Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 redesign is a little sportier and a bit weirder

The 2026 Ioniq 6 N Line.

Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electrical sedan already had a polarizing “streamliner” plan that lone owners look to love. Now the automaker has massaged the beforehand a spot much for a caller look for 2026. The latest Ioniq 6 has squintier daytime moving lights and headlights that are little down into the bumper, thing that we’re seeing successful a batch of caller EVs, similar the redesigned Tesla Model Y and Chevy Equinox EV.

The archetypal Ioniq 6 already looked similar a car modeled from an Apple Magic Mouse, and the caller 1 looks adjacent slope-ier, enhanced further by pressing successful the hood brows. Here’s what the Hyundai property merchandise says astir the changes:

With the caller IONIQ 6, Hyundai Motor is emphasizing the individuality of electrified streamliners, focusing connected connecting the assemblage travel much precisely and people based connected the evolved conception of ‘Pure flow, Refined.’

Left: 2026 Ioniq 6, Right: 2023 Ioniq 6

There’s besides a show N mentation coming that’s based connected Hyundai’s RN22e concept, revealed successful 2022. Hyundai says it volition beryllium a “true high-performance electrified streamliner” that looks sportier with a achromatic painted rear. The Ioniq 6 N volition beryllium afloat revealed successful July.

The archetypal 2023 exemplary twelvemonth Ioniq 6 was already a bully alternate to the Tesla Model 3 with a akin size, price, and maximum artillery range (EPA-estimated 361 miles connected a afloat complaint connected the RWD Ioniq 6). Hyundai is continuing to find a spot for the Ioniq 6 successful its lineup adjacent to its much fashionable Ioniq 5 crossover SUV, and it’ll beryllium up to buyers to determine if the caller look and somewhat tweaked fastener layout successful the interior are capable to plaything for the 6.