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does the Galactic Grey come with black rims?

 

Anyone else think that the black trim looks better than silver?

 

Much better. I would actually like to have them in the body color, but black is better. Then I choose body color black so the trim doesn't make too much visual noise.
But is it even possible to have that combination?

 

I'm worried about the interior trim, I hope in the real world there is a dark grey / black interior and cloth seats with 2wd and the biggest battery option. I cannot think of anything worse than a white steering wheel with white (or pale) leather trim!! I spend my time in the car looking out, so the exterior colour is very low on my priority list. Good climate control, ACC, heated seats (and wheel), easy connectivity are far more important in my book, as is a heated windscreen (Please, pretty please Hyundai!)

Then, and only then would I think about colour, and my only criteria would be: - not black, and a single colour all over. Other than that, I really don't care.

But then again, my car is a business tool, and even with the pandemic I've exceeded 28K in 13 months (my normal would be 35K in a year - reduced from my 30 year average of 40K p.a.)

Please, this is only my view, I would never disagree with anyone for whom the outside colour is much higher up their list of priorities.

 

I wonder if the black trim/cladding only available on the lower spec cars i.e. 2 wd 19" wheels it would be a shame if it is I think the black trim works better with some of the colours

 

From the photos above the black trim appears to be sides only with silver front and rear. Not a good look..

 

The galactic gray has black trim.
The black one has gray trim... I wish they could both be black.
I suppose both are plastic, but are they ? The gray trim look like stainless...

 

The trim along the doors and wheel arch will be plastic I'm fairly sure of that, not sure about the chrome strip just below the rear lights, on the lighter cars it blends in ok but it's really noticeably on the black car.

 

Is it possible that the colors they have announced thus far will be augmented by more when it comes time for wide release? (That is, might they offer the final mass market vehicle in more colors than the Project 45 edition?) I'd very much like a good red color and all these greys are pretty disappointing (on what seems to be a pretty impressive car)

 

They have already announced a lot of colors (9). It is interesting that they have no red. The various gray tones, teal and blue appeal to me. The 45 edition has limited colors. I doubt that there will be a lot of new choices anytime soon, even after the wide release.

 

If red is what you seek and one that looks like it is similar to Mazda’s red, maybe wander over to the Kia EV6.

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It's under consideration. Don't really like the look of the vehicle (particularly the rear end and that weird wraparound lightbar) though. I intend to test drive a bunch of options when the time comes.

 

Well I'm old fashioned and like black so I ordered my Project 45 in Phantom Black with black interior and hope to take delivery early July, not long to wait now and I have to admit I am getting a little excited

 

Guess you were a Knight Rider fan. I built and sold the front end and the scan light. Scanned exactly like the TV one. I had a customer that built the dash with the electronics and the steering wheel just like the one on TV. 10 NAVY guys in Norfolk, every Sunday (if possible) lined up there cars and ran the lights while having breakfast at a strip mall.

 

 

The Tesla white was one of the arguments in favor of the I5 when I compared the IONIQ 5 vs TESLA MODEL Y... :
Tesla great job, max speed, range especially leveraging its shape and weight. Still prefer, being in Europe, comfort. 99% of my trips are within 200kms one way. With the Hyundai IONIQ 5, I do look forward to ventilated seats, Android Auto, the roomy and comfortable interior, and HUD. Also like reclining seats with foot rest and reclining console for arms rest, all electronic aids especially against collisions, automated parking (Executive version), blind spot cams on dashboard when turning, V2L, sun shades integrated in back doors, electric sunroof shade, wide space available inside with good visibility through the back window etc.
And the obviously efficient 400V to 800V internal battery inverter for fast charging.
Other bugs with Tesla : Model 3 too low on the ground (Model Y is a perfected Model 3); door handles too complicated for kids and scratchy with persons with long finger nails; blue jeans bleed on those too white seats.; simplistic navigation system(whereas under ANDROID AUTO : ABRP beta notably has settings for car weight, or TomTom Go 's use of all offline maps and charging stations etc. ); quality of paint jobs ; mediocre internal lighting; loud alerts and other things not so compatible with family driving.
Also 5 year car warranty illimited kms (Max 80 000 for Tesla... Reliability issues?), and 8 year battery warranty (same as Tesla).

Comment by Park Shawn translating from Korean to English this video :

Ionic 5 LR and Model Y LR both have similar spec including weight, battery sizes. Details can be found on google. Here are some highlights from the conclusion they brought up at the end of the video. 1. Both car's AVG speed were about 100KM/h (Highway drive) 2. Both car's A/C and other convenience functions(like Highway drive assistance for Ionic 5, Auto Pilot for Model Y and etc.) were always on during the test. 3. 4 drivers drove about 100km per person and checked the remaining battery at designated location. 4. Both car have shown slightly poor battery performance than usual because of the weather condition (rain) 5. By just looking at the specification, Model Y can drive 141km more than Ionic 5. However the actual drive test have shown that the difference were only about 60~70km. This experiment have shown that IONIC 5's driving range is little longer than what Hyundai advertised. 6. They have concluded that both Ionic 5 and Model Y can drive from Seoul to Busan. The distance between those two cities are about 350km. Hope this helps.

 

Nice to see those pictures !

 

Shooting star SEL AWD

 

Six months old in Galactic Grey. Enjoying this car more than anything I have ever owned in 50+ years of motoring.

 

For the Phantom Black, does the color around the bottom on the sides depend on the trim level or are they all gray or all black?

 

In the US, SE & SEL have the black trim and the Limited has the gray trim.