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The Hyundai Ioniq 9 is a family-oriented three-row electric SUV with a starting price around $59,000 for the rear-wheel-drive model. The next trim level up gets all-wheel drive, but the SEL trim, with all-wheel drive and 360 cameras, costs around $65,000. The outside design is clever, especially the way that sensors are hidden behind a black piece. Body lines are smoother. The global design team took the best of all worlds to create this vehicle.The interior has physical controls for common features and mostly physical controls with physical rotary knobs, steering wheel controls, and buttons. It is easy to use while driving. The software on the generic touchscreen is generally good, but it slows down a bit with wireless Android Auto. The car has lots of storage. It is extremely comfortable in the front seats with great adjustability, and the second row is also very comfortable and easy to access.
The electric seats adjust slowly. The third row is small and best suited for children. There is 100-watt USB-C charging in the front and back. Cargo capacity is enormous with all seats down and still usable with the third row up. Upper trims have a premium BOSE audio system with active noise cancellation.
The vehicle is built in Georgia at the "Metaplant" and is aiming to produce 500,000 cars/SUVs long-term. It's built on the E-GMP scalable platform, designed for Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis. It has a 110-kWh battery pack. Rear-wheel drive versions have 215 horsepower and all-wheel drive models 303 horsepower, performance with 422.
The all trims come standard with heat pumps and NACA charging (Tesla). Ionna is setting up an all charging network that is CCS compatible and NACS and plans to have 30,000 EV charging bays by 2030.
Aerodynamics are amazing. Damping is a problem and it needs to be looked into. Overall, this electric vehicle can be counted as one of the best products this brand has ever made in its history.
