Is this Hyundai's new family electric car? 2025 Ioniq 9 (or maybe Ioniq 7) rendered ahead of Kia EV9 and BMW iX rival's November reveal

The Hyundai Ioniq 7, or Ioniq 9 as it could end up being known, is gearing up for a launch in November at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show. 

Multiple sets of spy pics have given us a pretty close idea of what Hyundai’s answer to the Kia EV9 will look like as did the Seven concept, revealed way back in 2021. 

We’ve commissioned digital artist Thanos Pappas to bring what’s been seen in spy pictures and concepts to life ahead of the three-row SUV's eventual market launch.

With Hyundai’s track record, it’s safe to assume that our concept based render won’t be too far from the truth — the brand is all about pushing styling boundaries in its EVs. 

At the front, a full set of LED ‘blocks’ functions as the daytime running light signature, with pods sitting below, next to the grille, housing the headlights and highbeams.

We’ve got two slight differences, one model featuring black cladding around the bottom like a mid-lower spec variant and another with fully body-colour mouldings.

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 render (image: Thanos Pappas)

At the rear, spy shots reveal the Seven concept’s dramatic full-circle LED tail light motif is likely to make production.

The shape itself is distinct from the Kia EV9 with long, flowing lines that give it a more stately appearance than the boxy, squared-off Kia. While surely not to everyone’s tastes, it is differentiation that’s important to Hyundai with the Ioniq 9.

The Ioniq 9 is shaping up as a large vehicle, measuring five metres long in Seven concept guise with a 3200mm wheelbase. That is equal to the current long wheelbase version of Land Rover’s full-size Range Rover.

Inside, it is likely to have Hyundai’s latest three-screen setup with an airy cabin. Expect plenty of space in the second and third rows, with oodles of glazing around the cabin including a generous rear window and glass roof for high-trim models.

If Hyundai wants to set itself apart with a more upmarket model, features like the Ioniq 5’s reclining ‘Relaxion’ seats, high-grade leather upholstery and expensive trim materials might help it do business as a cut-price BMW iX and Range Rover EV alternative.

The Ioniq 9 will use the same E-GMP underpinnings as Kia’s large SUV, giving it 800-volt electrics and capability to recuperate energy from 10-80 per cent in less than 20 minutes.

Exact details, such as battery pack capacity and outputs remain unconfirmed. We can look to the EV9 for guidance, it is offered with a 76.1kWh battery pack combined with a 160kW single motor in Air guise.

A twin motor all-wheel drive set-up steps the game up with 283kW and 700Nm and a larger 99.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack for 500km-plus driving range.

The rumour mill in Korea is suggesting the car will be known as the Ioniq 9 to give Hyundai more leeway between it and the existing mid-size 6 sedan and 5 SUV, though it remains unconfirmed for now. 

As does pricing. In all likelihood, the Ioniq 9 will be the most expensive (non-N) Hyundai product ever given the size of its battery and body. 

Again, the EV9 gives a rough guide starting at $97,000 before on-road costs. Expect a circa-$100K price for a basic Ioniq 9 with a top-spec closer to $130K and potential N version down the line pushing the $150,000 marker.