- Hyundai printed a teaser of the upcoming Ioniq 9’s inside.
- The corporate says the electrical three-row SUV has a “lounge-like” cabin that can “ship an unparalleled and distinctive buyer expertise.”
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 is edging nearer to its scheduled debut at this yr’s Los Angeles Auto Present, so the Korean automaker is bringing out the teasers. We already know that the facet profile of the electrical SUV might be similar to the futuristic Seven Idea from 2021 due to a teaser that reveals the EV’s silhouette.
Now, although, it’s time to catch a glimpse of the inside, which Hyundai describes as being “lounge-like.” As a reminder, the Ioniq 9 is a big, all-electric three-row SUV that might be able to carrying as much as seven folks.
It’s based mostly on the identical E-GMP structure because the Kia EV9 and though we don’t know technical specs but, we count on the Ioniq 9 to characteristic the same powertrain to its Kia cousin. It also needs to be bigger than the gas-powered Palisade, judging from Hyundai’s wording.
There’s only one teaser of the inside, so we’ll should work with what now we have right here. From the get-go, the Ioniq 9 appears to undertake a rounded aesthetic, particularly on the door playing cards, with oval cutouts and spherical door releases. A few of the entrance seat controls have a spot subsequent to the entrance door launch and there appear to be fairly deep door pockets.
A Bose sound system is within the playing cards, seeing how there’s the audio system maker’s branding on a plastic panel within the trunk. It additionally appears to be like just like the rear-most passengers will get cupholders and presumably some USB sockets. Nevertheless, judging from the sloping roofline, headroom won’t be ideally suited for adults sitting on the third row. That stated, we’ll know extra once we see the completed product.
Hyundai Ioniq 9 inside teaser
For what it’s value, the Ioniq 9 can have a totally flat flooring, courtesy of the E-GMP platform, so shifting from one row of seats to a different must be as simple as pie. Hyundai stated the Ioniq 9’s inside design is about “to ship an unparalleled and distinctive buyer expertise.” We’ll be the choose of that once we get one for a evaluation, however till that occurs, we’ll should take the automaker’s phrase for it.
The upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 9 is a giant deal. It’s the carmaker’s first massive SUV, in addition to its first all-electric three-row SUV. Anticipated to be comparable in measurement to the Kia EV9 which we fairly like right here at InsideEVs, the Ioniq 9 might be manufactured in america at Hyundai Motor Group’s Metaplant in Georgia alongside the refreshed Ioniq 5 and Kia EV9.
It was previewed by 2021’s Seven Idea and initially, it was purported to be known as the Ioniq 7, however Hyundai confirmed the Ioniq 9 identify earlier this yr. The change suggests the automaker is perhaps seeking to convey one more all-electric SUV to market that can slot between the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9, however that’s simply hypothesis at this level.
We’ll know extra about Hyundai’s flagship EV later this month. It should debut on the Los Angeles Auto Present on November 21, similar to the Seven Idea three years in the past.
