Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan due in Australia in 2022

The upcoming electric sedan is “on track” to arrive in local showrooms before the end of 2022, and will join Hyundai’s electric-car range alongside the Ioniq 5, Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric.

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The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan is “on track” to launch in Australia this year, a local spokesperson for the Korean manufacturer has confirmed to Drive.

While yet to break cover in production guise, a concept version of the Ioniq 6 four-door was revealed at the digital replacement for the 2020 Geneva motor show as the Prophecy (above).

It will join the the already-available Ioniq 5 SUV under the marque’s ‘Ioniq’ electric vehicle sub-brand range – unrelated to the Ioniq hatchback – and the

larger, yet-to-debut Ioniq 7 seven-seater in 2024.

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A spokesperson for

Hyundai Australia told Drive: “We’re excited to confirm the Ioniq 6 is on track to launch in Australia this year.”

While a date is yet to be locked in, it’s highly likely the car will not arrive in local showrooms until very late in 2022. For reference, the Ioniq 5 was revealed in February 2021, but didn’t reach Australian shores until September or October.

There is no word yet on pricing, and it remains to be seen how closely the vehicle will be target Australia’s best-selling electric car, the Tesla Model 3.

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In January a camouflaged example of the

Hyundai Ioniq 6 was spied in transit, revealing the production car will – like the Ioniq 5 SUV before it – stay largely faithful to the concept on which it is based.

A report from the Korean Car Blog earlier this year suggested an output of 230kW is likely in the range-topping all-wheel drive variant – similar to the Kia EV6, which offers 239kW in all-wheel-drive GT-Line guise.

The same source claims a 77.4kWh lithium-ion battery pack will be fitted as standard across the line-up, permitting a range in excess of 500km.

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