While just a mid-cycle refresh, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets some great upgrades and, most impressively, an XRT model, which we take off-road.

Major upgrades and new features lift the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 compact SUV into the front rank of electric SUVs. The new off-road-styled XRT model shares the updates, but the racy 2025 Ioniq 5 N didn’t get them,

While the IONIQ 5 is not Hyundai’s first BEV, it will certainly go down as the flagship model of its bonafide transition into a fully electric brand. The IONIQ 5 was the first model from Hyundai Motor Group to arrive on its impressive E-GMP platform,

Inside, the XRT enjoys all the updates for the 2025 model year and features seats with H-Tex synthetic leather and an embossed XRT logo on the front seat backs. The XRT logo also appears on the doors and the all-weather floor mats.

The Ioniq 5 XRT EV is a lot of fun off-pavement, if not ready for all that a rally stage or off-road trail might throw at it.

All of the tweaks Hyundai made for the XRT make the Ioniq 5 a smidge more capable off-road, and they even bring a dash of added on-road playfulness. Just don't take the Extreme Ru

After catering to the mass market with the standard model and the performance enthusiasts with the Ioniq 5 N, Hyundai now has one for off-road lovers!