Hyundai is really making cars. They are some of the cars ever made, and this is definitely one of them. It has looks, technologies and performance. It is a car choice in 2022.

This is certainly one of the cars of all time.

Mr. Regular is the type of guy who can record his lines while clearly in the bathroom and I'll still watch the review.

As someone who owns one of these, I can confirm that the Regen paddles are the most fun part of it. It is possible to get better than the EPA mpg rating. I got 67 mpg one day, granted I was driving through a construction zone with slow traffic

Of all the cars Mr. Regular has reviewed, this one is definitely the most recent

I need a second car that is the anthesis of my Wrangler. Comfortable, great on gas, practical, inexpensive to own, quiet, and a great highway cruiser. Time and time again, I've ended up looking at this.

The Hyundai Ioniq is definitely the most car ever made

I rented an Ioniq Hybrid in Vegas last Nov. It got a real world 56mpg average. I went over 600 miles before filling it back up. Awesome range. More traditional than Prius hybrid.

Hyundai Ioniq - official car of "this cubicle is my dream job."

I actually think they are decent looking as far as a simple commuter goes. 0-60 in 8.9 seconds is decent for a practical car.

The Ioniq was kind of attractive when it first came out, but clearly looks like a last-gen car now. I think it's getting a refresh this coming year, and it's very needed. That said, it's a car your mom will borrow for the day and then tell all her friends at the book club about how nice it was while simultaneously forgetting what it's called or who makes it.

Hybrid cars make lots of sense. Unlike an EV, you never have to search for a charging station and plug it in and wait for it to charge. But unlike a straight gasoline powered car, it has the ability to store energy to be tapped when you need it while getting great gas mileage the rest of the time. At my advanced age I can't see myself ever owning an EV but I have come around to the idea of a hybrid now that there's a bigger choice and most of the early bugs have been worked out. As for the "dull and boring" styling, an interesting thing about cars is that you can't see them while you're driving them and I spend almost no time gazing adoringly at my car when it's parked.

My dad has a 2022 Ioniq Hybrid. If you drive a ton, it's fantastic. Beyond that, there's better cars, but not for the fuel efficiency you'll get. It averages 58-59mpg. It drops in the winter to the 40's, can get lower if it's really cold, but it's rare to get it below 40mpg in most places, but we live in Wisconsin. But in the summer? My dad had a picture of it once, going down the interstate on an 83 degree day, no wind doing 75 mph, he was averaging 78mpg. It is also INCREDIBLY quiet. You won't know your car is turned on when it's actually on.

the slight echoing here makes me feeling like Mr. Regular is stuck in that 'THERE IS ALWAYS A FUEL SHORTAGE' mode in the classic Mini review

I rented this on a trip in California, helped me not notice the insane fuel prices... and was consistently getting an average of 59 mpg

This is definitely one of my favorite episodes as of late, great writing

You nailed it in the end. Imagine being a dad of few small kids, with stressful time consuming job, thats FUCKING DEAD just from his everyday duties as father and employee. There are milions of us. Yes you will always whine after few beers after your old classic interesting cars and motorcycles you used to have in your twenties, but you WILL NOT want them again, cause you have ZERO time and energy and money to waste. You just need reliable comfortable affordable transport that doesnt require any effort to maintain. If this shit happens to you one day, welcome, youre the real adult now.

Never thought I'd relate to a video so much. 2016-1/2 Cruze LT with a 6speed manual. It just simply exists, no issues, no fun, no frills, 40mpgs, it just exists in this invisible space that nobody looks twice at, and that is fine by me. It is my pragmatic vehicle of choice since 2015, gets me where i need to be safely and saving money so I can enjoy myself elsewhere.

In the days of $5 dollar gas prices and cars going 10k over MSRP, I can totally understand that sentiment regarding just buying a car that is relatively cheap, reliable and gets 40+ mpg. I have a Jeep now, but I'm eyeing a PHEV Mitsubishi Outlander whenever they finally refresh it.

The fact that the HV battery can charge the 12v battery if it goes dead is great. But Mr. Regular is wrong about needing a ton of juice to start the car. It needs very little. Only enough to close the main relays from the HV battery to the electric motor. These cars dont have starters. The HV motor turns over the engine. At least if these are anything like the prius.

I actually had one of these moments this weekend. after 2 years of ownership, I sold my Lexus LS430. it was one of my dream cars growing up, and I was fortunate enough to own it, drive it for two years trouble free, put 15k miles on it, and sell it for a grand less than I bought it for. I realized that owning a 16 year old flagship luxury car was not the best of ideas. toyotas, while reliable, are subject to aging. every time something wore out on that car I would look up what it cost to replace, and it was a fortune. my next car is going to be something like a corolla or a civic. if I ever want something like the LS again, it'll be a weekend toy.

I’m going to make the argument that the Prius moved past it’s superiority complex years ago. I see people from all ideologies and geographies driving them because they’re cheap, reliable hatchbacks. The Ioniq seems like a more “normal” version of the Prius.

Kool. This is like Dynamic braking on a diesel-electric or electric locomotive. When the traction motors become "dynamo's" or generators and put currant back into the resistance grid or overhead wire. This has been around in railroad locomotives since the late 40's and is used every day on trains. Great idea.

The ioniq is a car for me, a person who enjoys commuting as much as I like standing in queue behind a person who thinks that not showering is their contribution to preserve water.

You know Hyundai is winning the _boring wars_ when 70% one of my Lyfts for the last 12 months have been an Ionic hybrids instead of a Prius...

I'm glad that fiddling with regen paddles is being recognized as the joy it is.

I own one of these and the comment about just needing a car that works is incredibly true, it’s there when my old and fun cars are broken or I need to go on a road trip.

Hey I think it’s pretty cool that the Ioniq comes with a 7 speed dual clutch transmission. It’s more fun than say your average Corolla or Elantra. Also it goes full EV mode all the way up to Highway/interstate speed.

As someone who works for a rental car company, those paddles are the saving grace of my boring ass days

Great writing on this episode. I can totally relate to the point "I just want something that's good." Which is why as I get older, the dang Toyota RAV4 s are on the top of my list for my next car.

Let me tell you something. I have a 2019 Ioniq Hybrid. It has over 169,000 miles on it. It is the most reliable car that I have ever owned. And by reliable, I mean no engine, transmission, steering, suspension, cooling, electrical issues. The only reason this car goes to a shop is to get its oil changed, tires rotated/replaced, and occasionally get its emissions module adjusted. Oh and it most definitely gets EPA rated MPGs. I regularly get between 55-60 MPG. Only when it is cold weather and/or raining out do I get less than 55 MPG. Sounds like the owner of this Ioniq either doesn't know how to drive it right to get the rated MPGs or is deliberately driving the vehicle harder than he needs to be.

MPG in hybrid varies greatly depending on temperature. my average for commute exceeds EPA during warmer months but drops drastically during colder months. my range has been high 30s' in the winter months driving NE hwys and mid 50s' commuting in DMV during warmer months. 15mpg is a huge variation but overall mid 40s' in colder months and low 50s during warmer months.

I was half expecting Harold Jablonsky to jump in and say "BUSINESS" after the mention of 4 wheel disc brakes.

Sometimes I just want fairly quiet, comfortable, efficient car with decent infotaiment system to listen to audiobooks and podcasts on my way to and from work.

As someone who's young, works for minimum wage, and daily drives a Lifted XJ Cherokee with the current gas prices, a hybrid like a 1st gen Honda insight or Hyundai like this is looking more and more appealing.

I think there's probably an article or a longform video to be made about how it seemed like we were headed for every car becoming a hybrid until gas got cheap, leading to companies scrambling to make EVs when Tesla got big

Same reason I ditched a 1997 Ford Fiesta for a 2013 Citroën C1 (Toyota Aygo) - it stirs no emotion in me when I drive it, but it won't break every few months. At the beginning, I was worried I was becoming less of a "car guy", but then I realised I was actually becoming more of a life guy - there's more to life than wrenching on a beater in all weathers for the sake of potentially saving a few quid.

Sometimes cars are just that, cars. That's why I love 90's Honda and Mitsubishi so much, so many different options and an entire fleet of "yeah this drives and won't bother you have a good day" types

I am a tech at a large hyundai dealer in kingston, Ontario. The 1.6L NA inline 4 is the best engine hyundai ever made. Also, we see so many cases of people keeping their car in regen level 3 and their brakes are rusted and making grinding noises, because they're barely used.

I own a 2020 Ionic EV. So it’s a bit different than this car. I use it for ride share. I rock level 3 regen all the time. It took some getting used to but I’m smooth with it now. Hyundai claims 170 mile range but even in winter I get 185 plus and in warmer months I see well over 220. I leased it, $3k down, $215/month no bs. This car makes me money. Love it.

I gotta say those regen paddles sound like tons of fun

I like how Mr. R couldn't even be bothered to improve his audio quality for the review.

A 300 mile range EV's battery cells distributed amongst 10 hybrids like this one - reduces net emissions and gas consumption more than 1 EV and 9 gas powered cars. some ppl do practical things and help the environment too in the process.

I wear brown shoes, and I approve of this car.

Hyundai has been making some cars lately. It's impressive how their lineup is just cars.

Of all the cars I’ve ever seen, this is among them.

That OG prius review is my goto first RCR video to send people. I grew up in Lehighton and spent lots of time volunteering at Hawk Mountain (did my hs and eagle scout service projects there too) so its nice to see some familiar scenery. If you ever saw a blue prius going way too fast on 895 that was probably me

The 17" wheels kill the MPG. I got the low trim (blue) with 15s and it does get well above 54mpg. Best I got was 62mpg on a tank.

Hyundai's regen paddles are great for city driving. When I rent one of these cars I mostly just use the paddles and rarely touch the brake pedal. :) Would be interesting to hear your take on the Ioniq 5.

It's nice hearing Mr Regular doing his voice over from a Wendy's bathroom stall.

"Hyundai knew they couldn't compete with Toyota in the Smug Department." Another 10/10 line out of many.

I have the plug in hybrid version and i charge up for free at work with a 80 mile round trip commute. On a full charge it shows 29 miles of pure ev range. With using the regen braking i have pushed it to 43 miles before the gas engine kicked in .i have pretty much mastered the 1 pedal driving with max regen .Last tank of gas i got almost 1100 miles with an average of 99.98 mpg. Id drive this over a prius prime any day of the week.

Lot of that applies to my parents' prius. It's a car for people whose lifestyle requires an car, but they don't want to think about it. And yeah that won't do 67mpg either unless you keep it under 45mph

I used to half-assed hyper-mile My "99 Impreza (OBS). I got 30 MPG pretty regularly. 32 When I could push it. Traffic makes it difficult. Light on the pedals, lowest RPM you can get away with, neutral whenever possible. I can see my self doing a similar thing with regenerative braking.

I got a 2019 model about a year ago, put around 25.000 km (15.000 miles) on it since, and love her so much. Can easily drive 900-1000km (5-600 miles) on a full tank of 40L (10.5 gal). Only issue I sometimes have is that the Smart Cruise Control system randomly stops working from time to time (probably because of front radar sensor). Truly an amazing car, has a lot of features you wouldn't expect. While it isn't a sports car at all its a nice and comfortable cruiser as well as a reliable and responsive speedster when adjusting your driving style. Truly one of the best hybrid models ever made imo.

I never understood why people hated on Hyundai so much. The engines in their Elantra has been solid for years. I'm currently driving a 2007 Elantra and its still solid with almost 120,000 miles on it. Needs some work done to it especially new spark plugs and wires but nothing serious.

I was in the market for the previous gen Ioniq after my Toyota Auris hybrid got stolen, but eventually went with the Auris again, first because the Hyundai drove like a regular automatic(it is one, just with the extra electric motor sandwiched between the engine and transmission), while Toyotas don't have a clutch or normal transmission to speak of and the electric motor powers the wheels directly, second the Auris is more B E I G E. Other considerations: -Cheaper than a Prius(+), more expensive than an Auris(-) -GDI engine(-) - there's just one injector - in the combustion chamber, while Toyotas have two - the other one in its regular spot. I'm still sceptical whether the former can be reliable without additional, periodical clearing of the gunk that accumulates on intake valves. -Way more gimmicks than Toyota(+). -Arguably prettier(+). The Auris has a face only a mother could love.

I got to try an Ioniq 5. I daily a manual C7ZO6… I now want an Ioniq 5 as well. Because sometimes you don’t need braaaapbraaap, sometimes you need to be able to just chill. The stereo is pretty solid, nothing is awful, just… works.

I can relate to so much of this. Once you get older and have a long way to work on top of other sorrows you just want to sit in your car, go to work and come home without having to worry about every little noise coming from the car or things feeling somewhat different. Sometimes things just need to work and if they have to be boring to do so, so be it.

Maybe i'm getting old but when my wife had It for a couple of months I actually enjoyed it more driving it around in the city than my bmw 435d (that has more than double of the hp and torque) very relaxing experience and enjoyed even more using the paddles to regen,the 0-60 wasn't impressive but on highway 50-70 times were in the order of 5-6seconds so perfectly acceptable , the boot was also quite big and bigger than what you have there because in UK it has a different boot floor, the color was also a much nicer metallized blue. What i didn't liked is the touchscreen controls that are fingerprint magnets and the interior plastics. The colour and the texture reminded me a rhinocero's butt. Yeah a big wide rhinocero's butt with that black console bit in the middle there like an ass*ole.

As van, i can confirm that this is not a car... ...but instead is *an car*

OH MY GOD A REGULAR CAR

I keep circling back to hybrids because of this exact pragmatism. I want a fun car and I can have one, but I also need a practical car for loading up the hatch, the rare commute, or sitting in traffic to Philly. The temptation is to go electric and get to sit in quiet futuristic comfort without touching a gas station, but that also means a 600$/month car payment for the privilege. Plus, it’s hard to justify nearly 50k on a car that struggles with road trips off the beaten path, compromises cargo space for aerodynamics, and is a first generation effort that will look pitifully outdated in 10 years. And then there’s the thousands of Priuses on Craigslist for pocket change that are as reliable as all hell, efficient enough to outcompete a new EV for decades on cost and emissions, and even comes in a blobby van version. I want the future, the acceleration, the modern infotainment, the at home charging, but is it worth spending 3-5 times more on that instead of putting the money into the Miata or into the house? Damn it, I wish I could get a boring used EV with 250 miles of range for 15k and forget about the daily driver for the next decade, but the pandemic shortages fucked up the resale of the Bolt so I can’t get one of those for that price. And if I’m signing up for a monthly payment for an EV, it’d better be a modern wonder that will serve me for years without issues. Having driven a bland car as my only car, an unreliable fun car as my only car, and for a time owning a beater and the unreliable fun car together, I definitely see the appeal of a cheap modern reliable piece of vehicular transportation. I would get a rental sometimes and wonder why I’m dealing with boxer headgaskets, discontinued headlamps, and aux cable -> lighting dongles when a basic civic has carplay, radar cruise, and everything works fine and even the ride is decent and quiet. There’s just always the temptation to make the daily/reliable car something interesting or go used to get a better value or more features, but especially in the age of basic cars having effectively standard luxury features of yesteryear. It’s become harder still because I don’t have a daily commute anymore, so a daily car will sit even more so than before, but yet I still need the practicality every couple of weeks to the point that rentals wouldn’t do. I can justify a cheap weekend car but it’s gotten hard to justify spending a double digit percentage of my income on transportation when I’ve gotten used to budgeting 300$ a month for everything car related lately. Sorry for the story, feel free to ignore. You just really hit that dilemma on the head for me and it pisses me off that I realistically need to get myself a 10k Prius V or something like this an car. Carry on

I drive a 2021 Ioniq. I got the Blue/Base trim. The Blue trim gets a few mpg more. There are no paddles on the Blue trim. It has better warranty and mpg then a Toyota Prius. Also, it is one of the few Hybrid Cars without a CVT. The Ioniq has a Duel Clutch transmission. I did some research, the Ioniq Hybrid has the best MPG of any non plug on vehicle in the USA. I rarely get the epa mpg but still get 40-55 mpg.

Every time I look into cars purely based on my needs, I end with this. It's a car that is painfully practical.

Thanks for the informative review. I deal with these at work sometimes, but have never been in them long enough to get an idea of how they drive. Oil changes are pretty easy to do and the wheels/tires aren't that heavy to carry around when replacing components. Good to know that the fuel economy is not as high as Hyundai claims.

We’ve got a 2019 Ionic hybrid. It’s got almost 60,000 miles on it with no hiccups. All I’ve had to do is put gas in it ( the oil changes are covered for 3 years) and it’s getting 45-55 mpg. When we were shopping for it we compared it to the Prius which was about $10,000 more and the warranty was for 2 years. The Hyundai had a 10 year warranty and the battery was covered for life. The Hyundai was a no brainer.

Audio Recorded in an open room with no deadening … it’s like a Voice of God with the subtle room reverb

Aww! A flat-bottom steering wheel! That's so cute!

Wow I felt this one. Selling my focus RS soon for, most likely, a new insight. My commute is sucking any joy out of the RS experience, and I can’t justify racking up miles commuting an RS. Fuel economy first, fun second

"They just want to pay for their handle of Fireball, and 'put the rest on pump six.' " has got to be one the greatest lines I've heard in a LONG time. I came here years ago because I like cars. I'm here today because...well, I still like cars, but the writing on this show is exquisite!

Get yourself a SO who'd hug you like Roman hugs his dream car.

This is the most car I have ever seen, absolutely one of the cars of all time

The crazy thing is this car can do 0-60.

Jesus that Prius bit was so on point... sometimes the references you make scare me with how accurate they are to my life.

Thank you Mr Regular Cars for making me feel better about my life. I own an ioniq and have been struggling with my maniless for sometime. But you smart poem like assessments in the middle of you videos always have a wealth of deep knowledge

This is the car I have ever seen

We have this car. Got it for the same reasons. Long commute. We do average well above 50 regularly. Maybe it’s the driving conditions.

every car I own has to be fun. that doesn't mean that a car that isn't fun isn't a good car. this was actually an amazingly good review of this car!

My wife owns one and she gets around 52 miles. It is not the best car on the road but that is not what we purchased it for. The vehicle is for one main reason, to save gas. It does have great heated seats and the ac is not bad. It is not a Tesla model 3, but it does its job pretty good.

I own a 2018 ioniq hybrid. The regen paddles are only on the 2019 model onwards (at least in the UK). On my car, the paddles shift up and down the gears. The lead acid battery was deleted in 2017 I think, after hyundai found a way to use a small lion battery attached to the main battery to start the car. In this way, the ioniq is the same as some Porsches. This also saves about 20kg and frees up the cubby, as you mentioned. I get about 62 miles to an imperial gallon, which is about 52 US. Yes it's a little boring but it ticked all my boxes. Quiet, comfortable, dual zone climate, economical and more than fast enough for me. Mine has the subwoofer, too, which adds some punch to the audio. Oh, and the dual clutch gearbox is miles better than the Toyota Prius' e-cvt.

Hyundai is always really optimistic about their MPG ratings...ive never gotten close to touching the 27 city MPG advertised on my Sonata, but i have exceeded the 36 hwy MPG on occasion so theres that.

I love my dinky little hybrid, I don't know why the dude doesn't get good gas mileage. I hover around 52 in my urban town and I can get as high as 62 while I door dash in Sarasota

My driving is split between an 89 v6 firebird, and a 2000 neon. This would be a very car upgrade.

This car is attractive to real gearheads. In fact, it attracts every gearhead in the universe with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the distance between them.

Here in Austria we have so many of them. it´s the car for someone who wants a car. made for the average joe who never got the line "the way is the destination". Doesn´t matter how go get to work, cinema, family party, school, dogpark or your exes house if you drive a ioniq

And finally, as you probably know, mileage will vary with temp. Our RAV 4 HSE Hybrid will log as low as 35 mpg in the winter and a little over 40 mpg by July (PNW)....

0:58 - The toyota prius owner impression is the funniest thing I've seen on this show LMAO. Got me in tears.

The topic of this video is exactly why I traded my 2016 Fiat 500 Abarth for a 2014 Honda Civic Si, needed a car that works every time.

The Children of the Atom reference is why I’m here. It’s like having a conversation with a version of me with more drive and motivation.

I’ve become a khaki pants driver focusing on safety and reliability. Now, I support other car fans’ enthusiasm and projects.

But which is the most car that has been? '22 Ioniq or '97 Geo Prizm

Wow lol, we leased my wife one of these last year. Great little car, not super fun but holy shit is it efficient. I want to drive one with some real tires on it because the chassis feels pretty good itself, but those tires are not going to let you do much. In the one year we've had it so far, it's been excellent. 👌

9:30 the 12V battery doesn't have to send the current to start the combustion engine, just to switch on the relay of the 240V system

We had one and that got close to 60mpg. Great little car, that was just a little too small

Use one as a company car running between locations for IT support. No complaints. Can even fit an eight foot ladder inside in a pinch.

Ah, so this car is of the same status as Dankpods' Fiat Niki.

I never heard "piece of mind" and "Hyundai" in the same breath before.

My mom has an ioniq hybrid and honestly i can agree, It's one of the most cars I've ever driven. it's fine. not trying to be anything its not. its literally an car. I can see why there are so many of them on the road. I get it now.

Roman's face when he sees that Eagle... Can't we crowd fund him one?