Road & Track’s 2025 Performance EV of the Year

The Hyundai has a lot of cool trick stuff in it and some insane suspension, wheels, and tires. It's almost too specialized as an EV to be a mostly road going car. It really shows on the track and really shows in its range estimate as a result. I really like it and had contemplated the path to getting one, but as a daily driver if you have much of a commute it may be taken a bit too far. Ultimately price is why I didn't buy it, but the lower range was a lesser secondary reason. Anything that had summer tires was going to lose them for all seasons eventually for my road use.

Tesla compromised on the tires which did hurt it on the track and considering most of them will putt down the road and park at the local Whole Foods I think erring on the side of more range was the right choice as much as it pains me to say that.
 
JHZR2 said:
221 mile range is more or less useless. Otherwise it’s a pretty compelling vehicle, and the matte baby blue is growing on me.
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It's way more than 221mi. My EV6 GT is rated 206mi, but real world I get 240-250 miles out of it on CC2 tires (not the most efficient). HI5N is probably 275mi or so.
 
JHZR2 said:
221 mile range is more or less useless. Otherwise it’s a pretty compelling vehicle, and the matte baby blue is growing on me.
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I do not believe the EPA numbers. Porsche is low on EPA as well, but real world it is not.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I do not believe the EPA numbers. Porsche is low on EPA as well, but real world it is not.
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The new M3P supposedly also crushes the EPA numbers, unlike previous Tesla. My Volvo C40 was spot-on with EPA. Really, the only way to figure it out is to lurk the forums or drive one for a week.
 
JHZR2 said:
221 mile range is more or less useless. Otherwise it’s a pretty compelling vehicle, and the matte baby blue is growing on me.
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Range was a key reason we replaced our perfect 2018 Model 3 Mid Range. I don't know about Kias, but our Teslas recommend charging to 80% for daily use, so it doesn't make sense to figure on the 100% number.

In my 6 years of EV ownership, I've found stopping for a 10 minute charge is not a big deal, but not having to stop if I don't want to is even better. I would not consider a 221 mile range EV and I told perspective buyers of our Mid Range just that.
 
JeffKeryk said:
Range was a key reason we replaced our perfect 2018 Model 3 Mid Range. I don't know about Kias, but our Teslas recommend charging to 80% for daily use, so it doesn't make sense to figure on the 100% number.

In my 6 years of EV ownership, I've found stopping for a 10 minute charge is not a big deal, but not having to stop if I don't want to is even better. I would not consider a 221 mile range EV and I told perspective buyers of our Mid Range just that.
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My car is rated 206mi. At 80% (which Kia does recommend, although the cells can take up to 4.35v, but this is hard use and Kia limits them to 4.15v even at 100% SoC indicated, which is still notably below 4.2v industry standard for lithium ion chemistry.) I get 185mi or so real world on CC2s, driven on my daily commute.
 
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