Team-BHP - My New Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Ownership Review

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Originally Posted by Hayek (Post 5717134)

I must say it was our worst driving experience in this car. The passengers at the back were very uncomfortable and I bore the brunt of their discomfort. I was not doing terribly high speeds - mainly 60-80 kmph in the faster sections, but having to slow down for speed bumps and rough patches made it very uncomfortable. Had done parts of this same stretch last year in the BMW - and I didn’t get as many cribs.

So it does seem that the suspension is not really suited for driving even at moderate speeds on bad roads.

I recently did a road trip to Alibag and Panchgani/Mahabaleshwar from Mumbai in the BMW iX1 LWB. Overall, the ride comfort was pretty good — the suspension felt well-balanced, not too soft or too stiff, so we had a fairly comfortable drive throughout.

But when it comes to speed bumps, it’s a different story. The iX1 LWB really struggles with them. If you're doing even slightly more than 6–7 km/h, you’re almost guaranteed to scrape and that heart-wrenching "thaad" sound is unavoidable.

What’s worse is that it doesn’t even matter if the bump is big or small. As long as I’m crawling over it, even the taller ones are manageable. But in city driving, even the regular-sized bumps cause scraping if I’m not super slow. Interestingly though, I did a bit of light off-roading too and as long as I kept my speed down, it didn’t scrape at all.