Hyundai Gives an Electrifying Premiere of the Ioniq 7

Clear the road! Hyundai’s got an upcoming vehicle that’ll have other EVs shaking in their tires. Make room for the boldest electric concept by Hyundai to date, the Ioniq 7!

Making its world premiere at the 2021 Automobility LA Convention, Hyundai has presented the almighty Hyundai Ioniq 7 SUV! This is the latest concept SUV that was released within the “Ioniq” sub-brand of electric battery automobiles under Hyundai. We would like to emphasize the word “concept” when discussing the Hyundai Seven since it has not made its way to production … yet! Its estimated production year is 2024. We’re so enchanted by all that the Hyundai Seven has to offer that there’s no use in keeping our excitement inside! It blends ancient historic elements while creating history itself! It’s luxurious but not stuffy. It encapsulates what’s needed for a mindful, modern driver who wants to drive in style. Hyundai will be proudly blending generations through this concept’s luxury. Our favorite automaker never ceases to fail us! 

Seven is the New Number One! 

This all electric Hyundai is the biggest concept to date that we’ve seen from the cutting-edge South Korean automaker, potentially literally and figuratively. This is an extra-large SUV that only comes in extra-large. It has an extra tall grille that enhances its perception of being an “oversized” SUV. The Hyundai Seven has a wheelbase that stretches out to be 10.5 ft. It also has a ground clearance of 8 inches! The 2020 Lincoln Navigator, and Dodge Durango, and other oversized SUV trucks will have to make room for this substantial vehicle! It comes in two-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations. The latter option comes with 308 hp! It charges in a flash! You’ve heard the idiom of going “0 to 100 in a second”? Hyundai aims to personify this idea through the concept vehicle’s ability to charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 20 minutes! It holds 800-volt hardware which could enable it to recover 62 miles in as little as 5 minutes. Mind you, a fully-charged battery would hold the capacity of driving “over 300 miles”. Hyundai is developing wireless charging for all vehicles with EGMP platform models! This Hyundai EV is built on the electric-global modular platform. This ‘platform’ includes the vehicle’s motor and power electric system, its wheelbase, and its battery. It upgrades an electric vehicle’s performance, so your car fits your lifestyle. 

It’s impossible to bypass the pixelated decorations on the exterior of the Hyundai concept car. The pixels can be found in the vertical rectangular headlights that are placed on the opposite sides of the deluxe-sized grille. The lights can be spotted in the daytime running lights that run as a full-width line across the hood of the car. It holds a memorizing glass rear hatch. This glass feature takes up most of the rear-facing real estate on the vehicle in replacement of a rear windshield and trunk space. Wait, with glass in the back, cushy seats in the interior, where’s the storage space? Hyundai keeps us guessing by placing the designated storage space or “trunk” space under the hood. 

The Hyundai Seven holds a sleek and muscular silhouette that can be identified through the body’s avant-garde shape. Opening the Hyundai’s oval-shaped, coach-style doors reveals, in the Hyundai Motor Group’s own words, a “more fluid interior layout”. You’re immediately welcomed by three rows of seats. The front and passenger seats hold the ability to pivot and slide around with another set of seats behind them. The third row of seats present as a bench with couch-like seats that sweep from side to side in the rear. The seats go against the leather or carpet default options in modern vehicles. Hyundai wants to reestablish standards by premiering upholstered seats in boucle wool and the renewable copper weaved within the fibers.

The Interior Of The Sustainable Hyundai Seven

The automaker’s innovative designs smack away at the broad term of the “future”, and wants to give upcoming generations a tangible promise toward the greater tomorrow. They’re committed to transforming the world of mobility with sustainable and innovative solutions for the benefit of people and the planet. Not only is this proved by this vehicle’s electric features, but in the technology within the interior. 

Hyundai stands firm in its hygienic and environmentally friendly aspects that are assured to come to future production models. The Hyundai EV has a hygiene mode that sterilizes the interior once the vehicle is unoccupied. It has built-in UVC lights that are set to kill viruses and bacteria! The AC is controlled by two separate units with air coming from the dashboard and from the ceiling! Emulating the airflow as on an airplane, the front occupants will never breathe the same air as back seat passengers. In efforts to thoroughly filter the air, there’s a vent in the car’s floor that sucks the air out, maintaining a cleaning system even in the air we breathe!

The upholstered seats mentioned before are no regular wool seats but an even greater step toward sustainability. The interior surfaces are made of renewable and recycled materials like bamboo and copper. Silk bamboo can be found in the carpet and the wood trim. They’re extensively using copper which is excellent in stopping the spread of viruses and bacteria. Hyundai is really pushing engineers for this feature in the product as copper can be woven into the hygienically-treated fabric of the seats.

The Hyundai Ioniq 7 Is A Look into the Future

With recent conversations around artificial intelligence, Hyundai wants to reassure us that “futuristic” doesn’t mean “without humans”. “Machines intended to replace humanity counter the intentions within the Hyundai Seven.” as said by Thomas Schemera, the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer. The goal of the Hyundai concept car is to help you prioritize human relationships while in the car, perhaps “family” time with passengers or “me” time for solo drives. 

The Hyundai is designed around level 4 self-driving capability which doesn’t even exist yet! You read that right, this concept involves a self-driving car! This would mean the car is programmed to intervene by stopping itself in the event of system failure. A human in the driver’s seat would still be needed! This level of technology won’t be possible until there’s a change in certain infrastructure and rules! Its reimagined interior and self-driving talents are meant to redefine what your time in your car means to you!

In the latter half of 2023, It’s likely that the Ioniq 7 will be displayed in showrooms. In 2024, the Hyundai Ioniq 7 is predicted to be in production and on sale worldwide. What do you picture yourself driving in the future? 

What Will You Be Driving in 2024? An Ioniq 7?

If you don’t have it figured out, suspend your plans to time travel! You can get your own state-of-the-art Hyundai right now! Come to Edmond Hyundai, your trusted Hyundai dealership, located at 14137 N. Broadway Ext. We serve the Edmond and Oklahoma City area with outstanding new and used trucks, hybrids, and SUVs (like the Ioniq)! Our Oklahoma-owned location is proud of its top-notch customer service that doesn’t stop after you buy your perfect vehicle! Our service department has you covered with the Edmond Hyundai Promise which includes free oil changes for the first three years, complimentary service loaners, and did we mention engines for life? Call us at 405-696-4932 so we can start the journey of serving you your perfect Hyundai!

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