► New Hyundai Ioniq 6 revealed
► Tweaked design and new N-Line version
► Launched at Seoul Mobility Show
Hyundai’s given its sleek Ioniq 6 EV even more, er… sleekness. The brand has unveiled its facelifted car at the 2025 Seoul Mobility Show, showing a simpler and meaner design.
‘Honestly? We look at this and think: why didn’t we do this design in the first place [over the outgoing Ioniq 6]?’ says Simon Loasby, senior vice president and head of Hyundai’s design centre. ‘Time helps you sometimes, and sometimes you carry baggage.’
Anyway, we weren’t kidding about the 6’s increased sleekness. The design has been given a general de-creasing, with fewer cuts and bulges down the sides and on the rear end. The car is also a bit frownier, with shallow new headlights inspired by those seen on the RN22e tech platform.
It’s all in the aim of adding a little simplicity to a car that was rather busy to look at. ‘Some of the best products in the world are simple,’ Loasby tells CAR. ‘We talked to our aerodynamics guys and we asked how we could simplify the rear spoiler.’ The end result was a cleaner tailgate arrangement with a bigger single ducktail spoiler. ‘And who doesn’t like a big ducktail?’ asks Loasby.
Launching with the facelift is the new N Line spec, coloured in red. The bumpers are more aggressive front and back, and there are bespoke wheel designs. So, as well as being sleeker and simpler, Hyundai’s made the Ioniq 6 angrier – and more like cars like the Elantra and Sonata available in markets besides Europe.
The same level of nip/tuck-ness that’s been applied to the exterior continues inside. Hyundai says the cockpit still feels quite cocooning, with a new steering wheel and a tidier dashboard layout.
Oh, and an N version is coming. We knew that already, given we’ve seen camouflaged cars out testing, but this is the first time the brand has confirmed it.
And… that’s about it. Performance specs, for example, haven’t been confirmed yet – but the line-up (beyond the addition of the N Line model) is unlikely to change too much from the outgoing model.
The new Ioniq 6 will launch towards the end of 2025.