Hyundai Ioniq, ready to debut the green sedan with three souls – The Republic

Strong of a winning period who saw her register in Italy in the first six months of the year 30,455 cars, for a 2.9% market share and 91% of private delivery, the Hyundai continues its winning path following the directives of the last development plan aimed at reinforcing its firepower and to broaden the horizons in the product range with the launch of 28 new models by 2020.

in short, in fact, the Seoul House will debut the Ioniq: car christened last Geneva Motor Show, developed specifically for the adoption of eco-friendly propulsion and manufactured in hybrid versions, plug-in hybrid and electric.

Presented in preview to the international press in recent days on the streets of Amsterdam, the Korean sedan in thermal-electric variants the direct rival of the Toyota Prius and Group synergies it shares with the Kia Niro much of the platform, built to 53% in special steels, and the powertrain.

in the hybrid edition, the first to debut available in October with a price starting from 25,000 Euros, the Ioniq uses a 4-cylinder gasoline Kappa number of 1.6-liter and 105 hp. This is mated to a dual-clutch 6-speed transmission and integrating electric drive 32 kW (43.5 hp), powered by a lithium polymer lithium-ion battery capacity of 1.56 kWh and placed under seats rear.

all this allows it to develop a maximum power of 141 horses and 265 Nm of torque for the top performance in the segment, which is 185 km / h top speed and a zero in 10.8 percent seconds, accompanied by reduced fuel consumption and emissions by up to 3.4 liters of fuel per 100 km and to 79 g / km of CO2.

the same architecture provides the plug-in hybrid variant of the 5 Asian ports, planned in February next year, however, equipped with a 45 kW electric motor (61 hp), a 8.9-kWh battery and able to march for about 50 km with zero emissions.

with regard instead to version 100% electric, direct competitor of the Nissan Leaf and which will arrive in dealerships in December, the Hyundai Ioniq has been designed to offer an ecological super guide. With a fast charging of the battery pack 28 kWh in just 23 minutes, provides a range greater than 280 km and counting on an output of 88 kW (120 hp) and 295 Nm can travel up to 165 km / h, taking advantage to do so the aerodynamics of the body records designed streamlined with a drag coefficient of 0.24.

“Hyundai has a strong tradition in the field of green – said Thomas A. Schmid, CEO of Hyundai Motor Europe – thanks to an ecological range that has as its starting point the ix35 Fuel Cell. With the European launch of our first dedicated model, Ioniq, now we want to establish ourselves as the only manufacturer in the world that manufactures their own hybrid cars, plug-in hybrids, electric and fuel cells. “