TEASED: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Will Be A Sleek GT With Batteries

Apparently, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 will be an “electrified streamliner.” At least, according to Hyundai’s latest teaser for the new EV, which you can watch below. There’s a lot of marketing mumbo jumbo, including a child looking idyllically at a bicycle, but the teaser does clue us in a bit at the idea behind the brand’s new EV offering.

With a tagline like “electrified streamliner,” we’re expecting something sleek with excellent range and comfort. Based on some spy shots of the Ioniq 6, that should be exactly what we’re getting. While it still looks absolutely nothing like the original concept, the Prophecy, if it builds on what the Ioniq 5 got right, Hyundai will have itself a winner.

The teaser shows some sort of grey jellybean lurking in the mist, meant to recall the shape of the car and its aerodynamic properties. In all seriousness, it does hint at the shape of the car, as our spy photos show. The Ioniq 6 will have an extremely curvy roof, though where it ends is hard to tell. It’ll go one of two ways. First, the shape could stay the grey jellybean’s doppelganger, with the rear roofline flowing right into a hatch or trunk.

The spy shots suggest another alternative, with the bumper hidden by some sort of blocky shape under the camo. That could be hiding a rear deck, which will house the brand’s trademark pixel taillights. The rest of the car looks to be similarly sleek. The front end looks to feature as few visual disruptions as possible, with a curvy hood line and rounded lights.

Of course, all these ideas of curvy, luxurious streamliners for the road could fall away the instant the camo does. Or Hyundai could nail it. We’re putting our eggs in the “nail it” basket, especially after the Ioniq 5. But you know what they say about second albums.

For now, what we do know is the new Sonata-sized EV will use Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, making use of a 77.45-kWh battery pack, which will likely be optional while a 56-kWh battery is standard. Given its shared architecture and battery, we expect around 310 miles or so of range in top-tier models.