Future Cars: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 7 Is the Electric Three-Row SUV (PHOTO)

The production model will be similar to the concept.

WHAT IT IS: A three-row all-electric SUV from Hyundai previewed by the Seven concept.

WHY IT MATTERS: The Hyundai Ioniq 7 will be the third vehicle in the expanding Ioniq family of electric vehicles. Following the footsteps of the acclaimed Ioniq 5 subcompact crossover and the soon-to-arrive Ioniq 6 sedan, the 7 will borrow the 5’s pixelated taillights and daytime running lights. When the 7 concept made its debut at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai Motor America CEO José Muñoz promised the production model will hew closely to the show car. “You’ll be amazed,” he added. Although the Seven concept has a loungelike interior and coach doors, the version that goes on sale will have a normal interior with a steering wheel. We expect its cabin to borrow some of the Ioniq 5’s details.

PLATFORM AND POWERTRAIN: The Ioniq 7 will be based on Hyundai’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which can accommodate multiple sizes with different battery systems. This is the same architecture used in the Ioniq 5, the Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60, all of which are much smaller. Similarly, the Hyundai Ioniq 7 will share much with the Kia EV9 and Genesis GV90. The Kia is slated to go into production soon and could be here next year, while the Genesis GV90 will most likely arrive in 2024. The Ioniq 6 sedan will also share its platform with these SUVs. Like its smaller sibling, we expect the 7 to have a range north of 300 miles while being able to charge from 10 to 80 percent in about 20 minutes with a 350-kW charger.