Hyundai Ioniq 6 set for imminent reveal Car News

The Hyundai Ioniq 6, the brand’s second bespoke electric car, will be unveiled in the coming months, design boss SangYup Lee has confirmed.

The sedan design, which was previewed in the Hyundai Prophecy concept, has also been approved, he added, following reports late last year that a redesign of the model had been ordered.

Lee did not comment on the reports, but said of the car: “The Ioniq 6 is in the spirit of Prophecy. The car grows because of the skateboard platform. And the design maximizes interior space. There are also a lot of aerodynamic improvements on the car. It’s been done for a long time. »

In September, the Korean Economic Daily reported that the launch of the Ioniq 6 had been pushed back to mid-2022 to allow the body to be lengthened by 20mm, bumpers and lights to be redesigned, and the battery to be upgraded from 72.6kWh to 77.4kWh.

The supposedly late launch of the EV has also been blamed on a delayed overhaul at the Asan plant where it will be produced. This site is currently building the combustion engine Sonata sedan and is to be redeveloped to build cars based on the E-GMP platform.

The model has already been spotted on the road. The prototype seen had more conventional headlights and a straighter silhouette than the concept, although gaps in the camouflage show a pixel-style taillight bar design similar to the Prophecy, which made its public debut at the show. automobile in Munich last year.

Technically, the Ioniq 6 will be broadly identical to the Hyundai Ioniq 5, with which it shares the new E-GMP architecture. That means 800V charging hardware will be present and the sedan will likely come with a choice of single- or dual-motor powertrains.

However, a 77.4kWh battery capacity would only exceed the 5’s 73kWh pack, which, along with the 6’s more overt emphasis on aerodynamic efficiency, is likely to push the sedan’s maximum range to the limit. over 300 miles. the battery will be an option.