The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is no longer wearing its black and blue checkerboard camouflage, and is now revealing more of its design details. Spotted in Europe, the first electric N model has been testing in a new wrap that covers more of the car. What it can’t hide, however, is of great interest. Starting at the front, a new front grille can be seen, which will presumably funnel more cooling air towards the batteries for better high-performance reliability.
At the back, we can see a new
spoiler that has a dip in the middle of it. Its blades also have a new gap in
them, all of which will likely help with high-speed stability. Lower down,
meanwhile, big wheels give ample room for sizeable brake discs and red rear
calipers. Actually making contact with the road are sticky Pirelli P Zero
tires. The wheel arches, meanwhile, appear to blister out under the camo,
suggesting that the wheels will be pushed out a little farther in the
high-performance model. Three long bumps on the hood can also be seen bulging
out under the camo. Whether these sinewy additions are stylistic, functional,
or even present on the production car is a matter of some mystery.
Unfortunately, no shots of the interior
could be had this time around, but a previous video featuring the car showed a
test vehicle with an all leather bucket seat for the driver. It looked rather
similar to the ones found in the Hyundai i30 N, which would be a sensible
addition to this model, too.
Power figures remain unknown at this
juncture, but we know that the platform is capable of buzzing out an impressive
577 hp and 740 Nm of torque thanks to Kia EV6 GT.
That’s enough to get its sister EV up to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds,
and a 77.4 kWh battery pack allows it to go 405 km on a charge. We
anticipate that the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N will be introduced as a 2023 model year
vehicle, suggesting that it will be revealed in the coming months.
