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BUYER’S GUIDE: Hyun dai Ioniq

CO2/tax

79-92g/km

Free-£140

Running costs

70-83mpg (1.6 Hybrid)

£55 fill-up

Performance

0-62mph/top speed

10.8 seconds/115mph

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THE Ioniq was a hugely important car for Hyundai. When it was launched in 2016, it was the Korean firm’s answer to the allconquering Toyota Prius, and was offered in the same hybrid and plug-in forms, but there was a pure EV option, too.

Hyundai is now spinning the Ioniq name off into a sub-brand, under which the firm will market pure EVs. So it’s clear Hyundai has faith in the Ioniq name – but how does the car that spawned it stack up as a used buy?

History

THE Hyundai Ioniq went on sale in the UK in October 2016. At the outset there was a choice of Hybrid (priced from £19,995) or Electric (from £28,995) models. While the former came in SE, Premium and

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