Article content The Los Angeles Auto Show is gearing up for its 2024 edition, and while there won’t be a lot of new-vehicle reveals this year, the ones on tap look like they’ll be pretty interesting. So far, Hyundai and Kia have released teasers of some of the vehicles they’ll be unveiling during the show’s media day on November 21; while Volkswagen and Fiat will have something to debut, and Ford and Porsche are scheduled to make presentations as well. Hyundai will take the wraps off the Ioniq 9, an all-electric three-row model that will likely share some of its components with the existing Kia EV9 .
So far, we’re only getting an outline and some detail close-ups, but that silhouette seems pretty slinky, and Hyundai describes it as “embarking on a new era of spacious EV design.” The Ioniq 9 draws on the Seven Concept, which the automaker unveiled at the same show in 2021. The same overall shape is there; and while we’re definitely not expecting the Seven’s coach-style doors , where the rear ones are hinged at the back, nor its liftgate that’s almost entirely made of glass, it wouldn’t surprise us to see its drawer-style storage bin and some of its recycled or renewable interior materials.
Hyundai will also show the Initium , a hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) concept vehicle it debuted in Korea earlier this year , which could play a role in the next generation of its Nexo FCEV, which it offers in limited markets and quantities in Canada. Genesis will also take .