Seems many people have spoken highly of the Ioniq 5. Maybe that’s too transformer for you. I really like them. Would have taken that over the Lexus but my wife is drawn to Lexus styling
Shopping for a “new” BEV while waiting for the Scout Traveler BEV.
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Sounds like it’s time to visit some dealerships Scoutsie.
No reason they're ruled out except we're looking for a higher-sitting SUV, and the Ioniq 9 doesn't gain us much more than the Mustang already has.
That makes sense. I’m surprised my wife likes the RZ so much because she always likes the comfort of height-that SUV’s offer and the RZ sits maybe 4-5 inches higher than a typical sedan but no anywhere close to a SUV. Sometimes I think certain cars just call to a person
FWIW, The Ioniq 9 has 6.9 in of ground clearance. More than the Ioniq 5 iirc, but still not really “high clearance”. The EV9 is more, around 8inches iirc. But the interior of the EV9 is a major step down imo. Less comfortable, less intelligent space utilization, and smaller enough to notice.
The Kia/Hyundai EGMP vehicles do have issues with their ICCU. Depending on what you read, it’s somewhere between 1%, and some other single digit percentage of vehicles that have been/could be affected. Hyundai just announced additional warranty for their affected models (beyond their existing 100k mile warranty).
It didn’t prevent me from buying one, but it is a thing. My buddy who bought an Ioniq 9 at the same time as me, already had his ICCU fail before 8k miles. But the dealer said it was the first Ioniq 9 they have seen. YMMV.
Also, what about a Cadillac lyriq? Should be able to find them used, decent battery size and charging, and 7in of ground clearance.
I’m with you on the Rivian situation, despite being squarely in the demographic that should love the tech. I’m fine with tech, but tech for the sake of tech… not my jam. A touchscreen to control the air vents?? That’s not really a useful application of software imo. Also, CarPlay’s voice to text feature is among my most used CarPlay features. And I don’t use any of the other music streaming platform’s they support.
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