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 Festival of Speed. The electrical scorching hatch-slash-crossover is the primary EV to put on the automaker’s race-ready N designation and badge however primarily based 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. Together, 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 Boost 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 method to a high velocity of 162 electronically restricted miles per hour.
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N EV Drifts and Shifts Like a Hot Hatch
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Feeding the stronger motors through a brand new two-stage inverter is an also-new 84 kilowatt-hour battery, up from 77.4 kWh for the Long Range Ioniq 5 variants because of new chemistry and improved vitality density. Hyundai hasn’t acknowledged vary estimates for this new configuration, however highway and particularly observe estimates are prone to be extremely depending on how a lot on how exhausting the driving force offers into the temptation to drive the Ioniq 5 N as aggressively because it was designed to be pushed.
To enhance the Ioniq 5 N’s resistance to overheating and energy discount beneath exhausting 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 Track mode periods. A function referred to as Track SOC routinely calculates battery consumption per lap, serving to drivers strategize their assaults and make it to the top of the warmth with out operating out of juice.
One of probably the most fascinating options debuted is the N e-Shift, which mixes generated engine noise and bodily jolts of torque to simulate dual-clutch shifts.
Like many EV’s, the Ioniq 5 N includes a sound technology system to fill the silence of an all-electric powertrain. However, the N Active Sound Plus does not simply attempt to sound like a combustion automobile, it additionally tries to really feel like one. Combined with a function referred to 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 through 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 includes a extra aggressive N Mask entrance bumper design which accommodates the elevated cooling capability and aerodynamic wants. Out again, you may spot a extra outstanding aerodynamic diffuser. Changes to the bodywork lead to round a 3-inch improve to the Ioniq 5’s general 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 adjustments, elevated physique and chassis reinforcement give the upgraded suspension, wheels and tires a extra steady platform to work beneath. Hyundai says it has added 42 new welding factors and a couple of.1 meters of further adhesives to the unibody, bolstered motor and battery mounts and enhanced the entrance and rear subframes. Rally-inspired drive axles are lighter and stiffer than the usual mannequin, making certain faster and extra direct torque supply from the motors to the wheels.
The entrance brakes have been upgraded to huge four-piston stoppers. Meanwhile, the regenerative braking system has been optimized for observe use.
Behind the wheels’ spokes peer upgraded 15.7-inch disc brakes with big 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. Together, the brake tech helps the driving force get round bends as shortly 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 clean drift angle by adjusting the EV’s response to inputs and balancing rear torque distribution on the fly. Drivers even have 11 ranges of guide front-to-rear energy distribution management through the N Torque Distribution system to additional fine-tune the efficiency.
The new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N arrives in your favourite twisty highway or race observe in early 2024. Pricing hasn’t been introduced, however count on it to lift the Ioniq 5’s present totally loaded, destination-inclusive $58,835 worth ceiling by a big margin.