ROARING TO LIFE.

standard for most electric machines like this in the market today, give or take a handful of kilometres..

The Ionic 5 uses a 800V electrical system, and that means that it can be recharged using a 350kW ultra-fast DC charger. Enabling you can take it from 10 per cent to 80 per cent charge in about 18 minutes.

If you are forced to use the 50kW charger it will take a shade over 70 minutes.

We used the Ionic 5 over two weeks around the Christmas break travelling the 160 km to and from Sydney to Newcastle and in urban driving around both cities.

The car easily tackled the highway running and in fact the quiet and serene ambience of the cabin while sitting on 110km/h is just wonderful and a joy to behold.

Around town the spirited acceleration and turbine like take off means it is a great machine for sprinting between traffic lights and staying ahead of the traffic overall.

Being an electric car the retardation available when you button off the throttle slows the car incredibly efficiently and with Hyundai’s i-Pedal mode, which delivers a one-pedal driving facility, that means you can just about bring the car to a stop without touching the brakes.

The function recalls your specific regenerative braking settings and if it’s on the maximum setting you only need to pull the column mounted paddle once when you start the car and when you back off the car quickly decelerates.

Handling wise the Ionic has a good balanced feel and sits well and flat on the road with very little body roll and with nice, direct and good feel through the steering. Damping and overall ride feel is not always the best on the Ionic 5 but in most instances and when cruising up a motorway it is fine and gives a comfortable and relaxed feel.

As a driver that enjoys being in charge of the car, the inclusion of lane keep in the form of Hyundai’s Lane Following Assist, would not normally please us, as we find this intrusive and annoying in its intervention, when drivers really need to be more attentive in how they control their vehicles. However it does work reasonably well and certainly keeps the car well centred in the lane.

One day when Hyundai gets adequate supply the Ioniq 5 will surely skyrocket up the sales charts. It is an excellent electric car that is very easy to live with and enjoy. Until then we will have to hover over the webpage waiting to grab a slot in the supply chain.

Hopefully the new Federal Governments Electric Vehicle Strategy will make the powers that be in overseas controlled car makers free up supply, let’s keep our fingers crossed.

For those who sign on the dotted line for an Ioniq 5 they will get a vehicle that’s distinctively styled inside and out, quick to charge and utterly comfortable.

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Narva has released a new range of GEN III LED signalling globes, which the company says provides vehicle owners with a complete incandescent globe replacement solution, delivering added brightness and reliability for indicators, brake lights, number plate and reverse lights.

This plug and play replacement produces a crisp, white 2700°K quality light, to develop an amazing 20 per cent greater output behind coloured lenses, while also offering reduced current draw.

The new Narva Gen III LED globes are also CANBUS compatibility ensuring they work seamlessly with modern vehicle computer systems, while the indicator globes are resistor-free providing a smooth and measured flash pattern.

Also new to the Gen III range is a selection of interior LED globes, that increase output by 140 per cent compared to standard incandescent globes, to better illuminate the cabin.

The new Gen III LED range is available in both

12 and 24V and in a wide selection of fitments and sizes including T10 Wedge (interior/park/ tail/numberplate), T20 Wedge (stop/tail), 12/24V Festoon (interior/numberplate), High Power Reverse 1500lm and Bayonet.

The latest globes can be purchased from leading automotive and 4x4 stockists and are designed for off road use only.