Video Summary
The Mustang Mach-E Rally has a tossable nature.The Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT is an adventure mobile.
The SUV size lends it to getting a little sideways on the dirt.
Real-world off-road ability matters.
EVs are hung up by low ground clearance.
Both vehicles are wearing 29-inch tires, all-season.
Michelin tires are on the Mach-E, and Continentals are on the XRT.
Ford got the wheels right here with a white 19-inch wheel.
The Hyundai wheels are okay, but the Ford wheels are way better.
If you really want to get good, get a set of rally tires, but you have to clear the brake calipers.
The Mustang Mach-E has 700-pound feet of torque.
On soft-roading trails, the Mach-E has only 5.8 inches of ground clearance and has a pretty terrible approach angle, 16 degrees.
The departure angle is a little bit better, 27 degrees.
That means the breakover angle is not good.
Underbody protection, skid plates, are on both front and rear motors.
The Hyundai XRT is not quite as powerful; it's just 446-pound feet of torque.
This does not matter because on soft roads, it is not necessary to have the extra power.
The XRT has seven inches of ground clearance, and 20 degrees of approach angle and 30 degrees of departure angle, which is way better.
The Hyundai XRT does not have as much underbody protection.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 for 2025 got a refresh and now has physical buttons for heated seats, and steering wheels, parking sensors.
It also has physical buttons up here that help control things that happen on the screen.
It now has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Back seat leg room and head room are okay; has USB-C ports and can recline the seat.
Both have a good amount of frunk and cargo space.
The Mustang Mach-E is bigger in both areas.
The interior materials look a tiny bit better in the Mach-E.
The Mach-E has a Karaoke app.
Mach-E rally starts at just under $58,000, including destination, Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT starts at just under $57,000.
The reviewer would pick the Mach-E rally.
The Ioniq 5 has 320 horsepower, 446-pound feet of torque.
The Ioniq 5’s electric torque is great.
The Mach-E rally’s charging speed is slow.
The charger is 150 kilowatts.
The charger is two and a half times slower than the Ioniq 5.
You can charge it at 350 kilowatts.
On a full charge, you can get about 265 miles of range.
The Mach-E Rally comes with BlueCruise - Ford's Hands-free, eyes-up highway drive assist.
