Hyundai wants to attract families with its Ioniq 9 electric SUV with more than 600 km of autonomy

Hyundai continues to develop its Ioniq range of electric cars on a dedicated platform. Presented in Los Angeles, the Ioniq 9 now covers the manufacturer's catalog. Even bigger than one Santa Fe and even as the Palissade sold in particular in North America, the Ioniq 9 is the technical cousin of the Kia EV9.

With a length of 5.06 m, a width of 1.98 m and a height of 1.79 m, the Ioniq 9 is not really cut out for European roads, but it will still serve as a vehicle for us. electric seven-seater option within the Hyundai range. Its style is less massive than that of the Kia EV9, with a receding Li Mega-style stern. The optional camera mirrors and flush handles also limit the Cd to 0.259, a value among the best in the category.

The interior has three rows of seats for a total of seven seats. Depending on the configuration chosen, it will be possible to rotate the individual seats of row 2 in order to face the passengers of row 3. The trunk has 620 l of loading volume when all the seats are in place, a space worthy of certain people. five-seater models. Folding the backrests of row 3 allows this volume to be extended to 1323 l, while a front trunk (frunk) is added to this, 88 l in the rear-wheel drive version or 52 l in the 4×4 version.

The dashboard of the Ioniq 9 has a layout similar to that of the Ioniq 5. Hyundai also promises a voice assistant based on artificial intelligence “similar to a virtual home assistant”without further detail. Among the other functions of this Ioniq 9, we note the presence of 100 W USB-C sockets in the three rows, a V2L domestic socket in the trunk, or even a UV-C sterilization system, a technology quite popular in South Korea. Like the AI ​​voice assistant, however, it may not be available in all markets.

A very large battery to offer up to 620 km of autonomy

To offer correct autonomy on such a vehicle, and despite Hyundai's efforts to improve aerodynamics, the manufacturer had no other choice than to integrate a very large capacity battery into its imposing SUV. The Ioniq 9 is therefore equipped with a 110.3 kWh NMC lithium-ion pack, which offers up to 620 km of WLTP autonomy (pending final approval) in the propulsion version.

Thanks to its E-GMP platform which allows the Ioniq 9 to charge at 400 or 800 V, stops at charging stations should not last forever. Thus, Hyundai promises a 10 to 80% charging time of just 24 minutes, with a maximum charging power of 350 kW.

In terms of performance, with this large battery which is currently the only one made official, 0 to 100 km/h is announced in 9.4 s for the two-wheel drive version, 6.7 s with the 4×4 model and 5.2 s with the Performance version, also equipped with two electric motors. “The Ioniq 9 models intended for the European market can tow up to 2,500 kg”specifies Hyundai, which does not yet communicate on the mass of the machine.

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 will be launched in South Korea and the United States in the first half of 2025, but we will have to wait a little longer before it is marketed in Europe.