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The main thing that kept me from getting an Ioniq was the stupid display and no buttons. If it had been cheaper I would have gotten it anyway, but the pundits g

The main thing that kept me from getting an Ioniq was the stupid display and no buttons. If it had been cheaper I would have gotten it anyway, but the pundits guessed the sticker price about 10% low and I was not going to bother paying more than I had anticipated and deal with UX rage every time I drove my vehicle. For some of us a car ride is how we zen out. If you make them anti-zen you will lose customer goodwill. I’m still a little mad at VW for dieselgate but real buttons puts them back on the list.

philjohn 2y ago
I've got an EV6 and most functions have physical controls, which was a key driver in getting it. Climate control (albeit shared between media with a button to switch between the two), heated seats, heated steering wheel, various buttons on the steering wheel. Heck, add in Carplay with Siri and I rarely, if ever, have to touch the screen on a drive.
gilbetron 2y ago
Hmm - I bought my Ioniq because of the physical controls. A handful of features are still on the screen, but the 2025 version apparently fixed a bit of that (seat warmers/coolers for instance). Tons of buttons all over the place (especially on the steering wheel).
- hinkley 2y ago
  Sounds like they listened to the negative reviews of the 2024 model. Good to know.
  - gilbetron 2y ago
    To be clear, I have the 2024 model, and it has tons of physical controls, just the 2025 added a handful more.
- mikestew 2y ago
  With two exceptions, those buttons not on the steering wheel are capacitive, which is another word for “tiny touchscreen”. I still have to take my eyes off the road to adjust climate or seat warmers. But at least I can tune radio by feel, the radio that I never listen to.
  - gilbetron 2y ago
    There are more than 2 other physical buttons (in the 2024) like map/nav/radio, and several others. The other ones, while not being exactly physical, are still dedicated controls, which is an improvement over pure touchscreen implementations. The 2025 has made solid strides making a lot of those more physical: https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g62044565/2025-hyundai-ioniq-5-interior-gallery/ https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g62044565/2025-hyundai-i... Compared to the Tesla? No match, just a single ipad is a dumb interface.

philjohn 2y ago

I've got an EV6 and most functions have physical controls, which was a key driver in getting it. Climate control (albeit shared between media with a button to switch between the two), heated seats, heated steering wheel, various buttons on the steering wheel. Heck, add in Carplay with Siri and I rarely, if ever, have to touch the screen on a drive.

gilbetron 2y ago

Hmm - I bought my Ioniq because of the physical controls. A handful of features are still on the screen, but the 2025 version apparently fixed a bit of that (seat warmers/coolers for instance). Tons of buttons all over the place (especially on the steering wheel).

hinkley 2y ago
Sounds like they listened to the negative reviews of the 2024 model. Good to know.
- gilbetron 2y ago
  To be clear, I have the 2024 model, and it has tons of physical controls, just the 2025 added a handful more.
mikestew 2y ago
With two exceptions, those buttons not on the steering wheel are capacitive, which is another word for “tiny touchscreen”. I still have to take my eyes off the road to adjust climate or seat warmers. But at least I can tune radio by feel, the radio that I never listen to.
- gilbetron 2y ago
  There are more than 2 other physical buttons (in the 2024) like map/nav/radio, and several others. The other ones, while not being exactly physical, are still dedicated controls, which is an improvement over pure touchscreen implementations. The 2025 has made solid strides making a lot of those more physical: https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g62044565/2025-hyundai-ioniq-5-interior-gallery/ https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g62044565/2025-hyundai-i... Compared to the Tesla? No match, just a single ipad is a dumb interface.