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Hyundai Ioniq 5 Can Drive Sideways and Turn In a 360 Degree Circle + More Mobility Features

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has some amazing features, such as driving sideways and turning in a 360-degree circle. This is all made possible by its wheel design and steer by wire.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Can Drive Sideways and Turn In a 360 Degree Circle + More Mobility Features

Hyundai Ioniq 5 - Special Features

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV has some special features that separate it from EVs today - even from Tesla's EVs. These main features are being able to drive sideways and turn in a 360-degree circle, as well as being able to turn only the set of wheels needed.

All of this is made possible by Hyundai's e-Corner system.

The e-Corner system is an innovation installed on a Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV prototype. This made its debut recently and showcased its capabilities, like parallel parking in snug spots by changing its wheel angles and executing a 180 degree pivot to get out of a cul-de-sac.

The e-Corner system helps in many tight real life situations, such as being able to crab walk - this turns all wheels 90 degrees and allows for parallel parking by driving sideways into the parking space.

There is a zero turn that this vehicle can do, which allows it to achieve a 360 degree idle spin. This allows a drive to change the vehicle's orientation in a confined space with minimal effort.

Hyundai ioniq 5 crab walk

There is also diagonal driving, which rotates all wheels to a 45-degree angle in unison, allowing it to sidestep obstructions and other automobiles.

The pivot turn feature allows the driver to select a specific point as the central axis for the vehicle, allowing the vehicle to trace a circle, the same way a circle would be traced using a compass.

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Enhancements and Dependability

Hyundai views the e-Corner system as a triumphant display of real-world usage on the streets, and it enhances mobility. They view this is an indispensable mobility solution that is essential for enhancements, mobility, electrification, and autonomous driving.

However, this solution has not been mass-produced in future vehicles, but is only meant as a demonstration and prototype. As with any company, this technology - which is very cool - will need to be able to be made on cars at a profit.

That's the looming question I see with this incredible technology is how does it get put into all the Hyundai cars such that they are cheaper to produce than they are to sell - and will customers value these features enough to pay a potential premium for these vehicles?

The specs of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 show it at a starting cost of around $42,985 for the standard range/single motor, up to $54,685 for the limited edition. The range for each are:

* Single motor: 220 miles EPA range

* Longer range single motor: 303 miles EPA range

* Dual motor all-wheel drive: 266 miles EPA range

Each has 350 kW DC fast-charging capability. According to the video I watched, the prototype utilizes steer-by-wire, the same technology the Cybertruck uses to turn all 4 wheels at once.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 wheels with motor

Will Hyundai be able to compete in cost? Even its base version is several thousand dollars more expensive than a Model 3. The range on its base model is also about 50 miles less than a Model 3, although, we may see the Model 3 ranges come down with Tesla's latest EPA rating changes.

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What do you think about the Hyundai Ioniq 5? Are these features of its wheels worth it, and do they set this EV apart from others?

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