[Jimbo]

Some things we discovered:

Spoiler: Spoiler

LKA cannot be disabled
VESS cannot be disabled
Solar roof and movable rear seats will be exclusive to 45 - not available in any other configuration
45 configuration is fixed - no ability to swap to sunroof for example
Supports driver profiles
Presenting door handles will be an option(!)
No OTA firmware updates. Only Maps "later... Q3 maybe"
First deliveries expected June/July
Pre-wired for towing, but hardware is an optional extra
"80kg" or "100kg" roofbox support "definitely" ... but maybe no way to attach it to the solar roof?!
Apple/Android support is wired only
Boot space looks about the same as a Model 3
Black interior looks better than expected

Presentation quality wasn't great - low quality stream and lots of pauses.

 

[Jimbo]

My biggest concern now is the range.

If the car can achieve close to the WLTP then it'll be fine. But if the real world difference is as big as for other cars with a similar WLTP then it feels like the ball has been dropped.

Anyone know why the US gets a 5kWh bigger battery?

 

[Jimbo]

I am hoping the difference is something simple like 77kWh total, with 72kWh usable.

 

[Jimbo]

There's a new Asian Petrolhead video up where he does a range test with an AWD car.

285 miles.

... which is not to shabby! Not sure what size wheels, but the spec was lower than the P45.

 

[Jimbo]

I haven't had a rear wiper on a car for decades ... it was a Rover 214i if anyone is interested

Anyway, I normally find that the demister clears the screen pretty quickly, and have never had a reversing camera that misted up. The reversing cam is more likely to get covered in muck if it is in the airsteam (like the pre-facelift Model S), so hopefully the cam on ioniq won't suffer from that.