Hyundai is preparing a family electric SUV between the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9. Likely name: IONIQ 7

Hyundai is expanding its IONIQ electric range with two new SUVs, due within the next 12–18 months. The company confirmed at its strategy day in August that it's working on them, but hasn't named them yet. British magazine Auto Express calls them the IONIQ 7 and IONIQ 4, and Electrek and Carscoops have picked up the names.

What's certain: two new electric SUVs are coming. What isn't official yet: the names, batteries, range and prices.

IONIQ 7: the family SUV

The bigger model will sit between the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9, but closer to the IONIQ 5 in size and price. Unlike the IONIQ 5, which looks more like a tall hatchback, it will have a boxier, traditional SUV shape for a more practical interior.

According to Auto Express, it will have two rows of seats or an occasional third row, so it isn't necessarily a full seven-seater like the IONIQ 9. It's expected to use the same 800 V architecture as the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9 for fast charging, with single- and dual-motor versions. It should reach Europe in about a year.

The name has a history: the 2021 "SEVEN" concept was meant to become the IONIQ 7, but the three-row SUV eventually launched as the IONIQ 9, the range's flagship. That left the IONIQ 7 name free.

IONIQ 4: the small SUV

The second model will be a B-segment SUV, close in size to the new IONIQ 3 but with a more rugged look. It could use the IONIQ 3's 42 and 61 kWh batteries, and Auto Express expects a starting price of around £25,000 in the UK. Asked whether it would be related to the Kia EV3, Hyundai Europe's product chief Chris McKinnon only said: "Watch this space."

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