sammoj
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- Joined
- Jul 16, 2025
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- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Driving
- MGS5
I did consider a 1 year old Ioniq 5 Premium 77kWh but have read so many issues about the ICCU failing on that and the Kia EV6 it put me off to be honest.I also came from a Hyundai (Ioniq 5 Ultimate and a petrol Tucson before that) and I am enjoying my S5.
It has a few quirks, but nothing I can’t live with. I’ve said before that my main niggles are the drive mode and regen going back to default each time you restart, and also the radio may or may not need manually starting when the car starts.
But these things can all be changed from the steering wheel, and are not a big deal (to me).
The S5 is of course a much cheaper car than the Ioniq 5, but given how much less I am now paying monthly, I can live with the quirks and don’t find them to be a deal breaker.
It’s easy to look at your previous car with rose tinted glasses, but the Ioniq 5 had its annoyances too - namely the well documented tailgate rattle, and the rattly rear seatbelts if the passenger left them twisted. And occasionally the infotainment system would lose its online services and need something small pushed into the pinhole reset button.
Overall I am happy with my S5 and find it to be a very competent vehicle. And it doesn’t rattle![]()
I don't look at the Kona with full rose tint, the infotainment stopped working 3 times, well it worked but no display and a reset wouldn't bring it back just a leave the car off for 2-3 hours and then it seemed ok again. The Kona was a lot noisier than the S5 thats for sure, the S5 is a very quiet car I think.
The only other time I felt the same way when I switched cars was going from a Jaguar XJ to a Toyota Yaris, needs must at the time but that one was a big leap and was never going to go well...lol.
I will get used to it I am sure, had a play with Sports mode and it has the performance for sure it just needs a bit more oomph in Normal mode when you put your foot to the floor, not foot to the floor 1-2-ah its moving.