Yeah they're amazing cars at getting in other peoples way. That not being able to see behind you feature is great.
We drove my in-laws Prius cross country in 2017 - it was a very good car, but rear visibility is compromised, for sure. Before the better half got the Kona - we tested the Ioniq electric - which has amazing deals going for it. Unfortunately, it's rear visibility is as bad if not worse than the Prius - so we did not get it.
My car functions in a very responsible manner on the road....never gets in anybody's way...I can see fine as well...don't know what that issue is......ever drive a van? The vehicles that get in people's way are always monster trucks with tailgates 4 ft off the ground from my Oregon driving experience....those gun racks don't help visability either
Audi makes beautiful looking EVs. I would wait and see how good it is tho, so far, their EVs have been pretty bad in efficiency - getting mid-70s MPGe which is frankly, embarrassing. My wife's old Soul EV gets 108, the Kona electric is at 120 and the latest Model 3 standard is at 140. They have a lot of catching up to do - and if it is based on the same architecture as the Porsche Taycan - I would suspect it would be very fast but very inefficient.
Shit! There is no way I could afford that. On a side note, one of my best friends just got and Taycan this past fall.....WOW! What a vehicle. He loves it.
Funny thing about the Prius...... this is the vehicle that tailgates me the most around town. I have a fast car, but I don't drive fast. I swear a few times a week, I have a prius on my tail, never fails. These people buy these cars to save the earth, yet drive like asshats!
I got a ride in one just before the entire Covid stuff started. It sure is fast and nicely built - but frankly, other than wanting a Porsche badge, a Tesla Model S seems like a better option - more space, just as fast, 1/2 the price. Frankly, if you want a track worthy Porsche, just buy a GT4 Cayman or GT3 911 - either one will be much better than the Taycan.
Visibility first. It was also longer than what we wanted. We wanted an ev only, so it also helped that the Kona has more range. If these things do not bother you (or if you are looking at the hybrid or plugin and not pure-ev - the Ioniq seems nice - and at least for the EV - they had some crazy deals for leasing it.
Both are good but Hyundai is considered the cream of Korean cars. If I had to buy an Asian car I'd have to go with another Toyota Camry. There's the most bang for the buck.
Hyundai is the largest shareholder of Kia Motors, so Kia is technically a part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Just like Audi is part of VAG - as VW is the largest shareholder in Audi. As for which one is better - it really depends on the specific vehicle. They mostly share technology and platforms - and it is easy to see, the infotainment system in my wife's new Kona is identical (software) to the system in the Soul. If you look at the details, the Kona and the Nero electric share the same motor configuration - but differ in size and battery supplier. Frankly, for all practical purposes - just choose the better implementation of the same car from either one. So, if the choice is Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride - I would go for the Kia, but if the choice is Kona or Nero - we chose the Hyundai. There is really no inherent advantage to one over the other. This is no Lexus vs Toyota (both Toyota products, but Lexus is the luxury brand usually with better build quality, features).
