Compare the2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5VS 2023 Genesis Electrified G80

When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Ioniq 5’s standard Downhill Brake Control allows you to creep down safely. The Electrified G80 doesn’t offer Downhill Brake Control.

Both the Ioniq 5 and the Electrified G80 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is safer than the Electrified G80:

For its top level performance in IIHS driver and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, side impact, roof strength and head restraint tests, its standard front crash prevention system, and its headlight’s “Good” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Ioniq 5 its highest rating: “Top Safety Pick Plus” for 2019, a rating granted to only 127 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Electrified G80 is only a standard “Top Safety Pick” for 2019.

There are almost 3 times as many Hyundai dealers as there are Genesis dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Ioniq 5’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Genesis vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in reliability, above the industry average. With 7 more problems per 100 vehicles, Genesis is ranked fourth.

On the EPA test cycle the Ioniq 5 gets better mileage than the Electrified G80:

The Ioniq 5 stops much shorter than the Electrified G80:

For better traction, the Ioniq 5 Limited AWD’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Electrified G80 (255/45R20 vs. 245/45R19).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Ioniq 5 Limited AWD has standard 20-inch wheels. The Electrified G80’s largest wheels are only 19-inches.

The Ioniq 5 has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Electrified G80 doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 300 to 1000 pounds less than the Genesis Electrified G80.

The Ioniq 5 is 1 foot, 2.5 inches shorter than the Electrified G80, making the Ioniq 5 easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The front grille of the Ioniq 5 uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Electrified G80 doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Ioniq 5 has 2.1 inches more rear headroom, 3.5 inches more rear legroom and .6 inches more rear shoulder room than the Electrified G80.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Ioniq 5’s rear seats recline. The Electrified G80’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Ioniq 5’s standard rear seats fold to accommodate long and bulky cargo. The Electrified G80 doesn’t offer folding rear seats, only a ski pass-through.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Ioniq 5’s headlights were rated “Good” to “Acceptable” by the IIHS, while the Electrified G80’s headlights are rated “Acceptable.”

The Ioniq 5 is available in both rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The Electrified G80 doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.

Consumer Reports® recommends the Hyundai Ioniq 5, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Ioniq 5 was chosen as a Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for 2023 and 2022. The Electrified G80 has never been chosen by Car and Driver in their “10Best” issue.

The Hyundai Ioniq outsold the Genesis G80 by over six to one during 2022.