The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N has a bit of little bit of Quick & Livid and beneficiant doses of a world championship rally automobile as a part of its excessive tech pitch to redefine electrical efficiency automobiles – and take the EV struggle to the Tesla Mannequin Y Efficiency and Kia EV6 GT.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N would be the strongest automobile from the model, with the dual-motor high-performance SUV thumping out 478kW – the identical as a Porsche 911 Turbo S.
The quickest, most participating electrical automobile from Hyundai leverages superior software program and intelligent digital controls in addition to {hardware} developed on race tracks and rally roads internationally.
The Ioniq 5 N may even mimic the snorts and bangs of a turbocharged race automobile or the howl of a fighter jet.
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Yep, the Ioniq 5 N guarantees to be an EV accomplished very otherwise.
With options resembling N Drift Optimizer, Torque Kick Drift, Drag Mode, N Race and N Grin Enhance the Ioniq 5 N is a world away from the wise and environment friendly electrical automobiles which have spearheaded the EV revolution.
The Ioniq 5 N is all about interesting to automobile fanatics with a automobile that delivers on driving pleasure, in response to Hyundai.
“We put an infinite quantity of power and pondering growing the Ioniq 5 N,” says Until Wartenberg, vice chairman of Hyundai’s N model and motorsport division.
“No shortcuts had been taken.”
The director of car improvement, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Middle Gmbh, Tyrone Johnson makes the daring declare that the Ioniq 5 N is “the primary ever EV to really dedicate itself to automobile fanatics”.
“Automobile fanatics are the final group to be electrified and to be truthful their choices had been restricted.”
On the core of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is a daily Ioniq 5 SUV.
However there have been important adjustments to rework it right into a efficiency powerhouse that tickles the senses as a lot as any petrol-powered go-fast machine.
It’s begins with the design.
The Ioniq 5 N will get distinctive bumpers with extra air intakes up entrance and lively aerodynamics, one thing that assists with battery cooling and likewise helps the automobile obtain its 258km/h prime velocity.
There are additionally distinctive 21-inch wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero tyres.
In addition to the N sub-brand’s accessible Efficiency Blue paint end there’s a matte model of the identical hue.
And Hyundai has added “Luminous Orange Matte” because the spotlight color to bolster the N branding.
Inside are body-hugging sports activities seats and a redesigned centre console with padding, so drivers can brace their knee throughout formidable cornering.
And whereas the spacious five-door physique stays, it’s been closely engineered to extend stiffness.
There’s additionally distinctive suspension geometry designed with the race observe in thoughts and a brand new steering system.
And Hyundai has developed new dampers “that means the bandwidth of the suspension from Consolation to N mode is elevated additional”.
It’s all about making a “nook rascal”, with Hyundai claiming dynamics had been a chief focus for the Ioniq 5 N.
Not that it’s gradual in a straight line.
On the coronary heart of the Ioniq 5 N is a brand new 84kWh battery pack, bigger than that utilized in common Ioniq 5s.
There are two electrical motors, which mixed produce as much as 478kW and 770Nm, sufficient to launch the lower-slung SUV to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds.
Torque supply between the entrance and rear wheels could be adjusted between 11 completely different ranges as a part of the driving force involvement that’s on the I5 N’s coronary heart.
There are additionally sounds to simulate an engine revving – full with pretend gear shifts that jolt when chosen – to offer the automobile a extra conventional efficiency automobile flavour.
Mock engine sounds can mimic a world rally automobile, full with snorts and bangs. They not solely utilise the eight-speaker Bose sound system inside but in addition two exterior audio system so the skin world can get a way of the joy.
If you need one thing a bit of extra futuristic, then Hyundai N has you coated, even making a sound designed to imitate a twin engine fighter jet.
There’s additionally an digital restricted slip differential on the extra highly effective rear motor to regulate torque supply between the 2 again wheels.
Hyundai has additionally developed a spread of digital controls to maximise enjoyable issue when driving the automobile on a observe.
N Drift Optimizer can maintain the automobile in a managed drift whereas Torque Kick Drift simulates an aggressive dumping of the clutch to kick the rear wheels out for beginning a drift.
There’s additionally N Grin Enhance that maximises output from the 2 electrical motors for as much as 10 seconds. It’s about harnessing the complete 478kW/770Nm immediately (in common driving modes it makes 448kW/740Nm).
In addition to the common Eco, Regular and Sport drive modes, there are additionally track-focused modes that depend on the driving force realizing a bit about what they’re attempting to realize.
A few of it includes getting the automobile prepared for observe assaults as a part of the battery pre-conditioning system, which modify the temperature of the battery pack forward of high-speed assaults. Select Drag and it readies the batteries for brief bursts; select Monitor and the temperature is adjusted for extra laps.
There’s additionally Endurance and Dash modes as a part of the N buttons on the steering wheel. Every is designed to maximise observe efficiency over lengthy or brief stints.
In whichever mode is chosen the regenerative braking system of the EV aspect of the car performs an important function.
Hyundai has fitted sizeable 400mm four-piston entrance brake calipers and 360mm single-piston rears.
They’re assisted by regenerative braking from the electrical motors that may present as much as 0.6G of the braking drive. The regen can also be designed to proceed to a point all the way in which into the activation of the ABS system.
“We consider regen will redefine braking efficiency in all excessive efficiency EVs sooner or later,” says Johnson.
Like all automobiles that utilise the E-GMP Hyundai Group structure, the Ioniq 5 N could be charged at as much as 230kW when utilising stronger 800V chargers (usually capable of present as much as 350kW), permitting for a 10-80 % cost in about 18 minutes.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is due in 2024.
In fact one massive query is what it’ll value.
Given the rival Kia EV6 sells from $99,590 earlier than on-road prices the expectation is it’ll comfortably be north of that.