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has continued to tease its before it unveils the flagship electric SUV in Los Angeles this month. or signup to continue reading In a video uploaded to YouTube, Hyundai showed off the Ioniq 9's silhouette – – while also previewing its front-end design. It appears to be almost identical to that of the which debuted in 2021, incorporating the brand's 'Parametric Pixel' design which has become prominent on the SUV and sedan.
A full-width LED light bar stretches across the front, a design element seen on various new Hyundais. Another brief shot shows a reclining captain's chair in the second row; the Ioniq 9's mechanical twin, the , also offers captain's chairs, albeit not in Australia. Hyundai has also shared a teaser image of its interior design, albeit a sketch which alludes to the SUV being fitted with a Bose sound system.
Hyundai has previously described the Ioniq 9 as "a three-row, all-electric SUV that will mark a new milestone in the brand's unwavering commitment to electrification". We've already seen from spy shots being tested in South Korea and the US that the Ioniq 9 will have a rising belt line and slim rear-quarter windows but a sharply vertical tailgate bookended by lengthy strips of lighting. Previous spy pics have also shown the big SUV's dashboard will resemble that of the new , with what appears to be the same steering wheel and similar dual-screen multimedia array.
No technical details have been revealed, but the Ioniq 9 will ride on the same Hyundai Motor Group E-GMP (Electric-Global Modular Platform) architecture as the existing and EVs, as well as Kia's and EV9. The closely related EV9 is offered with a single-motor rear-wheel drive powertrain outputting 160kW of power and 350Nm of torque in entry-level Air form, which is claimed to hit 100km/h in 8.2 seconds and comes with a 76.
1kWh lithium-ion battery providing 443km of WLTP range. Both the Kia EV9 Earth and GT-Line are powered a dual-motor all-wheel drive drivetrain with an 141kW/350Nm electric motor on each axle, for total system outputs of 283kW/700Nm and claimed 0-100km/h acceleration in 6.0 seconds (Earth) and 5.
3 seconds (GT-Line). These AWD models incorporate a Long Range battery with 99.8kWh of capacity, resulting in 512km of WLTP range.
The Seven concept was claimed to offer "more than 480km" of range. All EV9s feature an 800V electrical system. The Ioniq 9 could also follow the EV9's lead when it comes to pricing.
The latter is priced between $91,000 and $121,000 before on-road costs, making it Kia Australia's most expensive model line. Content originally sourced from: Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data.
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