With multi-link suspension at each end backed by twin-valve dampers, the Ioniq 9 has been set up – as you would expect – more for rolling refinement than dynamic engagement, and for sure the results are reassuringly cushy rather than crashy.
We were denied the opportunity to veer off-circuit into the barren, punishing desert to really test its composure, but the few imperfections we did encounter were dispatched smoothly and serenely.
Impressive isolation through the floor and chassis means you only very subtly feel bumps passing under the car, and the combination of foam in the tyres and an active sound management function means you can barely hear them either.
This is generally a pretty quiet car at all speeds, although wind roar did naturally pick up once we passed the high side of 100mph around the bowl – not that you should ever attempt to attain such outrageous pace on a UK road.
Meddlesome laws of physics mean the Ioniq 9’s dynamic limits are quite easily found in hard cornering, with some pitch and roll in the most demanding of turns as the weight moves around all four corners of the chassis, but it seems generally unflappable and as manoeuvrable as you can reasonably expect of a car of this ilk.
You might wonder whether such a merits the addition of a steering rear axle, à la Range Rover, but it might only be in a multi-storey car park where you would really wish for a tighter turning circle.
