Hyundai has unveiled the first images and details of its new electric car. The new IONIQ 6 is ready to live its debut in society and storm the market to face directly with the Tesla Model 3. Shortly after the publication of this first information, the new IONIQ 6 has broken into Spain and is already circulating on our roads camouflage free.
hyundai continues to work at full capacity on an ambitious product offensive marked by electrification at its highest level. This roadmap has just borne a new and important fruit. The IONIQ 6
has burst onto the scene and is ready to live his debut in society. The South Korean firm has recently released the first information and images of its long-awaited rival for the Tesla Model 3.
It is expected that this July the rest of the details of Hyundai’s second electric car supported by the e-GMP platform. However, while waiting to clear up doubts about the technical section, the company has given the green light to withdraw the camouflage from the fleet of prototypes that it has in circulation on the Old Continent. The result of this measurement is the sighting that has just occurred. The new IONIQ 6 natural camouflage free.
Spy photos of the new Hyundai IONIQ 6
During these last few months we have been closely following the entire development process of the new IONIQ 6. development not yet finishedand proof of this, is that Hyundai has moved its “headquarters” to southern Europe and, thanks to this measure, we have these first photographs of the expected electric circulating on the roads of Spanish territory.
Unlike the official images recently published by Hyundai, we are dealing with an IONIQ 6 equipped with conventional exterior mirrors. The digital mirrors will be part of the optional equipment or will be restricted to the top versions of the range. On the side skirts there are still two small strips of duct tape, denoting that this prototype was, until not long ago, camouflaged.
The combination of the black color of the bodywork with certain elements in gray to create contrast is very interesting. By the way, we must not lose sight of the wheels, since they are the same as the officially presented model. In several snapshots, the driving position is also slightly glimpsed. A digital and connected driving position. is combined a digital instrument cluster and one touch screen of generous dimensions. Both screens are 12 inches.
The autonomy of the new Hyundai IONIQ 6
Hyundai has not gone into details about the powertrain. Current information indicates that the “heart” of the IONIQ 6 will be a 77.4 kWh lithium-ion battery. There will be rear-wheel drive versions with a single motor on the rear axle and all-wheel drive versions with two motors, one per axle. The all-wheel drive motorization will develop a power of 230 kW (312 hp). The autonomy of the IONIQ 6 will reach 515 kilometers.
The IONIQ 6 will begin its commercial journey in South Korea before the end of this year. Later it will be introduced in other markets, including Europe. To see it in Spanish dealerships, we will have to wait until 2023.