Test-driving EV crossovers.

Overall niceness

1. VW ID4
2. Nissan Ariya
3. Hyundai Ioniq 5

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Toyota BZ4X

Cushy driver seat

All top 3 are comfy.

1. Ariya
2. Ioniq5
3. ID4

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BZ4X cramped

Ride on rough road

1. Ariya: mid-smooth
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2. Ioniq 5 : meh
3. ID4: meh

Value

1. Ioniq 5: base trim has all tech you need. Great deals.
2. Ariya: base trim has power driver seat, leatherette, HUD. “Zero G” driver seat is very comfy. Great deals.
3. ID4: higher-priced, no deals

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BZ4X: expensive, cramped, no deals

Ariya

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• Comfy
• Spacious
• Great value

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• Specs are mid

• Cheesy, flat, fake-wood capacitive buttons have poorly implemented haptic click, delayed like half a sec after you tap

• Acceleration decent, but felt artificially delayed so it’s like gas

Toyota BZ4X

+
• Small steering wheel easy to drive
• Binnacle screen right in front

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• Poor specs (charge speed, range, efficiency)
• Weird black quarter panel
• Cockpit design with closed center console is cramped
• Expensive
• Sales so surly and ignorant, seemed designed to steer away from EVs