The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets refreshed and introduces an off-road-ready XRT trim. The XRT sits nearly an inch higher, rides on all-terrain tires, and has improved approach and departure angles. 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT First Test: Activate Real SUV Mode! The off-road-oriented Ioniq 5 gets put through its paces on trails, roads, and at a Tesla charger.
You gotta hand it to the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The moment it starts production in the United States, it gets camo-print bumpers, tow hooks, all-terrain tires, an inch of extra ride height and driving. The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT enhances the already excellent Ioniq 5 platform with all-terrain tires, more ground clearance, and new driving modes that allow drivers to go farther and have more fun.
A first drive review of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT, an off-road trim of the popular electric vehicle that's new for 2025. The Ioniq 5 also now boasts NACS charging. While just a mid-cycle refresh, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets some great upgrades and, most impressively, an XRT model, which we take off.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT, however, takes on a more modest approach to electric off-roading, retaining the comfortable daily driver elements of the standard Ioniq 5 but adding a slew of upgrades to. The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Adds Off-Road XRT trim. XRT (extreme rugged terrain) trim - has Pixel wheel, signal, motif, and is designed for overlanding light off-roading.
Hyundai's popular EV crossover has been restyled for 2025 and now comes with larger batteries and a Tesla (NACS) charging port. I'm Hyundai IONIQ 5 fan, but as an off-roader? We took the XRT, with higher ground clearance and a rugged design, off the pavement to find out. The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets an off-road-ready XRT trim level and standard NACS charging port, and we got to drive it-and try to charge it-on a recent drive.
First, the dirt.