Hyundai has been noticed testing a prototype for an up to date Ioniq 6 electrical sedan for the primary time.
The prototype is closely camouflaged however seems to put on a brand new front-end design. The largest clue are the headlights which function a brand new form and sit decrease than on the present mannequin.
It additionally seems the rear fascia has been revised, with the brand new design that includes wider reflectors. The wheel sample on the prototype can be a brand new design.
A extra vital change will probably come within the type of an 84-kwh battery changing the 77.4-kwh unit that is supplied as the largest battery within the present Ioniq 6. That will mirror a change made to up to date variations of the associated Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5. The EPA’s highest vary estimate for the Ioniq 6 at current is 361 miles, and a much bigger battery ought to lead to a better determine.
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 facelift spy pictures – Picture by way of Baldauf
A high-performance Ioniq 6 N can be anticipated to hitch the up to date lineup, as prototypes for this potential mannequin have additionally been noticed. Scorching variations of the EV6 and Ioniq 5 ship peaks of 576 and 641 hp, respectively, and one thing related could possibly be deliberate for the Ioniq 6 N. Energy within the Ioniq 6 at the moment tops out at simply 320 hp.
The Ioniq 6 arrived for the 2023 mannequin yr however hasn’t precisely excited the market, regardless of the avantgarde styling. Hyundai offered 6,912 examples within the U.S. within the first half of the yr. The low determine is probably going resulting from it being a sedan, which is not a preferred physique fashion, even amongst EV patrons. The Ioniq 5 crossover in distinction managed 18,728 gross sales over the identical interval.
Search for the up to date Ioniq 6 to debut subsequent yr. It ought to arrive within the U.S. 2026 mannequin.
