The efficient Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid

Hyundai tunes facelifted Ioniq Hybrid for less power, but more economy

The Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (above), in its latest facelift, gets new LED headlights and daytime-running lights with Hyundai's "cascading" front grille, as well as arrow-shaped LED taillights that give it a distinctive appearance. A new 8-inch touchscreen in
The Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (above), in its latest facelift, gets new LED headlights and daytime-running lights with Hyundai's "cascading" front grille, as well as arrow-shaped LED taillights that give it a distinctive appearance. A new 8-inch touchscreen infotainment display that sticks out from the dashboard and graphics in the digital driver's display that have been tweaked for clarity are among the updated features. ST PHOTOS: WONG KAI YI
The Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, in its latest facelift, gets new LED headlights and daytime-running lights with Hyundai's "cascading" front grille, as well as arrow-shaped LED taillights that give it a distinctive appearance (above). A new 8-inch touchscreen in
The Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, in its latest facelift, gets new LED headlights and daytime-running lights with Hyundai's "cascading" front grille, as well as arrow-shaped LED taillights that give it a distinctive appearance (above). A new 8-inch touchscreen infotainment display that sticks out from the dashboard and graphics in the digital driver's display that have been tweaked for clarity are among the updated features. ST PHOTOS: WONG KAI YI
A new 8-inch touchscreen infotainment display that sticks out from the dashboard and graphics in the digital driver’s display that have been tweaked for clarity are among the updated features
A new 8-inch touchscreen infotainment display that sticks out from the dashboard and graphics in the digital driver’s display that have been tweaked for clarity are among the updated features ST PHOTOS: WONG KAI YI
Wong Kai Yi
Updated
Dec 14, 2019, 06:02 AM
Published
Dec 14, 2019, 05:00 AM
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The popularity of the facelifted Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid among taxi and private-hire operators is well-founded: The car is really frugal.

I achieved 4.6 litres/100km during this test-drive - close to Hyundai's claimed 3.8litres/ 100km. On the car's 45-litre fuel tank, that theoretically translates to nearly 1,000km of range, more than enough to get to Kuala Lumpur and back.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 14, 2019, with the headline The efficient Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid. Subscribe

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