Hyundai is hoping its Ioniq 5 N will usher in a brand new period of electrical efficiency vehicles that drive simply in addition to its beloved gas-powered N vehicles, simply with the additional benefit of unpolluted — and immediate — electrical energy supply. Now after what’s appeared like years of ready, we lastly know the way a lot it’ll value. Together with $1,375 for vacation spot, the Ioniq 5 N will begin at $67,475 when it goes on sale later this month, making it the most costly automobile Hyundai has ever made.
However that value will get you among the most spectacular and customizable efficiency tech you should buy, and the Ioniq 5 N can also be the quickest and strongest Hyundai ever made. Energy for the Ioniq 5 N comes from a brand new 84.0-kWh battery pack and a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup that makes 641 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque. A dual-stage electrical inverter on the motors permits for the N Grin Enhance, which achieves the total energy on the press of a button (in regular driving the Ioniq 5 N makes 601 hp).
Efficiency tech abounds within the Ioniq 5 N. There’s a specifically tuned efficiency steering known as N R-MDPS (Rack-Mounted Motor-Pushed Energy Steering) that includes a faster steering ratio. The N Pedal has been tuned to compensate for the heavier weight of EVs, permitting for faster turn-in by weight switch to the entrance axle beneath braking. There’s a drift optimizer that helps the driving force preserve the optimum angle throughout drifting, in addition to a Torque Kick Drift operate that, based on Hyundai, “permits the driving force to simulate the clutch-kick motion of a rear-wheel-drive automotive.”
N Torque Distribution lets the driving force select between 11 completely different ranges of torque distribution, and it has an digital limited-slip rear differential. There are three traction ranges of N Launch Management, and N Brake Regen assists with onerous braking whereas concurrently serving to to increase the lifetime of the brakes by mixing regen and hydraulic braking methods throughout use. And don’t neglect the N E-Shift mode that may simulate a dual-clutch transmission, and the N Energetic Sound+ that recreates inner combustion noises.
This isn’t all just a few gimmicky tech, both. The Ioniq 5 N has been engineered for precise monitor use, with an N Race suite of tech that permits for the automotive to carry as much as monitor abuse in numerous conditions, as Hyundai describes:
N Race applies a motorsport-derived method to maximizing obtainable assets for the quickest potential laps total. Whereas configuring this kind of change would usually require a full group of technicians and tools, IONIQ 5 N provides this adjustability through handy menu choice. With N Race, drivers are given the strategic option to prioritize ‘Endurance’ or ‘Dash.’ ‘Endurance’ maximizes vary on the racetrack by limiting peak energy, leading to slower temperature build-up. Conversely, ‘Dash’ prioritizes energy, offering shorter bursts of full vitality.
The Ioniq 5 N appears the half as nicely. Exterior there’s black trim, extra aggressive bumpers and intakes, an even bigger rear spoiler, and two further inches of width due to broader fender flares that maintain wider 21-inch wheels wrapped in 275/35R21 Pirelli P Zero summer time tires. The journey top is 0.79 inches decrease than a normal Ioniq 5, and the N can also be 3.2 inches longer than the usual automotive due to its rear diffuser. Differentiating the Ioniq 5 N from its ICE-powered N siblings is Luminous Orange exterior trim, a change from the pink that the gasoline N vehicles have. The Ioniq 5 N will solely are available in one trim, although you do get to decide on between 5 exterior paints, together with the one proven right here, and a colour I can’t wait to see known as Soultronic Orange Pearl.
Inside there are N-branded seats, pedals, and a chunkier steering wheel that holds a number of buttons for capabilities just like the N Pedal, N Grin Enhance, and regen capabilities. That N Energetic Sound+ system makes use of ten audio system in whole — eight inside and two outdoors — to recreate varied engine noises relying on the theme that’s chosen. Ignition will sound like a gas-powered turbocharged inline-4, whereas Evolution seems like Hyundai’s RN22e idea and Supersonic is claimed to be impressed by fighter jets.
Should you’re , you received’t have to attend lengthy to get your fingers on one. Hyundai says the Ioniq 5 N ought to begin arriving at sellers this month, hopefully with none loopy markups.