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Hyundai Ioniq 9
H
yundai does not do half measures
with its Ioniq sub-brand. The Ioniq
5 looked like the future arrived early.
The Ioniq 6 looked like it slipped
through a wind tunnel and refused
to leave. Now there’s the Ioniq 9 – a
fully electric, three-row SUV that is,
quite simply, the biggest and most
ambitious electric passenger vehicle
Hyundai has ever built. At just over five metres
long, nearly two metres wide, and standing 1,790
mm tall, the Ioniq 9 has genuine road presence.
Its 3,130 mm wheelbase gives it the long, planted
stance of something designed to carry people in
comfort rather than merely impress in a car park.
Platform and battery
Underneath sits Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP
platform, shared in principle with the Ioniq 5,
Ioniq 6 and Kia EV9 – but here stretched and
refined for flagship duty.
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There’s one battery option: a substantial 110.3
kWh lithium-ion pack. It supports both 400V and
800V charging architectures, meaning it can take
full advantage of ultra-rapid DC chargers where
available. In ideal conditions, Hyundai claims a
10% to 80% charge in approximately 24 minutes
when connected to a 350 kW DC fast charger.
On slower public chargers, naturally, that figure
increases – but the electrical architecture itself is
among the more advanced in the segment.
Even allowing for a margin, this remains one
of the more convincing long-distance electric
SUVs currently on sale. Energy consumption in
mixed real-world conditions sits in the region of
210–220 Wh/km for AWD variants, depending on
temperature and driving style.
Practical capability
Unlike many large EVs that shy away from towing,
the Ioniq 9 is rated for meaningful loads. Rearwheel-drive versions can tow up to approximately
