Hyundai’s range-topping Ioniq 9 EV moves the brand further upmarket with its poshest, most stylish model yet. It fulfils the brief of a seven-seat all-electric SUV better than any other – including the Kia EV9, with which it shares much of its tech. The battery is bigger for starters, 110kWh for the Hyundai versus the Kia’s 100kWh, meaning the range is slightly better at 385 miles rather than the Kia’s 349 miles.
The Ioniq 9’s £64,995 starting price undercuts the Kia, although it’s nip and tuck as you move up the range, with the truly luxurious Calligraphy models topping out at £78,530, a shade above the current top-spec EV9. But as much as I love the big Kia, it’s the Hyundai that would get my vote, and not only for the bigger battery and longer range.
