Hyundai on Wednesday launched the primary teaser for the Ioniq 9, a three-row electrical SUV the automaker will unveil in November.
Judging by the teaser pictures, the Ioniq 9 may have the upright profile of a conventional SUV, albeit with a raked-back roofline that is probably a concession to aerodynamics. It is going to be primarily based on the identical E-GMP devoted EV platform as the present Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 teaser
Hyundai has been teasing this mannequin for a while. It was introduced together with the Ioniq EV sub-brand in 2020, after which previewed with the Hyundai Seven idea on the 2021 Los Angeles auto present. Count on the manufacturing Ioniq 9 to make its debut in L.A. as nicely.
In July of this 12 months, Hyundai confirmed that an electrical three-row SUV would arrive as a 2025 mannequin, however is just now formally attaching the Ioniq 9 identify to that mannequin. Whereas the usage of Hyundai Seven for the idea model indicated the manufacturing mannequin can be named Ioniq 7, the Ioniq 9 aligns the Hyundai with related EVs from sibling manufacturers Kia and Genesis.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 teaser
The Ioniq 9 is prone to share some specs with the Kia EV9, which we named Inexperienced Automotive Experiences Greatest Automotive To Purchase 2024. Hyundai’s Genesis luxurious model may also launch its personal “super-large GV90” electrical SUV, probably in 2026. The GV90 is anticipated to take cues from the Genesis Neolun idea unveiled forward of the 2024 New York auto present.
One massive query mark over the Ioniq 9 is its manufacturing web site. The GV90 will reportedly be in-built South Korea, whereas EV9 manufacturing for the U.S. was just lately shifted to Kia’s West Level, Georgia, plant. Hyundai has its personal Georgia EV “Metaplant” that is slated to construct 2025 Ioniq 5 fashions, however Hyundai may also must make room for the Ioniq 9 to make that mannequin tax-credit eligible.
