Hyundai Motor UK opened reservations on the IONIQ 3 today. £22,245 OTR for the Advance 42kWh. The 61 kWh pack is the one they say will do 308 miles. That is a British price, not a U.S. sticker. America does not have this car. Hyundai’s August 17, 2026 UK release is the source.
£22,245 in Britain. Not here.
The IONIQ 3 is the compact electric Aero Hatch. First small EV in the IONIQ lineup. B-segment outside. 4,155 mm long, 2,680 mm wheelbase, 441 litres of boot. Hyundai quotes a 0.263 drag target and calls the shape an Aero Hatch. It is not the Ioniq 9. Different car. Different continent.
UK trims are Advance, Premium, Ultimate, and N Line Evo. Two batteries. The cheap one is 42.2 kWh and 213 miles. The 61 kWh is the one they hang the 308-mile claim on, Advance spec, pending final homologation. Fit the 19-inch N Line wheels and Hyundai’s own table drops to 265.
£22,245 is roughly $30,000 at today’s exchange. That is a conversion, not a Hyundai USA MSRP. There isn’t one.
Official UK OTR prices from the August 17 sheet. The numbers in parentheses are with the reservation saving:
- Advance 42kWh: £22,245
- Advance 61kWh: £25,745 (£24,245)
- Premium 61kWh: £27,445 (£25,945)
- Ultimate 61kWh: £29,945 (£28,445)
- N Line Evo 61kWh: £31,945 (£30,445)
400 volts, not 800
This sits on E-GMP with a 400-volt architecture. The 42.2 kWh motor is the stronger one: 147 PS, 8.8 seconds to 62 mph, 105 mph. The 61 kWh is 135 PS and 9.5 seconds, 9.6 on N Line. Both make 250 Nm. DC 10–80 percent is 29 minutes on the small pack and 30 on the big one, at a 350 kW post. Peak DC is 119 kW and 110 kW. The UK onboard charger is 11 kW.
WLTP combined from Hyundai UK’s own table, still pending final homologation:
- Advance 42kWh: 213 miles
- Advance 61kWh: 308 miles
- Premium 61kWh: 303 miles
- Ultimate 61kWh: 300 miles
- N Line Evo 61kWh: 265 miles
Android in the dash. Turkey on the build plate.
This is the first European Hyundai with Pleos Connect, which is Android Automotive OS. 12.9-inch screen on most trims. 14.6 on N Line Evo. Hyundai also lists Plug & Charge, an EV route planner, and Vehicle-to-Load. V2L is an EV Pack extra on Premium and up in the UK sheet, not a freebie on Advance. Memory Reverse Assist stores the last 50 metres so you can replay the path out of a tight space. That one is N Line Evo in the UK spec table.
Production started August 14 at İzmit, Turkey. First EV off that line. Hyundai says it goes on sale in September, market by market. The UK reservation book opened today.
The sheet
- Compact electric Aero Hatch, first IONIQ in this size
- UK reservations open August 17, 2026
- From £22,245 OTR, Advance 42kWh
- Batteries: 42.2 kWh and 61 kWh
- Expected WLTP range: 213 miles (42.2) / up to 308 miles (61 kWh Advance)
- 400-volt E-GMP, front motor, 250 Nm
- 147 PS / 8.8 s / 105 mph on the 42.2; 135 PS / 9.5 s / 102 mph on the 61
- DC 10–80%: 29 min (42.2) / 30 min (61) at 350 kW; peak 119 / 110 kW
- AC: 11 kW in the UK
- Length 4,155 mm (4,170 N Line), width 1,800, wheelbase 2,680
- Boot 441 litres, 1,213 with the seats down, plus Megabox under the floor
- Cd target 0.263
- Trims: Advance, Premium, Ultimate, N Line Evo
- Pleos Connect (Android Automotive OS), first European Hyundai with it
- Built at İzmit, Turkey; on sale September, market by market
Hyundai priced a compact EV for Britain and opened the book. The 308-mile number is still a claim. The £22,245 is not. If you live in the States, you are reading someone else’s order form.
Images courtesy of Hyundai, from the official IONIQ 3 global newsroom media kit (April 20, 2026). Specs from Hyundai Motor UK’s August 17, 2026 release “Hyundai Motor UK announces New IONIQ 3 electric hatchback pricing,” Hyundai Motor Europe’s April 20, 2026 IONIQ 3 unveil, the global newsroom brief of the same date, and Hyundai Motor Türkiye’s August 14, 2026 İzmit production start. Range figures are expected WLTP and pending final homologation. “Late September showrooms” appears in secondary coverage; Hyundai’s own production note says on sale in September, market by market.
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