MY26 · Calligraphy AWD
Hyundai IONIQ 9
SUV/Crossover · 110.3 kWh · CCS2
- WLTP range
- 600km
- Efficiency
- 4.83km/kWh
- DC peak
- 233kW
- Boot
- 338L
Side by side · MY26 model year
Hyundai IONIQ 9vsKia EV9
600 km WLTP · 24 min 10–80%512 km WLTP · 24 min 10–80%
vs
The Hyundai IONIQ 9 is rated 600 km on the WLTP cycle, the Kia EV9 512. A 10–80% stop takes 24 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 24 in the Kia EV9. Every figure below names the badge it belongs to, and the three tools further down turn the same numbers into a charging race, a road trip and a yearly bill.
At a glance
Hyundai IONIQ 9 · Calligraphy AWD
600km WLTP
24min 10–80%
A$119,750from
Kia EV9 · Earth AWD
512km WLTP
24min 10–80%
A$97,000from
The short answer
The Hyundai IONIQ 9 goes further on a charge.
1
The Hyundai IONIQ 9 is rated 600 km against 512 — 88 km, 17% further. It uses 20.7 kWh to cover 100 km where the Kia EV9 needs 22.2.
2
A 10–80% stop takes 24 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 24 in the Kia EV9. On a 50 kW post it is 93 and 84 minutes, so most of the advantage disappears at a slow site.
3
The Kia EV9 is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$97,000 against A$119,750 for the Hyundai IONIQ 9 — A$22,750 at the starting point, before on-road costs.
Which one, in one line
Pick the Hyundai IONIQ 9 ifit wins on range (600 km against 512), running cost (20.7 kWh per 100 km against 22.2), space (338 L of boot against 333 L).
The priceThe Kia EV9 is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$97,000; both are list prices before on-road costs and incentives.
MY26 · Earth AWD
Charging, raced
Two cars, one post, same clock
Charging speed is a station number and a car number, and the smaller one wins. Set the post and both cars fill against the same clock — the interesting part is not who wins, it is how much of the gap a slow post takes away.
Each car is modelled on its own published 10–80% time, which gives an average power over that window: 193 kW for the Hyundai IONIQ 9, 175 kW for the Kia EV9. A post above that average changes nothing; a post below it sets the pace.
Kia EV9CCS228min
Hyundai IONIQ 9CCS231min
At 150 kW, going from 10% to 80% takes 31 min in the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 28 min in the Kia EV9 — a gap of 3 minutes. At this post the station is the bottleneck for both cars, so they fill at much the same rate and the gap comes down to how much energy each one needs.
Every figure
The numbers, with the badge attached
A tick marks a figure that is simply more useful — more range, less energy per 100 km, a faster stop. Rows without a tick are different, not better: a bigger battery, a taller body and a heavier car are all trades, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
| Measure | Hyundai IONIQ 9 | Kia EV9 |
|---|---|---|
| Range and efficiency | ||
| WLTP range | 600 km✓MY26 Calligraphy AWD | 512 kmMY26 Earth AWD |
| Efficiency | 4.83 km/kWh✓ | 4.5 km/kWh |
| Energy per 100 km | 20.7 kWh✓ | 22.2 kWh |
| Battery | 110.3 kWh | 99.8 kWh |
| Charging | ||
| DC peak | 233 kW | 240 kW✓ |
| 10–80% at peak | 24 min | 24 min |
| Average power, 10–80%(derived) | 193 kW✓ | 175 kW |
| AC maximum | 11 kW | 11 kW |
| Fast-charge plug | CCS2 | CCS2 |
| AC plug | Type 2 | Type 2 |
| Size and weight | ||
| Length | 5,060 mm | 5,010 mm |
| Width | 1,980 mm | 1,980 mm |
| Height | 1,790 mm | 1,755 mm |
| Kerb weight | 2,620 kg | 2,600 kg |
| Space and practicality | ||
| Seats | 7 | 7 |
| Boot | 338 L✓ | 333 L |
| Towing, braked | 2,500 kg | — |
| Performance and warranty | ||
| Power | 315 kW✓ | 283 kW |
| 0–100 km/h | 5.2 s✓ | 6.0 s |
| Drive | AWD | AWD |
| Battery warranty | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km | 7yr unlimited km / 7yr 150,000km |
| Price | ||
| Starts at | A$119,750list, before on-road | A$97,000✓list, before on-road |
| Dearest version | A$119,750✓ | A$129,250 |
| Per km of WLTP range | A$199.58/kmcheapest version | A$189.45/km✓cheapest version |
| Drive-away | A$128,000–A$140,000where the feed lists it | A$113,500–A$124,000where the feed lists it |
How to read the mixed rows. Range, efficiency, battery and charging come from one badge — the longest-range version of each car's current model year, not the longest range it has ever been rated at. The catalogue stores one record per badge, so where two figures come from different badges the row names the one it used.
What WLTP is not. It is a laboratory cycle at a fixed temperature, with the air conditioning off and a gentle acceleration profile. It exists so two cars can be compared on the same test, not so a driver can predict a highway run. Expect less on a 110 km/h trip, and less again in winter.
What this page does not claim. No ANCAP crash rating: the catalogue carries none, and a column of dashes would read like a failure rather than a gap. Prices are manufacturer list before on-road costs; the drive-away band appears only where the feed publishes one.
Your numbers
What this pair costs you, on your drive
Two questions decide most purchases: how often you stop, and what the year costs. Both are arithmetic on the figures above, so change the inputs and the answer changes with you.
The drive
Starts full, arrives at 10%, charges back to 80% at each stop, and assumes a highway range of 85% of the WLTP figure.
- Hyundai IONIQ 9
- 2
- Kia EV9
- 2
stops · 48 min charging
stops · 48 min charging
The year
Energy at the wheels from the WLTP label, priced at the tariff you pay. Home charging is usually cheaper than the directory's median.
- Hyundai IONIQ 9
- A$1,553
- Kia EV9
- A$1,665
A$10 per 100 km
A$11 per 100 km
The trip model ignores charger detours, queueing and the last 10% of the pack, which is slow on both cars. The yearly cost is energy only: no session fees, no idle fees, no home-charger installation, and no petrol car to compare against.
Your priorities
A verdict you can argue with
There is no single winner, only a winner for a set of priorities. Move the sliders and the weighting changes — nothing here is a magazine score, and the page never hides the numbers it is built from.
Weighted result
Hyundai IONIQ 9
wins 4 of 6 measures on these weights
Hyundai IONIQ 974%
Kia EV926%
Each measure is scaled between the two cars, so a weight of 5 means “this is the thing I care about” and 0 means “I do not care at all”. The scores are relative, not a rating out of ten.
Questions
Short answers, then the reasoning
Every figure here comes from the same data as the rest of the page. Where the data cannot answer, the page says so instead of guessing.
Still unsure about a term? The connector guide covers the plugs, and the vehicle guide the rest.
Which has more range, the Hyundai IONIQ 9 or the Kia EV9?
The Hyundai IONIQ 9. The Hyundai IONIQ 9 is rated 600 km and the Kia EV9 512, each on the longest-range badge of its current model year — MY26 Calligraphy AWD and MY26 Earth AWD respectively. WLTP is a laboratory cycle run at a fixed temperature with the air conditioning off, so treat the figure as a way to compare one car with another rather than a prediction for a highway run in summer.
Which charges faster?
The Hyundai IONIQ 9. Going from 10% to 80% takes 24 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 9 (233 kW peak) and 24 in the Kia EV9 (240 kW peak). At a slow post the station becomes the limit and the gap narrows, because the slower car is short of power rather than short of time.
Do they use the same plug?
Yes. Both list CCS2 for DC fast charging, so either car can use the same sites without an adapter. An adapter still cannot raise the power a car will accept.
Which is cheaper to run?
The Hyundai IONIQ 9, by about A$112.50 a year at 15,000 km and A$0.50 per kWh. It uses 20.7 kWh per 100 km against 22.2. That is energy only, at the wheels: session fees, idle fees and home-charger installation are not in it.
Which has more space?
The Hyundai IONIQ 9: 338 L of luggage space against 333 L. Makers measure boot volume by different conventions — some to the window line, some under the parcel shelf — so read the direction as reliable and the size of the gap as indicative.
Which is cheaper to buy?
The Kia EV9 is the cheaper of the two, listed from A$97,000 against A$119,750 for the Hyundai IONIQ 9 — A$22,750 between the two starting prices. Both are manufacturer list prices before on-road costs, options and any incentive, so a dealer's drive-away number will differ.
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Every figure on this page comes from the same records the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and Kia EV9 pages use. How the sources are chosen, and what a figure here never claims, is on the methodology page.