Video Summary
- The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT is the most off-road-capable EV Hyundai has built.- It gets updated design, front and rear.
- It features a unique bumper with digital pixel details.
- It has big, steel recovery hooks attached to the unibody, which are surprisingly sturdy.
- It features unique XRT wheels.
- It has all-terrain tires 235/60R18s, which gives more cushion, and provides under 1 inch of lift for a total of 7 inches of ground clearance.
- Compared to lighter colors, the more controversial design is with the lighter colors because the entire bumper changed to give better departure angles and became a black element.
- 2025 models are equipped with a rear windshield wiper.
- The charging port is J3400, or NACS.
- Owners will have access to Tesla Supercharger stations.
- Tesla commits to V4 stations rolling out, which allow this to charge at its fastest rate of 10% to 80% in 20 minutes.
- All XRTs get the big battery, 84 kWh of capacity, and every model is all-wheel drive, with 320 horsepower.
- There are no electronic lockers, but there is modified traction software with three off-road modes: Snow, Mud, and Sand.
- The interior has similar legroom and headroom front and rear.
- It lacks power ottoman in the front seats.
- It has rugged-themed floor mats.
- It includes an XRT logo embossed on the seats.
- It has no glass roof.
- It lacks a head-up display in the dashboard.
- It includes two big screens in the dashboard.
- It features a unique treatment to the door panels with the XRT logo and digital pixels.
- The seats are perforated, but not ventilated.
- It contains the new button module, but does not include the ventilation button.
- No spare tire is in the back.
- Subwoofer module is under the floor.
- AC and CCS to J3400 adapters are necessary for charging.
- All-terrain tires reduce fuel efficiency and the extra ground clearance affects the efficiency numbers.
- The 2025 XRT starts at $49,375 and gets Hyundai’s $7,500 cashback because there is no tax credit yet.
- The tax credit is coming in a few months (according to Hyundai), but this might give an advantage of this to some of its competition that may not have the tax credit, like the Mach-E Rally.
