- Hyundai revealed a teaser of the upcoming Ioniq 9’s inside.
- The corporate says the electrical three-row SUV has a “lounge-like” cabin that may “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 exhibits 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 primarily based on the identical E-GMP structure because the Kia EV9 and though we don’t know technical specs but, we anticipate the Ioniq 9 to function an identical powertrain to its Kia cousin. It must also be bigger than the gas-powered Palisade, judging from Hyundai’s wording.
There’s only one teaser of the inside, so we’ll must work with what we have now 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 seems to be just like the rear-most passengers will get cupholders and probably some USB sockets. Nonetheless, judging from the sloping roofline, headroom may not be preferrred for adults sitting on the third row. That stated, we’ll know extra after we see the completed product.
Hyundai Ioniq 9 inside teaser
For what it’s value, the Ioniq 9 may have a totally flat ground, courtesy of the E-GMP platform, so transferring from one row of seats to a different ought to be as straightforward as pie. Hyundai stated the Ioniq 9’s inside design is about “to ship an unparalleled and distinctive buyer expertise.” We’ll be the decide of that after we get one for a overview, however till that occurs, we’ll must take the automaker’s phrase for it.
The upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 9 is a giant deal. It’s the carmaker’s first giant 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 presupposed to be referred to as the Ioniq 7, however Hyundai confirmed the Ioniq 9 identify earlier this yr. The change suggests the automaker could be seeking to convey one more all-electric SUV to market that may 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 would debut on the Los Angeles Auto Present on November 21, identical to the Seven Idea three years in the past.
