The Hyundai Ioniq 7, the brand’s third dedicated EV, is expected to go on sale in 2024.
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The Hyundai Ioniq 7, testing in Germany, has an upright grille like the Kia EV9 but a more fastback roofline.
Spy photographers caught Hyundai’s third dedicated electric vehicle, the Ioniq 7, testing in Germany under heavy camouflage.
The full-electric three-row kid hauler is expected to go on sale in 2024, but timing could stretch to mid-2025. It is based on Hyundai’s Seven concept, which debuted at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, and will follow in the footsteps of Kia’s three-row EV9, which will go on sale this year.
Despite the disguise, the shape shows the Ioniq 7 will maintain the upright grille seen on the boxy EV9, but it will be differentiated with a more fastback roofline. That tracks with Hyundai Motor Group’s formula of the rugged Kia Telluride vs. the sleek-yet-sporty Hyundai Palisade.
Other exterior highlights include roof rails, a blacked-out roof, flared wheel arches, body-colored side mirrors with turn indicators and an extended roofline that blends into the rear profile. Like its Ioniq siblings, the 7 is likely to feature Hyundai’s signature pixel design throughout.
The crossover will be built on the group’s E-GMP platform, which also underpins the Ioniq 5 crossover, Ioniq 6 sedan, Kia EV6 crossover and the EV9. The Ioniq 7 and EV9 will also share the same powertrain.
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The Ioniq 7 will come configured in rear- or all-wheel drive with a single- or dual-motor setup, as will the EV9. Standard range models are expected to use a 76.1-kilowatt-hour battery, and long-range models will carry a 99.8-kWh pack. It is expected the rwd long-range Ioniq 7 will be able to deliver up to 300 miles of range.
The Ioniq 7 will also offer ultrafast charging, a lounge-like interior and innovative safety and convenience technology.
