Hyundai on Wednesday released the first teaser for the Ioniq 9, a three-row electric SUV the automaker will unveil in November.
Judging by the teaser images, the Ioniq 9 will have the upright profile of a traditional SUV, albeit with a raked-back roofline that's likely a concession to aerodynamics. It will be based on the same E-GMP dedicated EV platform as the current Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 teaser
Hyundai has been teasing this model for some time. It was announced along with the Ioniq EV sub-brand in 2020, and then previewed with the Hyundai Seven concept at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show. Expect the production Ioniq 9 to make its debut in L.A. as well.
In July of this year, Hyundai confirmed that an electric three-row SUV would arrive as a 2025 model, but is only now officially attaching the Ioniq 9 name to that model. While the use of Hyundai Seven for the concept version indicated the production model would be named Ioniq 7, the Ioniq 9 aligns the Hyundai with similar EVs from sibling brands Kia and Genesis.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 teaser
The Ioniq 9 is likely to share some specs with the Kia EV9, which we named Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024. Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand will also launch its own "super-large GV90" electric SUV, likely in 2026. The GV90 is expected to take cues from the Genesis Neolun concept unveiled ahead of the 2024 New York auto show.
One big question mark over the Ioniq 9 is its production site. The GV90 will reportedly be built in South Korea, while EV9 production for the U.S. was recently shifted to Kia's West Point, Georgia, plant. Hyundai has its own Georgia EV "Metaplant" that's slated to build 2025 Ioniq 5 models, but Hyundai will also have to make room for the Ioniq 9 to make that model tax-credit eligible.
