- 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 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 aspect profile of the electrical SUV can be similar to the futuristic Seven Idea from 2021 because of 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 can 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 function 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 must work with what we’ve 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 just like the rear-most passengers will get cupholders and probably some USB sockets. Nevertheless, judging from the sloping roofline, headroom may not be very best 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 price, the Ioniq 9 can have a totally flat flooring, courtesy of the E-GMP platform, so transferring 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 decide of that after we get one for a evaluation, however till that occurs, we’ll must take the automaker’s phrase for it.
The upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 9 is an enormous 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 can be manufactured in the USA 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 imagined to be referred to as the Ioniq 7, however Hyundai confirmed the Ioniq 9 title earlier this yr. The change suggests the automaker could be trying to carry 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 is going to debut on the Los Angeles Auto Present on November 21, identical to the Seven Idea three years in the past.
