Ioniq 5’s new Hyundai sliding console

Hyundai’s new electric car is coming – the Ioniq 5, the battery-powered midsize crossover (crossover between sedan and SUV).

Now, the Korean automaker, which is reportedly a potential manufacturing partner for Apple, has taken a quick look at the interior of the car.

Hyundai isn’t fully announcing the new Ioniq 5 until February 23. But it mocks a new feature called the “Universal Island” that will replace the traditional center console between driver’s seats and front-facing passengers. .

Ioniq 5 Universal Island offers storage and cup holders, similar to a traditional console, but it also slides back and forth along with the front seats to allow the driver and passenger to getting in or out of the vehicle from all sides for any reason, including whether the car is parked “in a cramped space,” Hyundai said in its press release.

The company also notes that the driver’s and passenger’s front seats have leg seats that can be extended and “allow passengers to ‘rest and rebuild’ while their vehicle rebuilding. “

Ioniq 5 seats are covered in “ecologically processed leather” while the rest of the interior features materials made with “durable fibers such as sugar cane biomarkers, wool and poly yarn, as well as wood-woven fabric made from recycled PET plastic. bottles, “Hyundai said.

Hyundai has not announced how much the Ioniq 5 will cost.

The vehicle is Hyundai’s first electric vehicle to feature the company’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which uses a flat electric battery and a long-wheel drive that creates a side-by-side. wider interior. The flat battery platform also means that the cabin floor is completely flat, which is what allows the “Universal Island” console to slide back and forth, according to Hyundai.