Hyundai Ioniq 9 first drive: Stylish SUV outside, spacious and versatile 3-row minivan inside

Hyundai flew us out to Savannah, Georgia, a few weeks ago to get our first impressions of the much-anticipated Ioniq 9 three-row SUV. Incidentally, Hyundai’s new factory just outside Savannah (pictured below) just spun up to assemble the Ioniq 9 and provide a $7500 tax credit, now for a few months.
The Ioniq 9 uses the same E-GMP platform as the Kia EV9 and some smaller HMG EVs but the real question is: how is the Ioniq 9 different? Let’s take a look…