{"id":47304,"date":"2025-11-11T19:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=47304"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:33:42","slug":"new-car-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/11\/new-car-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Car Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s been a week of new things \u2014 hot on the heels of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/11\/new-bike-day-is-it-better\/\">new bike<\/a> comes a new car!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dark-Knight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dark-Knight-200x107.jpg\" alt=\"Kona - Dark Knight\" class=\"wp-image-36657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dark-Knight-200x107.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dark-Knight.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kona &#8211; Dark Knight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Our previous car, a Hyundai Kona, was the first brand-new car we\u2019d ever leased, and our first electric car too. To say we loved it would be an understatement. Obviously, the fact that it was new helped \u2014 it was quite an upgrade from our previous cars and came with all the modern features: heated seats and steering wheel, parking sensors, reversing camera, blind-spot collision avoidance, cross-traffic alerts, wireless phone charging, adaptive cruise control and much much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Falling in Love with Electric<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The electric part was a bit of an unknown at first, but that\u2019s what really won us over. Electric cars are just&nbsp;<em>so nice<\/em>&nbsp;in every way imaginable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if we ignore the running costs, they\u2019re simply better \u2014 smoother, faster, quieter, and more pleasant to drive. The idea of going to a petrol station now feels like such a chore. It\u2019s far quicker and more convenient to top up the battery at home while we sleep. No smelly petrol stations, no extra journeys \u2014 we just plug in, which takes seconds, and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longer drives haven\u2019t been a problem either. With a range of around 300 miles, the Kona could get us almost anywhere we\u2019d normally go. We usually need a toilet or snack stop by the time we\u2019re down to about 50%, so we just plug in for a short while, grab a coffee, and set off again with a nearly full battery. It\u2019s all surprisingly relaxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Small Luxuries That Make a Difference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Features like remote pre-warming and defrosting in winter were brilliant too \u2014 no scraping windows or sitting in a cold car. And the one-pedal driving was lovely. We really do love the benefits of an EV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When our three-year lease was up, we extended it for another year. But that fourth year soon flew by, so it was time to look for a replacement. Having been spoiled by our first EV, it was always going to be hard to beat, especially within our budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Another Hyundai<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, we decided to stick with Hyundai \u2014 but this time go for the slightly larger&nbsp;<strong>Ioniq 5<\/strong>&nbsp;instead of the new Kona. We could only afford the base-level spec in the standard colour, so it might be missing a few extras, but the main features are all there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s another EV, of course, so we keep all the electric advantages. We can charge at home rather than visiting petrol stations, and it\u2019s much cheaper \u2014 about 7.9p per kWh, so a full battery costs around \u00a35 and gives at least 250 miles of range. The range is a little lower than the Kona\u2019s because the battery is smaller and the car\u2019s a bit larger, but it still does everything we need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Comfort, Tech, and a Bit Less Speed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It has all the comfort features Anna particularly wanted \u2014 heated seats, heated steering wheel, remote climate control \u2014 and most of the driver-assistance features I like too. I think it has a few things I particularly liked such as Rear Cross Traffic Alerts and blind-spot collision assistance, but I\u2019ll find out for sure on that last one once we\u2019ve done a motorway run! I&#8217;ll have to do without them it they aren&#8217;t there. There\u2019s no wireless phone charging either, but it\u00a0<em>does<\/em>\u00a0have wireless CarPlay, and I can always add a wireless charging pad if I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not quite as quick, either. On paper, the 0\u201360 time is only a second or two slower, but it\u00a0<em>feels<\/em>\u00a0much slower. That said, I suspect our old Kona was unusually fast \u2014 it definitely seemed capable of doing 0\u201360 in about five seconds, which it shouldn\u2019t have been able to! The Ioniq 5 isn\u2019t a slouch, though, and has more than enough performance for what we need \u2014 it just won\u2019t shock us like the Kona did. It seems a little quiter as well which can&#8217;t be a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Roomier and Faster to Charge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other upgrades include more space in the boot and cabin, and much faster charging. That won\u2019t make much difference at home, but it\u2019ll be handy on long trips \u2014 it can now charge from 10\u201380% in just 18 minutes on a fast charger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll discover plenty of other nice touches as we get used to it &#8211; the Kona was missing a light in the boot which was an omission, but the Ioniq 5 has one. It has a Froot\/Frunk as well so we&#8217;ll have to think of something to store in that!! Other than that, it\u2019s a shiny new car to admire on the drive and enjoy on the roads. 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