Call It The Temurario, Hyundai’s Production Ioniq V Mixes Lambo And Cybertruck For Less

Hyundai barely let the paint dry on its wild Venus concept before rolling out the production version in Beijing. Meet the new Ioniq V, a China-focused EV that arrives just weeks after its show car preview, skipping the usual year-long tease-and-wait routine.

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And yes, it still looks like Hyundai raided several design studios at once. There’s a wedgy nose, razor-thin lighting, a tall crossover stance, and more than a hint of Italian supercar drama up front. We can see everything from the Toyota Prius to the Tesla Cybertruck and Lamborghini Temerario in the design without having to squint too hard.

The V is the first dedicated production Ioniq model created specifically for China, and it launches a new styling direction Hyundai calls Origin. It also forms part of a much bigger plan. Hyundai says it will launch 20 new models in China over the next five years, covering battery EVs and range-extended EVs, while targeting annual sales of 500,000 vehicles.

One of those vehicles is an SUV coming next year, which is believed to be a production version of the Earth SUV concept Hyundai is showing alongside the V at Beijing.

Size matters in China, or to be more precise, the amount of rear legroom, and Hyundai says the V comes properly prepared. It measures 4,900 mm (192.9 inches) long, 1,890 mm (74.4 inches) wide, and rides on a 2,900 mm (114.2 inches) wheelbase, meaning it has a similar footprint to the Ioniq 6. That should give passengers plenty of space to stretch out, and make the driver thankful for a full set of parking sensors and cameras.

27-Inch Display

Inside, we get a new kind of screen treatment from Hyundai. The dashboard is dominated by a 27-inch ultra-thin 4K panoramic infotainment display, backed up by a head-up display that projects information directly into the driver’s line of sight. There’s also an eight-speaker audio system with Dolby Atmos and ambient lighting.

Average Range

No battery or powertrain specs were revealed, but 800-volt charging is confirmed, and Hyundai says the long-range version claims more than 600 km (373 miles) of driving range under China’s CLTC test cycle. Given that the CLTC test is notoriously optimistic, a likely real-world figure of less than 320 miles (483 km) doesn’t look very impressive in an era where BMW EVs can top 400 miles (644 km).

Whether the V eventually heads to Europe or America, perhaps as a replacement for the slow-selling Ioniq 6, remains unclear, but Hyundai is openly treating China as both laboratory and launchpad, so expect at least some of the ideas developed there to appear in your local showroom in the West soon.