The Hyundai Bluelink app on your smartphone also connects us with our IONIQ 6 remotely, letting us plot door-to-door journeys from the comfort of a sofa in advance, before syncing our route with the navigation in the car.

We can monitor, control and schedule our charging remotely to save time or keep on top of our charging costs, while also pre-warming or pre-cooling the air-con while the car is plugged in, so that we don’t waste any range. And, when we forget where you’ve parked our IONIQ 6 in the heart of a busy city and whether we’ve locked it (we’ve all done it!), the app will guide us back or let us lock the doors remotely.

The IONIQ 6’s always-online connectivity also means that we can get over-the-air software updates, so our car always has the latest navigation data and features.

Driving aids that think smart

In the same way that satellites replaced stars as the guiding light for navigation, the illuminating beams of lighthouses were ultimately replaced by the invisible all-seeing eyes of radar. And that’s why our IONIQ 6 is packed with a wealth of intelligent sensors that act as an extra set of eyes to spot and warn us of surrounding hazards, making driving easier, less stressful and – crucially – safer.

As we navigate our way through the concrete labyrinth of Glasgow’s urban jungle, the wealth of Hyundai Smart Sense driving aids start to make real, well, sense. The advanced head-up display*** projects key driving information – including speed limits, hazard warnings and turn-by-turn directions – onto the IONIQ 6’s windscreen, directly in our line of sight, so we can stay more focused on the road.