It’s an automotive age of rapid change as we transition from cars to crossovers, gas to electric, and mini-van to luxury lozenge. It’s at this intersection we find the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 – a dramatically styled electric crossover that’s actually a mini-van with luxury fittings. Clear your mind; you’re going to like it.

Unless you’re my daughter, who thinks it’s hideous. Well, maybe not hideous, but certainly not her vision of beauty. She’s 11. I, on the other fender, am a big fan of the IONIQ 9’s style – an articulate blend of future-tech, origami creases, and a hint of British formality.

There’s no engine to draw air, so the front is smooth panels accentuated by vertical LED headlamps and LED light strings across the top. Proportions are longer and lower, more mini-van than SUV, but I

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