Video Summary
- The Hyundai Ioniq 9 will be a fully electric, three-row SUV.- The Hyundai Ioniq 9 architecture is also used in other Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles.
- This particular Ioniq 9 is a pre-production model.
- Sales will start in the spring of 2025.
- The Ioniq 9 will be built in the United States in Georgia.
- The vehicle key is oval-shaped, in the form of the Hyundai logo.
- The key fob allows operation from outside the car. The forward and backward movement button works the same way as a remote-control car.
- The key fob allows you to pop open the front hood of the car to access the front trunk.
- The size of the frunk is smaller in all-wheel-drive models.
- The giant front running light is made up of small squares.
- These little square lights make up the turn signals as well.
- The key lights that look like pixels, are located on either side of the car instead of traditional lighting.
- There is a pixel theme continued on the back around the tail lights.
- The oval-shaped key has additional functions.
- It also has buttons to move the car forward and backward from the outside.
- The interior design is intended to feel like a relaxed, natural lounge with curvy lines, with features like:
- Relaxation seats in the first two rows will fully lie flat with a footrest, as on an airline seat.
- 100-watt USB-C ports, to charge electronics quickly.
- A sliding center console
- A power outlet for camping use
- The Power outlet runs off the drive battery instead of the car's 12-volt battery to avoid running the battery down.
- Utilities mode makes it possible to only run the rear climate control system.
- There are three different powertrain versions:
- Long-range rear-wheel drive with 215 horsepower
- Long-range all-wheel drive
- Performance model with 420 horsepower; accelerates from 0-60 mph in under 5 seconds
- All versions are expected to have over 300 miles of range.
- The model will be priced similarly to the Hyundai Palisade.
- The gear selector sticks off the steering column.
- One interior feature that is unique to this car is "Leading Vehicle Departure Alert".
- A feature will alert to the presence of vehicles before opening the door.
