Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Excessive-Efficiency EV Debuts With 641 HP, N Drift Mode

Korean automaker Hyundai has pulled again the curtains and stripped the camouflage, revealing its all-new Ioniq 5 N high-performance EV on the Goodwood Pageant of Pace. The electrical sizzling hatch-slash-crossover is the primary EV to put on the automaker’s race-ready N designation and badge however based mostly on the specs, it is earned it.

Diving proper into the efficiency upgrades, the Ioniq 5’s dual-motor electrical all-wheel drive system has been fully retuned and overhauled for rally-inspired and track-focused efficiency. Collectively, its e-motors now output a mixed 600 horsepower (up from the earlier peak of 320 hp) or a 10-second burst of 641 hp after tapping the N Grin Enhance scramble button on the redesigned steering wheel. With three driver-selectable launch management traction modes, the Ioniq 5 N sprints from 0 to 62 mph in simply 3.4 seconds on its technique to a high pace of 162 electronically restricted miles per hour.

Feeding the stronger motors by way of a brand new two-stage inverter is an also-new 84 kilowatt-hour battery, up from 77.4 kWh for the Lengthy Vary Ioniq 5 variants due to new chemistry and improved power density. Hyundai hasn’t acknowledged vary estimates for this new configuration, however highway and particularly monitor estimates are more likely to be extremely depending on how a lot on how laborious the driving force provides into the temptation to drive the Ioniq 5 N as aggressively because it was designed to be pushed.

To spice up the Ioniq 5 N’s resistance to overheating and energy discount underneath laborious driving, Hyundai has outfitted the EV with unbiased cooling loops for the battery and motors. The N additionally options enhanced battery thermal administration software program to assist the driving force optimize efficiency for the kind of driving they will be doing. 

The N Battery Preconditioning system and N Race modes, for instance, can optimize the battery pack’s temperature earlier than efficiency driving with short-burst Drag sprints or longer Monitor mode classes. A function known as Monitor SOC mechanically calculates battery consumption per lap, serving to drivers strategize their assaults and make it to the tip of the warmth with out operating out of juice.

Like many EV’s, the Ioniq 5 N incorporates a sound era system to fill the silence of an all-electric powertrain. Nonetheless, the N Energetic Sound Plus does not simply attempt to sound like a combustion automobile, it additionally tries to really feel like one. Mixed with a function known as N e-shift, the generated motor sounds mesh simulated shifts and “jolts” of electrical motor torque output to simulate the sensation of fixing gears on an eight-speed dual-clutch automated transmission. 

Drivers may even set off the “shifts” themselves by way of paddle shifters. Three sound themes distinct to the Ioniq 5 N can be found, impressed by the automaker’s N 2.0T gasoline engine (Ignition), the RN22e touring automobile (Evolution) and twin-engine fighter jets (Supersonic).

Externally, the Ioniq 5 N incorporates a extra aggressive N Masks entrance bumper design which accommodates the elevated cooling capability and aerodynamic wants. Out again, you may spot a extra distinguished aerodynamic diffuser. Adjustments to the bodywork end in round a 3-inch enhance to the Ioniq 5’s total size, whereas a efficiency suspension squats the chassis round 0.8 inches decrease over 21-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in Pirelli P-Zeros sized 275/35R21.

Beneath the visible modifications, elevated physique and chassis reinforcement give the upgraded suspension, wheels and tires a extra secure platform to work beneath. Hyundai says it has added 42 new welding factors and a pair of.1 meters of extra adhesives to the unibody, strengthened motor and battery mounts and enhanced the entrance and rear subframes. Rally-inspired drive axles are lighter and stiffer than the usual mannequin, guaranteeing faster and extra direct torque supply from the motors to the wheels.

Behind the wheels’ spokes peer upgraded 15.7-inch disc brakes with enormous four-piston monobloc calipers partnered with 14.2-inch single-pot stoppers on the rear. Hyundai has additionally rebalanced the i-Pedal regenerative braking system to work higher with the brand new hydraulic brakes, debuting its N Pedal and N Brake Regen applied sciences  for improved weight switch on nook entry (as much as 0.6 G from regen alone) and extra aggressive accelerator tip in on exit. Collectively, the brake tech helps the driving force get round bends as rapidly as attainable.

And for drivers preferring extra dramatic cornering, the Ioniq 6 N makes use of Hyundai’s N Drift Optimizer, which helps kick the rear finish out when stomping the throttle mid-corner after which preserve a easy drift angle by adjusting the EV’s response to inputs and balancing rear torque distribution on the fly. Drivers even have 11 ranges of handbook front-to-rear energy distribution management by way of the N Torque Distribution system to additional fine-tune the efficiency. 

The brand new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N arrives in your favourite twisty highway or race monitor in early 2024. Pricing hasn’t been introduced, however anticipate it to lift the Ioniq 5’s present absolutely loaded, destination-inclusive $58,835 worth ceiling by a big margin.