Start with what the Hyundai Ioniq 6 is: a 4-door fastback sedan with electric motor, built from 2022, in the decade the industry is turning electric. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Under the lead of SangYup Lee.
The background
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 (Korean: 현대 아이오닉 6) is a battery electric mid-size fastback sedan produced by Hyundai Motor Company. It is the second vehicle marketed under the electric car-focused Ioniq sub-brand after the Ioniq 5, and the fourth model developed on the Hyundai Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). The vehicle was first sold in South Korea in late 2022, with deliveries in the United States beginning in March 2023.
The engineering
The engine is electric motor. On the scales it comes to 1800 –. Drive goes through a 8-speed N e-Shift (IONIQ 6N; Since 2025.). The wheelbase is 2950 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
In the Hyundai line-up the Hyundai Ioniq 6 has a clear place: the factory was Asan (Hyundai Asan Plant. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Nissan Z, the Kia EV6, the Tesla Cybertruck. Its Hyundai stablemates include the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Accent.
Owning one today
Buying one now means $17,400–$30,900 for a typical example, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $905–$1,625 a year. Insurance sits around $1,440–$2,150 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.
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