{"id":1892616,"date":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1892616"},"modified":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:00:00","slug":"the-hyundai-ioniq-3-is-an-aero-hatch-with-over-300-miles-of-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1892616","title":{"rendered":"The Hyundai Ioniq 3 is an \u2018aero hatch\u2019 with over 300 miles of range"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Hyundai Ioniq 3 has arrived as a very sensible electric car for Europe, with a choice of either a 42.2kWh battery for 208 miles of range, or a 61kWh battery for a class-leading figure (says Hyundai) of more than 305 miles. Its front wheels are powered by equally sensible 133bhp or 145bhp motors, and its 400-volt architecture means a 10 to 80 per cent recharge takes 29 minutes.<\/p>\n

But while it may be very practical underneath, the styling is a little more\u2026 out-there. Hyundai says it follows its \u2018Art of Steel\u2019 design philosophy with simple surfaces that \u201creflect the natural behaviour of sheet metal\u201d. To us, it looks a little bit like a shrunken, hatch-ified version of the streamliner spec Ioniq 6<\/a>. And check out that spoiler and diffuser on the N-Line trim. That\u2019s already getting our hopes up for a proper Ioniq 3 N hot hatch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Elsewhere on the standard car there\u2019s Hyundai\u2019s pixel lighting, with the four central dots front and rear referencing the letter \u2018H\u2019 in Morse code. Neat. Hyundai also describes this thing as an \u2018aero hatch\u2019 and claims a drag coefficient of 0.26.<\/p>\n

Inside there\u2019s a flat floor and we\u2019re promised seating for five adults, while up front it\u2019s the first European Hyundai to get a new Android Auto-based infotainment system. Central screen options are 12.9 or 14.6 inches, but in rather wonderful news there\u2019s also a row of physical buttons for the climate control. Hurrah! There\u2019s also 441 litres of boot space, which is a good chunk more than you\u2019d get in a Mk8 VW Golf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There\u2019s no word on pricing just yet, but given Hyundai\u2019s \u201cclass-leading\u201d range claims for the 3 (and the fact it\u2019s 4.1m long), we\u2019d expect it to go up against dinky crossovers like the Renault 4<\/a> and Ford Puma Gen-E<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Depending on spec, Hyundai also says that the Ioniq 3 will get the option of heated and ventilated seats, a Bose sound system, ambient LED lighting and materials inspired by 1970s Italian furniture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Hyundai Ioniq 3 has arrived as a very sensible electric car for Europe, with a choice of either a 42.2kWh battery for 208 miles of range, or a 61kWh battery for a class-leading figure (says Hyundai) of more than 305 miles. Its front wheels are powered by equally sensible 133bhp or 145bhp motors, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-1892616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1892616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1892616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1892616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1892616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}