two-tone with dark or light grey seats, as seen here. The model’s signature Gravity Gold Matte colour is reserved for the Max, which can also be had in Shooting Star Grey Matte and a glossy Lucid Blue Pearl hue.
Current duty-free pricing for the Ioniq 5 is RM207,808 for the Lite, RM238,408 for the Plus and RM270,408 for the Max with the 72.6 kWh battery and dual-motor AWD. These are on-the-road excluding insurance prices, with sales tax. Those who booked the EV before July 1 locked in a price that was around 4% lower. It’s an additional RM10k for the extended warranty and service package, and HSDM also sells two kinds of AC home chargers, which you’ll want. Check out our full launch report and the video review above.
GALLERY: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Max 72.6 kWh AWD in Malaysia
Was there ever a time when Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz launched new models back-to-back at around the same price, and the Korean car made the German one look underwhelming in every department? Can’t remember, but such a phenomena happened last week, where less than 24 hours separated the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Mercedes-Benz EQA launches.
Both are full EVs, but only the Ioniq 5 sits on an EV-specific platform. The Korean car looks like a Golf-sized hatchback, but is actually much bigger than the SUV-styled EQA, which is essentially a battery-powered GLA. The top-spec Ioniq 5 with the extended warranty and home charger is yours for RM276,888, just a whisker away from the EQA’s RM278,201. How dare Hyundai?
Well, the Ioniq 5 has a 72.6 kWh battery (66.5 kWh for the Merc) and an extra motor to make it AWD. Combined, the motors make 305 PS/605 Nm, good for 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds (190 PS, 375 Nm and 8.9 seconds for the EQA). Both have the same range of around 430 km per charge. And we haven’t even talked about design (one of the Ioniq’s unique selling points) and kit (there’s such a thing as business class-style reclining front seats).
That’s the top Max spec. The Ioniq 5 range starts from the RM199,888 Lite, which comes with a 58 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery and single-motor rear-wheel drive, while the RM229,888 Plus is a higher-spec version of the 58 kWh RWD car.
All prices are duty free, of course, but you’ll need to add RM10k to the RRP if you want the “extended warranty and service package”, which bumps the warranty to five years or 100,000 km, and includes service maintenance for three years or 50,000 km. The standard warranty is two years or 50,000 km. Whether you top up or not, the EV battery warranty is for eight years or 160,000 km.
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) is offering two home charging stations, which are optional items. Choose from a 7 kW AC unit for RM6k or a 22 kW AC unit for RM7,000. Prices include “standard installation” but there may be extra charges for additional cabling and extended installation requirements.
Speaking of chargers, with a 350 kW DC fast charger, users can juice the Ioniq 5’s battery from 10 to 80% in just 18 minutes, and even just five minutes of plugging in will be able to net an extra 100 km of WLTP-rated range. Although we don’t have such powerful chargers in Malaysia yet, it’s good to know that the Ioniq is capable of faster charging when the hardware arrives.
Current DC fast chargers such as those on the Shell Recharge network are rated at 180 kW. At 50 kW, Hyundai says that the Ioniq 5 will replenish from 10% to 80% in 47 minutes, so expect much shorter waiting times at 180 kW DC chargers, even if it’s shared with another EV. Juicing up with a 11 kW home AC charger takes five hours for the 58 kWh and slightly more than six hours for the bigger battery. The Ioniq 5 has a CCS2 port.
By the way, the Ioniq 5 can play powerbank too, with vehicle-to-load (V2L) sockets under the rear seats that can supply up to 3.6 kW to power things like electric bicycles, laptops, scooters, camping equipment, or even another EV with a dead battery. The kit list is long – refer to our full launch report and check out the walk-around video above as we demo the Ioniq 5’s unique features, and those front Premium Relaxation Seats.
As revealed earlier, the Ioniq 5 comes in three variants, namely Lite, Plus and Max, as per the Kona Electric that was launched late last year. The Lite comes with the 58 kWh lithium ion polymer battery and rear-wheel drive, and the Plus is a higher-spec version of the 58 kWh RWD car. The Max is the range-topper with a 72.6 kWh battery and dual-motor AWD.
The prices are RM199,888 for the Lite, RM229,888 for the Plus and RM259,888 for the ultimate Ioniq 5 Max. Of course, these on-the-road without insurance prices are fully exempted from import and excise duties, 50% sales tax as well as road tax, as announced in Budget 2022. By the way, the smaller Kona Electric’s price range is from RM149,888 (39.2 kWh) to RM199,888 (64 kWh), so HSDM has full EVs covering a wide RM150k to RM260k space.
Note that the Ioniq 5 prices above are with the standard warranty of two years or 50,000 km plus an EV battery warranty of eight years or 160,000 km. An “extended warranty and service package” costs an additional RM10k and will take the warranty to five years of 100,000 km, and include service maintenance for three years or 50,000 km. The EV battery warranty remains the same.
HSDM is offering two home charging stations, which are optional items. Choose from a 7 kW AC unit for RM6k or a 22 kW AC unit for RM7,000. Prices include “standard installation” but there may be extra charges for additional cabling and extended installation requirements. If you opt for the Max and add on the extended warranty plus the 22 kW charger, the max price is RM276,888.
“Hyundai is paving the way for affordable EV ownership. There will be more EVs in the line-up by various brands under Sime Darby Motors as we aim to lead in Malaysia’s push towards low carbon mobility with a suite of products, services and capabilities across the automotive value chain to support the country’s EV plans,” said Jeffrey Gan, MD of retail and distribution at Sime Darby Motors Malaysia.
To the specs. 58 kWh RWD cars have a 170 PS/350 Nm (125 kW) rear motor, good for 0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds, while the dual-motor AWD gets a combined 305 PS/605 Nm (225 kW) and a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds. WLTP range on a full charge is 384 km for the 58 kWh car and 430 km for the two-tonne 72.6 kWh AWD. Top speed is 185 km/h for both. There’s an i-Pedal function for single pedal brakeless driving.
As for charging, with a 350 kW DC fast charger, users can juice the Ioniq 5’s battery from 10 to 80% in just 18 minutes, and even just five minutes of plugging in will be able to net an extra 100 km of WLTP-rated range. Although we don’t have such powerful chargers yet, it’s good to know that the Ioniq is capable of faster charging when the hardware arrives.
Current DC fast chargers such as those on the Shell Recharge network are rated at 180 kW. At 50 kW, Hyundai says that the Ioniq 5 will replenish from 10% to 80% in 47 minutes, so expect much shorter waiting times at 180 kW DC chargers, even if it’s shared with another EV. Juicing up with a 11 kW home AC charger takes five hours for the 58 kWh and slightly more than six hours for the bigger battery. The Ioniq 5 has a CCS2 port.
Built on Hyundai’s dedicated Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) for EVs (not shared with ICE cars, like in the Kona Electric’s case), the Ioniq 5 supports both 400V and 800V charging infrastructure without the need for additional components or adapters. By the way, the Ioniq 5 can play powerbank too, with vehicle-to-load (V2L) sockets under the rear seats that can supply up to 3.6 kW to power things like electric bicycles, scooters, camping equipment, or even another EV with a dead battery.
Interestingly, HSDM calls the Ioniq 5 a Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV). We don’t see a lot of crossover or SUV in the design, but perhaps they’re referring to the EV’s size. It might look like a Golf-sized hatchback in pictures, but the scale is larger. At 4,635 mm long and 1,890 mm wide, it’s 430 mm longer and 90 mm wider than the Kona Electric, a B-SUV, and the three-metre wheelbase is 400 mm lengthier than the Kona’s.
In fact, that 3m wheelbase is longer than that of a Toyota Camry (2,825 mm) and Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2,939 mm), and 20-inch wheels look natural on this body. That’s what the AWD car gets (it’s the more elaborate looking set you see here, with 255/45 tyres), an inch larger than the 19-inch items (235/55) on the Lite and Plus. Boot space is a good 527 litres, expandable to 1,587 litres max. The frunk is 54L in the RWD and 24L in the AWD due to the front motor.
The electric hardware is great, but what really sets the Ioniq 5 apart is its form. This EV is a faithful adaptation of the Hyundai 45 Concept from Frankfurt 2019, which was in turn inspired by the 1974 Hyundai Pony Coupe Concept penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, hence the retro-modern look dominated by straight lines and sharp edges.
The ‘Z’ on the profile is the marque’s “Parametric Dynamics” style in action, as seen on the latest seventh-generation Elantra. The Tetris-style “Parametric Pixel” tail lamps – also found on the Staria MPV’s twin towers – are very cool, as are the flush door handles and clamshell bonnet. This is a fresh piece of design that doesn’t look like anything else on the market today.
Inside, Hyundai says that the Ioniq cabin uses eco-friendly and sustainably sourced materials. The seats are clad in an eco-processed leather that is dyed and treated with plant oil extractions from flaxseed, while textiles are derived from sustainable fibres such as sugar cane bio components, wool and poly yarns, as well as material woven from fibres made from used PET plastic bottles. By the way, the no-logo steering wheel is intentional, and not a Photoshop error.
As for kit, the Ioniq 5 is well equipped. Two 12.3-inch screens dominate the dashboard, and the central one is a touchscreen with wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Also standard are a smart key with remote start, dual-zone automatic air con, wireless charging, auto lights and wipers, electrochromic rear mirror, electronic parking brake with auto hold, and a tyre pressure monitor, among other things.
Hyundai’s SmartSense suite of driver assist features is standard across the range, but the Lite misses out on the blind spot view monitor (camera feed, normal warning is present), Safe Exit Alert’s active door assist (warning only) and surround view camera. The Lite gets LED reflector headlamps while the others sport dual LED projectors.
As for seats, it’s fabric and electric driver’s side for the Lite, and leather with electric front seats for the rest. The Max adds on ventilated/heated front seats and heated rear seats, which are also powered (Malaysia probably doesn’t need heating, but it comes in a pack), Staria-style Premium Relaxation Seats (driver and passenger), solar roof (powers auxilaries) and a Bose sound system with seven speakers plus subwoofer and amp.
The Lite and Plus have all-black cabins, but if you’re going for the Max, you can choose from full black or two-tone with dark or light grey seats. One of the two-tone options even have a dark green dashboard that’s almost black, but not. Oh, and the signature Gravity Gold Matte colour is reserved for the Max, which can also be had in Shooting Star Grey Matte and a glossy Lucid Blue Pearl hue.
Once again, the duty-free pricing for the Ioniq 5 is RM199,888 for the Lite, RM229,888 for the Plus and RM259,888 for the Max with the 72.6 kWh battery and dual-motor AWD. It’s an additional RM10k for the extended warranty and service package, BMW-style, and HSDM sells two kinds of AC home chargers. What do you think of this EV?
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has officially announced that the Ioniq 5 is open for booking. The Korean carmaker’s current flagship EV is the second battery-powered car launched in Malaysia in recent times by HSDM, following the debut of the Kona Electric in November 2021.
UPDATE:The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been officially launched in Malaysia – full report here.
“The Kona Electric introduced last year was a resounding success with the first batch of vehicles sold out. We expect demand for the Ioniq 5 to surpass the demand for the Kona Electric. Given how well received Hyundai-brand electric vehicles are here, we have lined up more electric models for our discerning customers,” said Jeffrey Gan, MD of retail and distribution at Sime Darby Motors Malaysia. He added that Hyundai is expected to lead the Malaysian EV segment as more models are expected to be rolled out over the next three years.
Unlike the B-segment crossover, which started life with internal combustion engines, the Ioniq 5 is a dedicated EV that’s built on Hyundai’s skateboard-like Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). It’s also the first model under the new Ioniq sub-brand for EVs, which will soon have a sedan and an SUV.
Announced in February 2021, the Ioniq 5 is a faithful adaptation of the Hyundai 45 Concept from Frankfurt 2019, which was in turn inspired by the 1974 Hyundai Pony Coupe Concept penned by one Giorgetto Giugiaro, hence the retro-modern look dominated by straight lines and sharp edges.
Seen the ‘Z’ on the profile before? It’s the “Parametric Dynamics” style seen on the latest Elantra. The Tetris-style “Parametric Pixel” tail lamps – also found on the Staria’s twin towers – are very cool too (repeated on the charging indicator), as are the flush door handles.
As reported yesterday, the Ioniq 5 will be offered here with two battery options – 58 kWh and 72.6 kWh. The smaller capacity battery will have a 170 PS/350 Nm (125 kW) rear motor driving the rear wheels (RWD), while the 72.6 kWh battery is connected to two motors for all-wheel drive.
Globally, the bigger battery can be had with RWD as well, but our 72.6 kWh car is the ultimate Ioniq 5 with 305 PS/605 Nm (225 kW) and a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds. Range is 430 km on the WLTP cycle. Top speed is 185 km/h for both RWD and AWD cars.
Uniquely, the Ioniq 5 is able to directly support both 400 V and 800 V through boosting the car’s electric motor and inverter, rather than using a separate built-in charger. With a 350 kW DC fast charger, users can juice the battery from 10 to 80% in just 18 minutes, and even just five minutes of plugging in will be able to net an extra 100 km of WLTP-rated range.
We don’t have such powerful chargers yet, but it’s good to know that the Ioniq is capable of faster charging when the hardware arrives. Current DC fast chargers such as those on the Shell Recharge network are rated at 180 kW. At 50 kW, Hyundai says that the 72.6 kWh Ioniq 5 will replenish to 80% in around 62 minutes, so expect much shorter waiting times at 180 kW DC chargers, even if it’s shared with another EV. Juicing up with the onboard AC charger takes six hours and six minutes at 10.5 kW max. As usual for Hyundai, the Ioniq 5 has a CCS2 port.
By the way, vehicle-to-load (V2L) sockets under the rear seats can supply up to 3.6 kW to power things like electric bicycles, scooters and camping equipment, so this big car is also a big powerbank.
Big car? While in isolation, the Ioniq 5 it looks like a Golf-sized hatchback, the scale is much larger. At 4,635 mm long and 1,890 mm wide, it’s 430 mm longer and 90 mm wider than the Kona Electric, and the three-metre wheelbase is 400 mm lengthier than the Kona’s. Never mind the Kona, this car’s wheelbase is actually longer than that of a Toyota Camry (2,825 mm) and Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2,939 mm). Those elaborate aero-optimised wheels are 20-inch items, by the way.
HSDM’s press release doesn’t elaborate, but we understand that there will be three variants of the Ioniq 5, with Lite, Plus and Max names like the Kona Electric. Obviously, the Lite is the 58 kWh car and the Max the 72.6 kWh range topper. We’re guessing that the Plus is a higher spec 58 kWh variant, as per the Kona Electric range.
While HSDM has opened order books for the Ioniq 5 and you can put your name down for RM1,000, the announcement did not come with an estimated price. Our guess is that the company’s flagship EV will cost a fair bit more than the Kona Electric, which has a tax-free price range of RM150k (39.2 kWh) to RM200k (64 kWh). In Australia, where the Ioniq 5 sold out in two hours, the range-topping 72.6 kWh AWD goes for A$75,900, which is RM229k.
So, RM200k to RM250k in Malaysia? The launch will be happening this month – stay tuned.
