Hyundai Teases First Images of IONIQ 5 EV: First Production Vehicle Based on New E-GMP Platform
The IONIQ 5 features angular design, and 20 inch aero wheels. Images: Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai Motor Company has released two teaser images, and a selection of short video clips to highlight design elements and Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) capabilities of its upcoming IONIQ 5 SUV, ahead of the vehicle’s worldwide reveal in February.
According to the company, a new era of clean mobility begins with the IONIQ sub-brand, as the IONIQ 5 will debut the use of the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), an architecture developed by Hyundai specifically for electric vehicle drivetrains.
The IONIQ 5 also debuts a new design language for the company, which from what we can see so far is crisp, geometric and unlike Hyundai’s mainstream models. According to Hyundai, these new design elements take inspiration from Parametric Pixels, the smallest unit of digital imaging, and are most clearly observed in the front and rear design details. To our eyes, the IONIQ 5 posesses a delightful hint of Alfa Romeo SZ in its front end (call us crazy), and is unlike anything else on the market today, with other EV manufacturers such as Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen opting for a more curved, softer design language.
The IONIQ 5’s front end features arrays of pixel-inspired lights suggestive of the digital technology within, and is capped off with a clamshell hood that spans the entire width of the car, for a clean and high-tech look.
While we don’t have a firm launch date from the company, prototypes have been seen out and about with increasing frequency. One IONIQ 5 was recently spotted fast-charging in Australia, and another was spotted in Korea with the vehicle’s widescreen display revealed.