There’s a brand-new flagship EV SUV in the area with a Hyundai badge on the nose: the IONIQ 9. A brand new three-row, seven-passenger SUV, the IONIQ 9 deals a fair bit of variety, excellent area, and an elegant ambiance. To my eyes it appears like an SUV integrated with a minivan in the very best of methods. It provides a few of the modern-retro vibes that the IONIQ 5 and 6 designers cultivated with all sorts of pixelated style aspects included into the headlights, taillights, and even the charge-port door. Hyundai’s E-GMP (Electric Global Modular Platform) supplies the foundations for the IONIQ 9, the exact same platform that the Kia EV9 trips on. And, while these 2 three-row SUVs from the sibling brand names are comparable, the brand-new IONIQ 9 has some functions that set it apart.
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The IONIQ 9 has a huge 110.3-kWh battery (compared to the EV9’s already-large 99.8 kWh battery) with an approximated variety as big as 335 miles on long-range designs. According to Hyundai, the objective is for every single IONIQ 9 to have more than 300 miles of variety– something that will definitely assist it stick out in the class. It’s undoubtedly a minimal class of competitors with just a couple of three-row EV SUVs offered, like the Rivian R1S, the Tesla Model X (and to some degree the Model Y), and the previously mentioned EV9. The IONIQ 9 has a high end feel from the dive and lots of excellent devices, so it’s poised to be a strong rival from day one.
What’re the specifications for the brand-new IONIQ 9?
At launch, there will be 2 variations of the IONIQ 9: Long-Range and Performance. The Long-range will be readily available in rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive setups, while Performance designs will be four-wheel drive just. Long-range rear-drive designs are a little down on power, putting out simply 215 horse power, however four-wheel drive designs get a bump to 303 hp.
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Efficiency designs get 422 horses which must make them efficient in running from absolutely no to 60 miles per hour in simply 4.9 seconds. Base long-range designs can tow as much as 3,500 pounds, while four-wheel drive designs of all types are ranked at 5,000 pounds of hauling capability.
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Charging from 10% of the IONIQ 9’s battery approximately 80% is approximated to take about 24 minutes in perfect conditions, utilizing a 350 kW battery charger. The IONIQ 9 will introduce with a NACS charging port (no adapter needed here) which indicates you’ll have the ability to plug it in at Tesla Superchargers. Charging at these stations is presently among the very best across the country alternatives offered, and it’s a huge upgrade that needs to streamline things for EV owners. That stated, as more EVs start to utilize these stations, it might trigger longer waits to charge if other charging stations do not switch rapidly.
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What’s the IONIQ 9’s interior like?
If you’ve remained in any of Hyundai’s IONIQ cars recently,