Hyundai Ioniq 9 debuts: behemoth electric SUV with up to 385 mile of range

This is Hyundai's number three. In fact, it's number nine. Hyundai's Ioniq family expands further with the arrival of the Ioniq 9, a large (very large) SUV at the top of the range. Featuring boxy but curvaceous shapes and an overall design in line with its smaller siblings, it is five metres long and can accommodate up to seven occupants.

On sale in 2025 in South Korea and the United States, the Hyundai Ioniq 9 will later arrive in Europe, including the United Kingdom. However, we do not yet know the timing or even the prices. We do, however, already know everything else about it. 

Exterior

Let's start with the dimensions: the Hyundai Ioniq 9 is 5.06 metres long, 1.98 wide, 1.79 high, and has a wheelbase of 3.13 metres. It is practically the same as its "cousin" Kia EV9 with which it shares its underpinnings and many interior solutions, differing in a much sweeter style that tries to hide the XXL size. In fact, the lines are sinuous and soft, with sharper details such as the edges of the wheel arches. The front is crossed by a thin LED strip, like the other Ioniqs, with a pixel pattern.

The most elaborate part is definitely the rear, with the lights - again with a squared-off light signature - forming a sort of arch around the tailgate.

Dimensions

Interior

Space galore. That's the first thought that springs to mind when looking at the interior of the Hyundai Ioniq 9. And it couldn't be otherwise, given its size and the platform dedicated to electric cars, which allows for so many extra centimetres.

The dashboard is not much new compared to the other representatives of the Ioniq family, with two side-by-side monitors of 12 inches each, for the instrument cluster and infotainment functions. There is, of course, no shortage of the various latest technologies such as OTA updates, advanced voice assistant with artificial intelligence, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility, wireless smartphone charger, UBS type C sockets (with 100W power), and so on.

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As mentioned, the Ioniq 9 can seat either six or seven people in three rows. In the first case, the second-row seats can be rotated 180 degrees to create a kind of lounge, thanks also to the perfectly flat floor.

Luggage space also abounds: travelling with all seats in place, the load compartment offers a volume of 620 litres, while if you fold down the third row - which hides perfectly under the floor - it rises to 1,323 litres. In addition, there is a front frunk of 88 or 52 litres, depending on whether you opt for the rear or all-wheel drive version.

Motors and batteries  

Based on the Group's E-GMP platform, the Hyundai Ioniq 9 is fitted with a 110.3 kWh NMC 800-volt lithium-ion battery pack, which is called upon to power one or two motors. In the first case, the drive is rear with 217 bhp of power, while in the second, an electric motor coupled to the front axle with 95 bhp is added. At the top of the range is the AWD Performance version, with a 214 bhp motor for each axle.

Thanks to the 800-volt architecture, the recharging power of the new Hyundai SUV reaches 350 kW, which enables it to go from 10 to 80 per cent of battery capacity in 24 minutes. The declared range - according to the WLTP cycle - for the rear-wheel drive version is 385 miles. As with other EVs from the Hyundai-Kia Group, there is also a Vehicle-to-Load function for recharging external devices. 

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Speaking of performance, the Ioniq 9 AWD Performance goes from 0 to 62 mph in 5.2 seconds, the Long-Range AWD in 6.7 seconds, while the Long-Range RWD takes 9.4 seconds. Numerous driver assistance systems are provided as standard.

Prices

We don't yet know the prices of the Hyundai Ioniq 9, whose arrival in the United Kingdom, as mentioned, is expected but we still don't know when. Its cousin, the Kia EV9, has a price list starting at £64,245, so the Ioniq 9 should be around that figure.

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