Strip the Hyundai Ioniq 9 back to its specification sheet and the character is already there: electric motor, 160 kW. Hyundai built from 2025, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is SangYup Lee.
The background
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 (Korean: 현대 아이오닉 9) is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Hyundai since 2025. It is the third product to be marketed under the electric cars-focused Ioniq sub-brand, after the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6. It is the largest Hyundai electric SUV in the line-up, acting as a battery electric alternative to the Palisade.
The engineering
Under the skin sits electric motor; it is rated at 160 kW. Kerb weight is 2505-2680 kg. Power-to-weight lands near 64 horsepower per tonne, which is unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The wheelbase is 3130 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Hyundai's history is not in doubt: it was built at Asan (Hyundai Asan Plant. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia EV6, the Alfa Romeo Junior, the Hongqi EH7. Its Hyundai stablemates include the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Accent.
The money
On the used market today a Hyundai Ioniq 9 typically changes hands for $9,700–$22,000, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $1,740–$3,285 a year. Insurance sits around $1,160–$1,970 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.