2024 Hyundai Ioniq 7 teased: Concept version of Toyota Kluger Hybrid and Kia Sorento PHEV rival to be revealed at LA show

Hyundai has teased its Seven concept that previews the Korean carmaker’s first fully electric large SUV, the Ioniq 7.

With a local launch locked in for 2024, the Ioniq 7 could well be the first fully electric large SUV offered from a mainstream brand in Australia.

Other electric models on the horizon from mainstream brands, such as the Nissan Ariya, Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra and Skoda Enyaq are all likely to fall into the medium SUV category.

There are a number of large electric SUVs from premium manufacturers already on sale here, like the Tesla Model X, Jaguar I-Pace and Audi e-tron, with more like the BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV headed here soon.

Hyundai already teased the Ioniq 7 in a Tweet ahead of this year’s Munich motor show, with a shadowy image of the large SUV alongside the forthcoming Ioniq 6 sedan and the freshly launched Ioniq 5 medium SUV.

The latest teaser images include a close up of the front headlight cluster, revealing the ‘Parametric Pixels’ design theme Hyundai is using to differentiate models from its Ioniq electric sub-brand. This theme is already seen on the Ioniq 5.

As well as vertical lights on the outside of the lower air intake, the Seven concept features horizontal lights running the width of the SUV, which is reminiscent of the just launched Staria people mover.

The Seven concept features a spacious lounge-like interior.

While the name suggests the production model will be a seven-seater, further teaser images reveal a spacious, lounge-like interior setup in the concept version.

Hyundai says it will be a “premium and personalised” lounge experience that takes the use of space in the Ioniq 5 even further. Unsurprisingly, the interior is fitted with sustainable materials.

Like the Ioniq 5, the 7’s interior will feature the brand’s latest connectivity technology, and it should also be capable of over-the-air updates thanks to Hyundai’s deal to fit models from 2022 on with Nvidia Connected Drive software

Hyundai hasn’t revealed too much about the production Ioniq 7 yet, but it will ride on an extended version of the E-GMP platform that will underpin all Ioniq models. Given its Toyota Kluger-like dimensions and additional heft, it should get a bigger battery than the 72.6kWh unit in the Ioniq 5.

Following the recent launch of the Ioniq 5, the 6 sedan is expected to be the next cab off the rank in 2022 following next year’s reveal of the production version that should follow the design of the Prophecy concept from 2020. The Ioniq 7 will be the third Ioniq model to launch in 2024.

More details will be released during the concept’s official reveal at the Los Angeles motor show later this month.