Hyundai Ioniq 5 84 kWh review: what 800 volts buys you

Eleven minutes. That's the headline gap between Hyundai's claim for a 10 to 80% charge, 18 min on a 350 kW charger, and the 29 minutes ADAC's data sheet carries for a Skoda Elroq 85 Selection. Whether that's worth paying for depends on how often you're parked at a motorway charger.

The Centriq lists at €54,100 in Germany, against €46,890 for the Elroq, both checked 2 November 2026. Hyundai's list carries no date, other countries differ, and neither figure includes a grant or a dealer deal.

Test figures here are ADAC's, from its August 2025 report on the same 84 kWh, 168 kW, rear-drive car in the top Uniq trim. I haven't driven it.

What the voltage does

Higher voltage means less current for the same power, so the car can take more power at a long-distance stop. Hyundai quotes a peak of 260 kW. ADAC measured 255.3 kW, and over 200 kW on average between 10 and 80%. That average is the number I care about, because a peak lasts only a moment.

Compare ADAC's result for the earlier Elroq 85: 180 kW at the peak, then down to about 100 kW by 33% charge. Same organisation, two very different stops.

There's a limit, and it's a dull one. The car can't draw more than the charger gives. Pull into a 150 kW post and you get 150 kW at most, however many volts the battery runs at. Hyundai's 18 minutes is specifically a 350 kW figure.

At home none of this matters. AC tops out at 11 kW, the same as the Elroq.

A hypothetical trip

Take a 1,000 km motorway run with two stops. Using the two 10 to 80% times above, the Ioniq spends about 36 minutes plugged in and the Elroq about an hour. Both are makers' figures, and ADAC's test of the earlier Elroq shows how a curve can fade, so read the gap as rough.

Do that run four times a year and you save about 88 minutes a year. Do it monthly and it starts to change how you feel about the trip. I'd do this sum before anything else, because the price gap above is real money and the time only comes back if you make the trip.

Range and consumption

Hyundai rates it at 570 km and 16 kWh/100 km on 19-inch wheels. The 20-inch wheels raise that to 17.0 kWh/100 km.

ADAC measured 18.7 kWh/100 km including charging losses, and about 500 km in good conditions with no snow or frost. Its report ran the car on the top trim, so wheels and weight may differ a little from a Centriq. The running-cost calculator adds 25% to WLTP, which gives 20 kWh/100 km here. ADAC's number is kinder than mine.

Space, and what ADAC thought of the boot

Hyundai's boot figure is 520 l. ADAC's measurement is 410 l stacked to the roof, plus 40 l under the floor and about 20 l in the front compartment. The two methods differ, so don't subtract one from the other, but plan on the smaller number.

The rear bench slid electrically on ADAC's Uniq. ADAC says the legroom would suit someone 2.20 metres tall, which is absurd in the best way. Its one build complaint is that the boot walls have no felt lining, so scratches are a matter of time.

Living with the width

ADAC's sharpest criticism is the city. The car is 4,655 mm long, yet 2.16 metres wide with mirrors, with a turning circle of about 12.6 metres. It says the car is poorly suited to town traffic. Measure your garage door and the narrowest street you park on before you go further.

Towing and warranty

Hyundai's list gives 1,600 kg braked at up to 12% gradient, and a 100 kg nose weight. That covers a mid-size caravan and little more, and the towing roundup goes through what a trailer does to range. The same list gives 8 years or 160,000 km on the high-voltage battery, and shows the heat pump as standard from this trim.

Who it's for

Someone who drives 500 km or more in one go at least monthly and can't stand long stops. A family that wants rear legroom more than boot depth also fits. If most of your charging happens overnight, see how AC and DC differ and then ask what you're paying for. I'd skip it for a tight city garage, and for any home-based routine that rarely sees a motorway charger. I'd buy the Elroq in that case and keep the difference.