Hyundai Is Preparing Ioniq 6 Facelift, Debut Next Year

Hyundai Ioniq 6. (Doc. Hyundai Motor Group)

Hyundai Ioniq 6 has been present for the global market in mid-2022. Entering the age of two, the manufacturer plans to launch a facelift version of this car. This means that this sedan will follow in the footsteps of his brother, Ioniq 5, who has received a refresher.

Reporting from The Korean Car Blog, Tuesday, July 16, the facelift version of this model was caught on camera passing with significant changes to the front.

Different from before, the front of Ioniq 6 facelifts at first glance resemble the Hyundai Sonata model. However, the changes have not been clearly seen because the sedan is covered with a camouflage sticker.

The car is planned to enter production in May next year. Meanwhile, Ioniq 6 facelifts will launch in Europe starting August 2025, followed by North America in November.

The latest production of Ioniq 6 will be carried out at the Asan Hyundai factory, South Korea. This ginseng manufacturer sets its annual production target of 66,000 units with 6,000 of them high-performance types.

The model will feature interior and exterior design details that are refined to improve overall quality. In addition, the car will offer an increase in battery capacity, which aims to provide one of the best driving ranges in its class.

Thus, it is estimated that Ioniq 6 facelifts will have an 84 kWh battery or similar to the latest Ioniq 5 by reaching a range of up to 700 km in one charge.

After launching May 2025, Hyundai plans to present a version of its high performance or called Ioniq 6 N in September next year. This will be the second high-performance N electric vehicle after Ioniq 5 N.

Variant N is expected to have a function as the front car, which shows the greatness of Hyundai's technology, such as Ioniq 5 N, which has won praise and won many awards around the world since its release last year.

As an illustration, Ioniq 5N has a dual electric motor that produces 600 dk of power and a torque of 748 Nm. Even with the N Grin Boost feature, this figure can increase to 641 dk and torque 770 Nm.

With this power, Ioniq 5 N can reach a speed of 0 to 100 km/h in about 3.5 seconds, with a maximum speed of 260 km/hour.