- Hyundai shares the primary teaser pictures of its upcoming flagship electrical SUV.
- Its identify has been modified from Ioniq 7 to Ioniq 9 probably hinting {that a} smaller mannequin is within the works.
- The Hyundai Ioniq 9 shall be revealed in November after extra teaser pictures are launched.
Hyundai has modified the identify of its upcoming flagship electrical SUV from Ioniq 7 to Ioniq 9. This was revealed together with the primary teaser pictures previewing the brand new mannequin. They present a automobile whose aspect profile is similar to the 2021 Hyundai Seven idea, but it surely loses the research’s rear-hinged rear doorways and most definitely its huge glass tailgate too.
The manufacturing Ioniq 9 may have standard B- and C-pillars, so it appears unlikely to retain the idea’s frameless aspect home windows. It is going to have a swept-back aerodynamic design, which Hyundai calls the “Aerosthetic Silhouette,” combining “distinctive aerodynamic efficiency and an aesthetic attraction. Its kind is impressed by a ship, which is characterised by their smooth exteriors and spacious, cozy interiors.”
The manufacturing mannequin’s flanks aren’t as broad or muscular because the idea’s. That is particularly seen across the rear wheel effectively, the place the aspect of the automobile is far flatter. The transition from the research to the manufacturing mannequin will mirror Kia’s transformation of the Idea EV9 into the present EV9 SUV, which additionally featured protruding flanks as an idea and considerably flattened sides within the manufacturing mannequin.
Beneath the Ioniq 9’s physique sits a stretched model of the E-GMP platform, which Hyundai says provides the automobile the longest wheelbase in its class. The producer says it’s lengthy sufficient to supply ample room for all three rows of seats and guarantees this mannequin is “redefining what it means for an EV to be spacious and cozy.”
One of many new teaser photographs confirmed a part of the entrance mild cluster, which can function the pixel design that Hyundai makes use of for all its EVs. Identical to the idea, it’ll have a full-width mild bar within the entrance and doubtless one within the rear too. The aspect profile teaser shot reveals that whereas the entrance lighting design will keep true to the idea, for the rear, lights may even be vertically positioned on the again of the D-pillars as a substitute of simply in a horizontal bar like on the idea.
We don’t know what batteries Hyundai intends to place within the Ioniq 9, however the similar-size Kia EV9 constructed on the identical platform comes with 76.1 kilowatt-hours or 99.8 kWh. The longest-range EV9 variant, with the large battery and a single motor driving the rear wheels, can journey as much as 304 miles, in keeping with the EPA. We count on the Ioniq 9 to additionally supply round 300 miles earlier than it wants a recharge.
The Hyundai Seven idea had a 126-inch wheelbase, which is longer than the EV9’s 122-inch wheelbase. If the scale distinction stays for manufacturing, Hyundai might equip the Ioniq 9 with a bigger battery pack than within the EV9, providing extra vary—possibly as much as 350 miles EPA—however that is simply hypothesis in the meanwhile.
Hyundai could also be creating a brand new mannequin, seemingly a crossover, with the objective of positioning it between the Ioniq 5 and the Ioniq 9. The producer hasn’t talked about such a mannequin but, however the choice could have been taken after the Idea Seven was unveiled in 2021.
Hyundai intends to disclose the Ioniq 9 someday in November and extra units of teasers will precede the disclosing.
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