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Inside, the XRT enjoys all the updates for the 2025 model year and features seats with H-Tex synthetic leather and an embossed XRT logo on the front seat backs. The XRT logo also appears on the doors and the all-weather floor mats.

In its first three years on the market, the Ioniq 5 collected awards like Meryl Streep and saw its sales consistently increase.The goal for the updated 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 was, effectively, don’t mess it up.