Hyundai Ioniq 9 costs from £64,995

Hyundai's new seven-seat electric SUV, the Ioniq 9, goes on sale this week, promising UK buyers a battery range of up to 385 miles.

Order books for the new car open on Friday (18 July), with three powertrain options and three trim levels making for five models overall. With modern looks and a high-end interior with some eye-catching features, the Ioniq 9 continues Hyundai's move upmarket. It has a promised range of up to 385 miles on a single battery charge (in rear-wheel-drive) form, and will be a rival for the likes of the Kia EV9 (with which it shares its mechanical underpinnings), the Volvo EX90 and other large electric seven-seaters, such as the Volkswagen ID. Buzz.

The looks share much in common with Hyundai's Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, but the large size promises loads of interior space and boot capacity. Both rear-wheel-drive and dual-motor all-wheel-drive models will be available.

New 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9: price and release date

Order books for the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 open on Friday, 18 July, with the first deliveries around a month after that. Prices start at £64,995 for the rear-wheel-drive Premium model, while the more powerful mid-spec trim, the Ultimate, costs from £73,495. The top-spec Callipgraphy model comes with a choice of two powertrains – the 307PS model costs from £75,795, while the 427PS version costs from £77,595, or £78,595 in six-seat form.

New 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9: exterior and interior

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 is big, measuring more than five metres in length, which should mean loads of interior space for passengers over three rows. The exterior has a futuristic, aerodynamic design with the now-signature "Parametric Pixel" lighting style on both the headlights and taillights. Hyundai says the drag coefficient is as low as 0.259, although that's only with the optional digital side mirrors. A total of 16 colour options will be available, and the car rides on 19-inch, 20-inch or 21-inch wheels, depending on the spec.

Inside, words like "serene" and "lounge-like" have been liberally employed, with a flat floor to maximise passenger comfort and a panoramic sunroof to flood the cabin with light. Novel features include "Relaxation Seats" in the first two rows, which fully recline and feature an integrated leg rest, while the six-seat model has swivelling seats in the second row, allowing passengers to face each other.

A slidable console centre console can move up to 19cm to give storage to the front two rows, and it features numerous spaces for personal belongings (or general odds and ends), and the boot gives you 338 litres of space with all three rows of seats in place, 908 litres when the third row is folded down and a whopping 2419 litres with all seats down. There's also an 88-litre "frunk" under the bonnet, too, although this drops to 52 litres in the all-wheel-drive models.

The infotainment system combines a 12.3-inch digital driver display with a 12.3-inch central screen, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto included and a Bose 14-speaker sound system on all but the entry level versions. There are three USB-C charging sockets in the front, and two in the back and third row. 

New 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9: motors and batteries

Three powertrain options are available on the Hyundai Ioniq 9, catering for different performance and efficiency needs.

The entry-level model is the Long Range RWD (rear-wheel-drive) version, which uses a single electric motor with 218PS and 350Nm. This means a leisurely 0-62mph time of 9.4 seconds and a claimed range of up to 385 miles.

Next up is the Long Range AWD (all-wheel-drive) model, with two motors – one with 95PS driving the front wheels and the 218PS motor at the back, for a total of 307PS and 605Nm. This drops the acceleration time down to 6.7 seconds to 62mph, and promises a range of up to 376 miles.

The most powerful version is the Ioniq 9 Performance AWD, which uses the 218PS motors on both axles for a combined 427PS and 700Nm. That gives it a 0-62mph time of 5.2 seconds, but the battery range drops to around 372 miles.

All models feature Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) tech that allows the car's battery to charge external devices using a power outlet in the boot. The big 110.3kWh battery supports 400V/800V multi-charging, which means a 10%-80% battery charge in just 24 minutes with a 350kW ultra-fast charger.

New 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9: trim levels

There are three trim levels to choose from for the Hyundai Ioniq 9 – Premium, Ultimate and Calligraphy.

The Premium trim comes only with the 218PS, rear-wheel-drive powertrain, but features 19-inch wheels, LED projection headlights, a powered boot lid and a heated steering wheel inside. The seats (also heated, ventilated, and electrically adjusted) are clad in wool-leather upholstery, and the outer rear seats are heated, too. Three-zone climate control is standard.

Upgrade to Ultimate trim and you get the 307PS powertrain with all-wheel drive, 20-inch wheels and a panoramic sunroof, with leather upholstery inside and ventilated second-row seats. The third row folds down electrically, and there's a Bose sound system. The driver gets a massage function on his seat, and there's Active Noise Control-Road, which helps to reduce road noise.

The top-spec Calligraphy can be had with the 307Ps or 418PS powertrains, and features 21-inch wheels, Nappa leather upholstery and, if you want it, the six-seat layout with the sliding console feature.