Hyundai Elexio 2026: Midsize twin to Kia EV5 launches in sole front-drive, large-battery guise from $59,990 drive-away

Hyundai Australia has this day launched its Chinese-assembled Elexio medium electric SUV – a twin-below-the-skin to Kia’s EV5 – as a cost-pleasant replacement to the Ioniq 5.

The Hyundai Elexio launches in a sole model grade — Elexio Elite — priced from $61,990 before on-avenue costs, but currently on birth supply for $59,990 pressure-away (thru to thirtieth March).

In the origin of Q2, the Elexio Elite will likely be joined by the unsuitable-grade ‘Elexio’, which is ready to birth from $58,990 before on-avenue costs with no ability reduce model. Every variants will part a 160kW/310Nm entrance electric motor and 88.1kWh LFP battery to return claimed driving ranges of 546km (WLTP) for Elexio Elite and 562km for Elexio.

Hyundai says both grades of Elexio medium EV would possibly maybe maybe well fair even be charged from 10-80 percent in 38 minutes, peaking at 150kW DC, with ‘N3 eK’ architecture – shared with Kia EV5 – supporting 400-volt charging infrastructure.

Every cars measure 4615mm long, 1875mm huge, and 1673mm monumental, driving on a 2750mm wheelbase. The Elexio shares identical length, width, and wheelbase sizes to the 42mm taller Kia EV5.

Almost two years within the past, sister keep Kia launched its Elexio twin-below-the-skin, EV5, with the same birth reduce model to that of its Hyundai sibling. It debuted with a smaller 64.2kWh battery, shorter 400km driving fluctuate, and a restricted-time beginning model of $56,770 pressure-away, which is within the meanwhile peaceable active.

Matching the Elexio’s 88.1kWh battery in EV5 incurs a beginning model of $63,990 driveaway, with Elexio filling what small model gaps remain across Hyundai-Kia’s electric offerings. For the time being these embody Hyundai Inster, Kona Electric, Ioniq 5, 6, and 9, and Kia EV3, EV5, EV6 and EV9.

Transferring originate air South Korea, competitors to the Elexio embody Australian favourites Tesla Mannequin Y and BYD Sealion 7, from $58,900 and $54,990 respectively, as successfully because the no longer too long within the past revised $55,990 Toyota bZ4X. All costs are before on-avenue costs.

Outdoors, Elexio capabilities a series of LED brightwork wrapped in squircular styling. Elexio doesn’t seem to dangle robust ties with Hyundai’s ‘Artwork of Steel’ create language, utilizing a extra flowing, rounded beautiful to that of its stablemates.

Interior, Elexio capabilities a noteworthy 27-run indicate which blends both the infotainment touchscreen and driver instrument cluster into one gigantic panel. Materials or leather seating in a two-row, 5-seat configuration among LED interior lights rounds off the family SUV’s colorful stumble on.

What’s lacking right now from Elexio’s model fluctuate is a dual-motor all-wheel pressure variant to envision the offerings of both rivals and its EV5 twin. Demand an Elexio N-Line within the works for Australia, likely with the identical dual-motor, 230kW/480Nm configuration to the EV5 GT-Line.

Coming in Q2, the unsuitable model Elexio will supply the next stand-out capabilities:

• 18-run Alloy Wheels
• Rain sensing windshield wipers
• LED back lights, DRLs, projector beams and facet repeaters
• 27-run mixture infotainment and instrument cluster indicate
• Heads-up indicate
• Materials seats
• Leather-primarily primarily based fully appointed guidance wheel, centre console arm relaxation, door armrests and centre trims
• Driver’s six-draw energy adjustable seat
• Single wi-fi tool charger
• Dual zone climate help a watch on

However for now, the sole dapper grade Elite furthermore capabilities the next over Elexio:

• 20-run alloy wheels
• Leather-primarily primarily based fully appointed seats
• Four-draw energy adjustable passenger’s seat
• Dual wi-fi tool chargers
• 14-draw energy adjustable driver seat
• Heated and ventilated entrance seats
• Heated guidance wheel
• Powered bootlid

Hyundai Elexio 2026: costs in Australia

All costs listed are before on-avenue costs except stated in any other case.

• Elexio FWD: $58,990
• Elexio Elite FWD: $59,990 pressure-away (in overall $61,990)