Hyundai’s next-generation Palisade is anticipated to make its debut for the 2026 mannequin 12 months, nevertheless it’s not the primary three-row crossover within the unveiling queue. The model introduced {that a} three-row seven-seater will be a part of the road of electrical Ioniq fashions earlier than the tip of 2024.
That is all Hyundai has given us up to now: there is a new EV popping out by the tip of the 12 months. Whereas that is pure hypothesis, there is a good likelihood that the corporate is referring to the manufacturing model of the Seven Idea (pictured) offered on the 2021 Los Angeles auto present. We’re anticipating that the outside styling has modified considerably over the previous three years; the design examine was extremely futuristic.
Inside, the crossover will get a whole make-over. Nothing suggests the idea’s dwelling room-like inside, which featured a curved, sofa-like rear bench seat and a pair of swiveling entrance seats, will attain manufacturing. The seating format can be nearer to the Palisade’s, with house for 2 passengers up entrance, three within the center, and two within the again, however the cabin will stay tech-heavy with numerous display screen house.
What possible will not change is the structure. Just like the idea, the manufacturing mannequin is anticipated to experience on the modular E-GMP platform additionally discovered underneath the Ioniq 5, the Kia EV3, and the Kia EV9 (which affords three rows as effectively), amongst different EVs. The structure can accommodate a number of completely different drivetrain layouts: front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive, and all-wheel-drive. Hyundai hasn’t launched technical particulars, however the EV9 is obtainable with both rear- or all-wheel-drive — the three-row Ioniq (which could be known as Ioniq 7) might supply each, too.
Extra particulars about Hyundai’s largest Ioniq mannequin will emerge within the coming months, and an unveiling is deliberate for later in 2024. It isn’t too far-fetched to invest we might see it within the metallic for the primary time on the 2024 version of the Los Angeles present. The EV will go on sale shortly after its debut as a 2025 mannequin. As for the present Palisade, it is getting into its final mannequin 12 months available on the market with out vital adjustments.
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