Originally revealed in July last year, we already know for quite some time that the Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV has been earmarked for release in Malaysia. While the launch date is still unknown, we may be getting closer to the occasion given the new teaser that was published on Hyundai Malaysia’s Facebook page today.
Today’s teaser is the third such post on the Facebook page and it came exactly two months after the appearance of the second teaser. However, today’s post was less mysterious than previous teasers since it only highlights the EV’s drag coefficient.
As a comparison, the teasers that were published in December and April featured the EV’s silhouette. That being said though, one of the hashtags listed in today’s post specifically mentioned Ioniq 6’s name which is something that was missing from previous teasers.
Hyundai Malaysia currently has two fully-electric models until its wings including the Kona Electric and Ioniq 5 which looked distinctively different to each other. With the Ioniq 6, the EV represents a sleeker and sportier design option for customers, thanks to its streamlined exterior.
Built using the same Hyundai’s Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) just like Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60, the Ioniq 6 carries a 53kWh battery as standard. Alternatively, customers can also opt for the long-range variant which has a larger battery capacity of 77.4kWh.
The standard 53kWh variant also comes with a rear wheel setup and has a power output of 111kW (151hp) alongside 350Nm of torque. With a top speed of 185km/h, it can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 8.8 seconds.
Meanwhile, the 77.4kWh long-range variant has a slightly better output at 168kW (228hp) and a faster century sprint figure of 7.4 seconds even though its torque and top speed remained the same. For those who want even more power, there is the all-wheel drive option for the Ioniq 6 which features two electric motors with a total output of 239kW (325hp), 605Nm of torque, and can go from 0 to 100km/h in 5.1 seconds.
When it comes to charging time, Hyundai claimed that the Ioniq 6 can go from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes when plugged into a 350kW DC fast charger. In Malaysia, you are already able to utilise such charger at Gentari x JomCharge hub in X Park Sunway Serene and Porsche Centres.
Within the three variants, the Ioniq 6 long-range RWD has the longest range among them all at up to 614km, according to the WLTP standards. The variant is then followed by its AWD counterpart which has a maximum range of 583km while the standard range RWD option maxes out at 429km.
At the moment, none of the teasers that were published by Hyundai Malaysia so far has provided a clear view of whether we are getting all three variants for our market. Hence, expect the company to release more teasers as we come closer to the EV’s eventual release in Malaysia.
