The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq9 SEL Is A Spacious & Serene 3-Row EV For Modern Families

[@Dillingham-]

Thank you Hyundai for making a car in colors!

[@jorgeperfume876]

that green color and those rear lights its gonna be a good christmas tree at night

[@boa4533]

This is a great looking vehicle inside out. Hyundai is smart not to include some useless features like sunroof to cut cost but instead give customers useful features like heated and cool seat, 360 camera for the base trim.If they price it right. It is going to be a hit. Good job Hyundai.

[@jaredsy-jntstv1266]

I agree. This is like the only car I know that has all the bells and whistles but without the sunroof.

[@alonzalbrown1883]

Im so in love with this! Great job Hyundai. ❤🎉

[@NCrdwlf]

Hyundai and Kia are the only ones making interesting looking vehicles . They may not be for everyone but they take risks and don’t look like everything else. Who ever designed the ionic series did a great job.

[@JS-ey6es]

Yeah, they look great in the dealership service bay, which is where the petrol newer cars/SUVs spend most of their time.

[@Bawkzers]

I've been saying the same thing for years. I really hate the way Honda's and Toyota's look within the past 10 years, their design teams are so bad. It's also sad that they have been using 10 year old interiors in so called new model releases, they are years behind tech and design compared to Hyundai and Kia.

[@jihooncha-vs4om]

Very large, beautiful and practical SUV. I can't wait.

[@hder9]

Size is matter

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

I love how Hyundai is taking risks with this design honestly.

[@preciadoalex123]

that front end being see thru plastic is NOT going to age well...

[@CalvinHikes]

Risk was the santa fe. This basically looks good. Maybe the greens not everybody's color but I like it.

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

They are taking risks with almost all their cars. Designs are too bold, it’s either people don’t like it or people like it.

[@Juako0217]

@@CalvinHikesexactly. That rear-end is so ugly in the Santa Fe.

[@v12kingV10]

You love ugly vehicles is what you mean to say

[@victreebel170]

It's really handsome. I love that Hyundai/Kia go all-in on both hybrids and EVs while also still making traditional sedans and crossovers. The bigger auto manufacturers are avoiding some of these segments and it's gonna bite them in the rear when the market shifts.

[@user-ns7ip8qy9l]

This thing is freaken gorgeous

[@918DEATH]

Hyundai ain’t playing I feel like they put out a car every month

[@juneaaahn6826]

It seems like a sleek looking premium SUV.

[@matthewflakes1481]

The digital side mirrors as a cameras seems like a safety advantage to me.

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

it is illegal according to federal law, but that may be one good thing Trump does... Musk has been wanting the feds to update the law for the 2020s

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

I agree with digital cameras replacing side view mirrors as is the case in Europe already

[@Arinis.ltd.]

I applaud Hyundai for doing something new. And it seems now that they have a design identity, before, you feel like every car on their lineup has a different design language

[@icculus]

I like this better than the EV9. It’s tastefully styled and genuinely good looking. I’m not crazy about Hyundais pixelated lights on all their EVs, but there is some restrain here. The front side glass is very triangular… but liking it overall.

[@dennischeng4391]

the interior design is way ahead of its japanese counterparts.

[@theone5404]

Indeed.

[@jonathanrodriguez6376]

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 is just absurd of how this machinery EV can take its stride to an adventure in the future years to follow. And liking how Hyundai is doing with the styling and how the overall look it has into this EV Century.💯🙌🏻

[@littlsuprstr]

They hid the aerodynamic tweaks very very well with this design.

[@Visualhead_Spacer]

seriously, if this has the same price or lower than EV9, it would be a much better deal with larger battery/mileage. I would def consider one

[@Fly_Adventure]

looking awesome

[@danioli48]

Definitely the only car brand that is innovative other than its sister, Kia and Genesis.

[@netwilk]

The limited supercharger number is due to the fact that North American v2 superchargers don't support the CCS protocol needed for NACS, rather than the 800V platform.

[@Hypeboy280]

Hyundai cars always look much better in person

[@mathematicallogic7721]

Hyundai is coming with future.

[@KrulciferEdenfelt]

The rear is giving Tahoe and Volvo cross country had an illegitimate love child. I’m not mad but I can’t unsee it lol

[@ChristianC-gy1ym]

You're a rucking fetard if you truly think that. Everytime a new hyundai comes out there is always some more ron that tries to say it looks like that, looks like that. Those days are over geek. Been over for a while now. Get with the times

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

You could move the second row seats up by 6inches and still have plenty of legroom for the second row and gobs of legroom in the third row.

[@vinyfiny]

This looks like a supersized Volvo station wagon; I like it! Love that green too. Why aren't we getting that color in the US??

[@JS-ey6es]

Because the majority of Americans like the basic colors of white, black, red, silver , etc.

[@kiwan5425]

Clean and unique 👌

[@T3chAndThings]

Great looking car!

[@BongaKhumalo-t6j]

Great review

[@raidersamson3356]

I would take the Ionic 9 over the ID Buzz any day of the week, especially if they are close in price

[@fwilljr54]

lol! it’s fun reading the comments. We Americans are never happy. Either auto makers are chided for making their cars super boring, or when they try to go out on a limb, and make something different and interesting, we complain that it’s too ugly. I’m not a Hyundai/Kia fan, but I do give them a 👍🏾 for trying to do something interesting and different. The ioniq9 is a nice looking vehicle inside and out.

[@greg.anywhere]

300 miles of range on every trim, regardless of RWD or AWD could be a strong selling point

[@JB-fq9dp]

I like the green color!!

[@Bluemon-u6p]

Toyota dealers' jealousy exploded in the comments. 😂😂😂

[@KevLEXodus]

Can you blame us? The EV Toyota has right now is a Subaru. LMAO. They're doing so great, but that's one area I wish they'd modernize in.

[@marianoherrera6038]

​@@KevLEXodusBots everywhere 🤣 EVs.... PLEASE 😂😂😂

[@Dwizzle2023]

Now we know what the new palisade is gonna look like.

[@CalvinHikes]

Are we still not calling these stationwagons?

[@davidsentanu7836]

Sure, it's a Stationwagon Utility Vehicle (SUV.)

[@TalismanPHX]

Polarizing styling. I personally like the steeply raked windshield and kammback rear with the light loop.

[@jessechristman1471]

1:14 First time I’ve seen an EV that needs to have its snow refilled

[@plvt0n1vm]

America: "Yay, Tint!" "NO SIDE-VIEW CAMERAS" Korea: "Yay, side-view cameras!" "NO TINT!"

[@marcellomunir3932]

It has a retro Volvo wagon design, pretty cool.

[@HeyElliott]

The tail lights and rear window look a lot like a more modern Volvo XC60 SUV as well.

[@josephperry6990]

The rear taillight shape reminds me of an early 2000s Volvo XC70/ V70

[@brentjones1006]

You beat the Ioniq guy and Hyundai to the reveal! 🎉

[@RoReigns52]

Rear end does look like a 90s minivan. Hopefully the new Palisade has nice styling.

[@kiwan5425]

Boat tail

[@hungson215]

Do they redesign their cars every year ?

[@mra4107]

Very impressive overall. Couple of iffy styling details on the outside, not sure why the rear tailgate opening is so "pinched", and that egg key is awful. Otherwise. Looks like a winner

[@Carfan678]

Rear end and its proportions kinda remind me of an early 90's minivan concept of the future 😂

[@NCrdwlf]

Kind of like the Santa Fe has some design cues from a Citroen 80s concept car that I can’t remember the name of . Whoever is doing the designs has some creativity and love of 80s and 90s design .

[@mike_realityi]

Does it have Mechanical steering or steer by wire?

[@jjgossip]

Gotta go to Hi-Tops if in West Hollywood 🎉

[@alexandercura1523]

Looks like a minivan

[@davidsentanu7836]

Minivans are the new SUVs.

[@BernonCars]

I am actually not offended! LOL

[@ranjand1983]

I honestly don’t understand the whole Hyundai / Kia strategy.. the cars are fundamentally similar except for some cosmetic changes. Do they really have different matkets?

[@voronovski]

Do you understand GM strategy? Or VW? It is all the same, they give you the ILLUSION of choice. In reality, 80% of people don't realize that these cars are the same inside

[@ranjand1983]

@ fair point but it is not as much in your face is my point

[@byronruffin3026]

I don't hate it...🤔

[@younggullkim2132]

interesting comments.

[@ndychung007]

Good enough 👍

[@MrKevinniner]

It def unique looking

[@jessechristman1471]

Can we turn up the resolution on the tail lights?

[@VaunShiz]

Looks like a Cadillac SRX from the side 😂 a mix of estate and hearse 😂

[@sarahancock6332]

Going back and forth between two models is kinda hard to follow. I do like the higher end blueish color model

[@angelscarreviews6094]

The IONIQ 9 is sort of a Cadillac Escalade like electric vehicle, I thought Hyundai was gonna make the IONIQ 7 before 2025 comes.

[@krzysztofcwik5347]

More important thing Hyundai could do is make a bench true 3 seats like in Atlas for example or even better KIA Carnival. Car is great, brave design but with huge practicality. I don't need so badly Lucid Gravity in Europe :)

[@davidsentanu7836]

Carnival is a SUV-styled minivan, this is minivan-styled SUV.

[@amigatommy7]

Think I will wait for the Genesis.

[@조명가게-e4g]

디자인 옆면 굴곡 suv에선 나오기 힘든 디자인 잘했다!!!

[@rayinhollywood]

Is it me, Or does the rear look like a Volvo?

[@kermicgreen3370]

No massaging seats? The Palisade has massaging seats and is significantly less? Tire of Korea not giving North America market the best versions of their vehicles.

[@JonesyTheFirst69]

I like the rear, other than the hyundai logo being placed in a bad spot

[@user-jm9ep3zp5g]

hyundai and kia cars will be able to use all tesla charging stations as they are collaborating.

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

Actually the Palisade has 45.8 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 2nd row. This Ioniq 9 should have 1 more cubic feet of space.

[@miraphycs7377]

This car's styling reminds me of one of those MPVs that are popular in Europe and South East Asia like Fiat 500L, VW Touran or BMW 2 series Active/Grand Tourer. Somehow the hood/beltline is too high, but the roof is low? Not a good look regardless

[@yummy1234098]

The car is giving minivan. Ev9 looks cooler too me

[@raulgonzalezherrera2443]

Sorry but the Ev9 took the looks win on this one

[@cozyflannel]

Judging from the comments I’m in the minority thinking this looks ugly. The 5 and 6 remain undefeated.

[@mgarcia8878]

The car looks great except for the fenders.

[@poppag9326]

Up to $80k!! Momma mia

[@CupidinColorado]

Wonderful review, as always….🤙

[@sarahancock6332]

Going back and forth between two different models isnt great but I agree he hits all the points even with the cuts between ev9s

[@KNRS927]

We missed you, Volvo XC70. Glad to see you returned as the Ioniq9, and threw in some R-class styling cues as we missed the R-class too.

[@izzyifdu7599]

Now this REALLY looks like Robo Cop 😅

[@Fyahking619]

Hmm, does this not compete with the kia ev9? it's cousin?

[@normanli5270]

It can, but on the outside, they look very different. Plus, with only a few competitors in the ev 3-row SUV space, they will own the segment until more automakers finally give in, since the other companies are more expensive and are luxurious.

[@afzalshaikh2128]

Why not extend vehicle by 3 inches and useable 3rd row leg room

[@sergio111271]

In the gas version we might see the reborn of the Hyundai VERACRUZ, the Kia BORREGO and the NEW GENESIS GV90.

[@islandmerchandise3017]

will North American get 3 seats in the front row? a folding middle seat instead of centre console.

[@dash-2112]

Green?

[@gavinnicholas8069]

The new Ioniq 9 looks like an enlarged Kia Soul 😭

[@HighSp33d-r3d]

I do agree to that, but to me, it kinda made me go: "Wait a minute, is that the concept?"

[@normanli5270]

Honestly, look at the kia ev9. That is more like an enlarged Kia Soul. This one definitely looks like a finished version of the concept from LA a few years back

[@Saa42808]

why don't tesla design interior like this, what's wrong with that.

[@gr8vivin]

Looks like a coffin car from the back.

[@faheemabbas3965]

It kind of has Staria design language going on…

[@anthonyn.6698]

It looks like a Volvo concept

[@ktvo2024]

the car looks like a hearse

[@rken3116]

Leds are over kill

[@KhrissyDaDon]

The rear looks like an Entourage from two decades ago with after market Escalade taillights 😂

[@sarahancock6332]

The rear lights look like Volvo wagon rear end ??? Anyone?

[@dave7315]

I love the futuristic design but something about it doesn’t seem realistic. It’s too round and bubbly.

[@PSB-900]

Interesting EV but I'll never buy one. I'm more interested in hybrids.

[@UnenthusedEnthusiast]

This looks a lot like the old Isuzu Axiom.

[@DominionAnako-bb7ry]

New cars are getting cheaper every year

[@thaigers]

After seeing the Palisade, I thought the Ioniq 9 would look way better than this. To me the EV9 looks way better than this, very disappointed.

[@Albie-l5t]

Who needs so much storage?

[@loveFFKamloops]

This is a Santa Fe electric ! Same dash look same arm rest same chairs same 3 rods

[@DRayL_]

"The US car won't have that." 😞

[@sow_scout4989]

What I'm not a fan of right now is the how the car looks in the rear from the side, kind of reminds me of a Volvo. Same with the mags, though I think they are going for the Hyundai mags look of the old days. But other than that, I do love everything else, especially the colors shown here.

[@hiromihonda9424]

Please mentiuon whether an EV has a heat pump. Heat pumps are a major thing on an EV. Heat pumps are way more important than frunks.

[@adotintheshark4848]

The only reason Hyundai, Kia and every other manufacturer is building EVs is because they have to meet CAFE standards. EVs help their average, but companies lose money on every EV they sell. And now you know one reason why all new cars cost more.

[@xeom102]

More suv… we need a van EV lol