Hyundai: Playstation with all-wheel drive 🎥

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the first all-electric model of the Hyundai sub-brand N. It celebrated its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023 - where the craziest cars always cover a short distance through the castle park at racing speed in front of a huge audience. This new Hyundai is also a little crazy.

478 kW output and 770 Nm

With its boosted power output of 478 kW (650 hp) and the enormous torque of up to 770 Nm, it offers race car performance; its 4.7 meter long four-door body, however, identifies it as a practical compact class hatchback. The N model differs from the standard Ioniq-5 in its different proportions. The N version is 20 millimeters lower and 80 millimeters longer. The vehicle width has been extended by 50 millimetres to accommodate the wider 275/35 R 21 tires. The large wheelbase of 3.00 meters is also striking.

Very well-behaved in everyday traffic

As a software-defined vehicle, the Ioniq 5 N can adapt its driving performance almost at will. In everyday traffic, it drives like a normal electric car in Eco, Normal or Sport mode and allows five people to travel in comfort. Its 84-kWh battery provides a WLTP range of up to 448 kilometers and can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in 18 minutes at the DC charging station with up to 350 kW thanks to the 800-volt E architecture. The new model is based on the E-GMP (Electrified Global Modular Platform) of the Ioniq 5, but also uses motorsport technology and know-how from N. The all-wheel drive with rally-inspired handling and improvements to the bodyshell structure make it a very safe everyday vehicle with enormous performance potential.

Virtual to the combustion engine

The car's N-specific features can be enjoyed in many different ways. With N e-Shift and N Active Sound, the electric car is virtually transformed into a combustion engine vehicle with gearshifts and matching sound accompaniment - deceptively realistically staged. On the chassis side, the response and feedback from the steering have been optimized. Intensive fine-tuning was also necessary to combine regenerative braking with the hydraulic brakes so that the driver feels safe in every situation.

Ride perfectly with one pedal

With the N Pedal, the car can be driven perfectly with one pedal in conurbations and also on country roads, and the degree of recuperation can be adjusted in several stages using the paddles on the steering column. Less suitable for public roads, on the other hand, are the N Drift Optimizer function, which allows the 4×4 car to be manoeuvred through corners, and N Launch Control, which allows the car to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in a repeatable 3.4 seconds - despite an unladen weight of 2,240 kilograms. The car is then in N Grin mode for ten seconds, which increases the peak output from 448 to 478 kW (from 609 to 650 hp). To master all these disciplines with ease, an improved battery thermal management system with optimized engine oil and battery cooling is used.

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