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Originally Posted by x622
I like how hard they had to cope and come off as positive so they get to keep reviewing cars.
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Perhaps other reviewers skew their reviews to pander to the manufacturers, but I would say Throttle House don't. They often roast cars for specific things as well as for value for money, and not infrequently their conclusion is "nice car, but not for this money" or "competitor X is better". They become especially picky as the price of a car increases (see their Ferrari reviews, for example).
My take is that Hyundai really did try hard to make a fun car, and I think the consensus across reviews of the Ioniq 5N is thanks to real fun-factor rather than a conspiracy theory.
My main question is does the 5N is fun in the long term and not just on first drive? Does the fun-factor wear off once you explored all the gimmicks and tested all the modes? This is something that is hard to judge without really owning a car long term, and I'd say that compared to regular ICE cars where there is a wealth of experience to draw from and make a reasonable judgment of long-term appeal based on a short drive, the 5N has a fairly unique value proposition and I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that "fun on track for a day" translated to "still fun to own after 5 years".