{"id":595950,"date":"2026-04-11T01:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/595950\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:12:12","slug":"hyundai-ioniq-concepts-made-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/595950\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai Ioniq Concepts: Made For China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hyundai is launching its electric Ioniq brand in China. \u00a0\u00a0
\nIt is previewing the lineup with two concepts, Venus and Earth. \u00a0\u00a0
\nThey have a single-curve silhouette that drastically departs from Ioniq\u2019s current design language. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hyundai has been selling electric vehicles in the United States and most of the world under the Ioniq name for a few years now. The models feature distinct designs that are all connected through the brand\u2019s signature pixel lightning elements, but China is getting something completely different when the first Ioniq-branded cars arrive. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hyundai<\/a> has unveiled two new concepts, Venus and Earth, that preview the Ioniq brand’s design in China. The Venus is a sleek sedan, while the Earth is a chunky SUV, and what connects these two vehicles is their single-curve silhouettes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hyundai Earth And Venus Concepts<\/p>\n

Photo by: Hyundai<\/p>\n

While the two vehicles are quite unique, their interiors look like those of any other modern electric vehicle. The sedan has a massively wide dashboard screen<\/a>, a driver-focused cabin, and zero buttons. There are also chrome-gold accents and layered mood lighting. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The SUV looks quite similar, but the center screen is smaller, and we can see that the rear seats swivel, which have “air-hug” seats with “soft air modules.” The mood lighting in the Earth mimics tree shadows. \u00a0\u00a0
Hyundai did not provide any powertrain details, instead calling the two concepts a “barometer” for Ioniq\u2019s future design language in the market. One aspect of the concepts that will make it to production is the names. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The automaker said it will name future Ioniq models after “planets” to create a “universe” of models, but it looks more like a solar system to us. Hyundai unveiled the vehicles ahead of China\u2019s Beijing Auto Show on April 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Motor1\u2019s Take: Hyundai is famous for making drastic styling changes when it launches new models, and the Venus and Earth concepts do not disappoint. They are a wild departure from Ioniq\u2019s current design language, and look stunning, but the lack of buttons throughout the cabin would not fly with American customers.<\/p>\n

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