Hyundai Ioniq Officially Revealed, Ready to Battle For Hybrid Supremacy

The 2016 Hyundai Ioniq has been officially revealed, and will begin rolling into Australian dealerships later in 2016, the first of a wave of 22 new eco-friendly models globally from Hyundai by 2020.

The Ioniq will be the first production vehicle to feature three powertrain options: a petrol electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full battery electric variant. For the time being however, only the regular hybrid version will go on sale in Australia.

The Ioniq hybrid pairs a 1.6 litre atkinson-cycle four-cylinder petrol engine with a 32kW electric motor for a combined 103.6kW and 265Nm of torque. A six-speed dual-clutch transmission delivers drive to the front wheels.