Five hundred horsepower? Six hundred horsepower? Who knows, but it’s gonna be fast.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV has been a darling of the automotive press and EV enthusiasts alike, but it’s been a little bit milquetoast in the driving dynamics department. Sure, all that electric torque, especially on dual-motored Ioniq 5s make for a pretty speedy experience, but the Ioniq 5 isn’t quite what one would call “sports focused.” Well, Hyundai has turned its N performance division onto the Ioniq 5. It’s not out yet, but Hyundai engineers say that the Ioniq 5 N will be much faster than any Hyundai model on tap, including the I30 N or Veloster N.
Via an interview with Drive Australia, Hyundai executive (and former head of the N performance division) Albert Biermann, said “It will be much faster (than the Hyundai i30 N). How could it be slower? It has almost 600 horsepower!” Yet, when Drive Australia pressed him on specific output numbers, Biermann refused to explicitly confirm.
This is all very exciting news for EV buyers in search of yet another hot EV to choose from. There’s no confirmation, but the “almost 600 horsepower” could lead us to think that the Ioniq 5 N will likely share a similar 580 horsepower twin-motor setup, like what we’ve seen in the Kia EV6 GT. How the Ioniq 5 N will differ remains to be seen; Biermann explained to Drive Australia that handling and driver enjoyment is more important than outright speed. We should find out how Hyundai translated this to the Ioniq 5 N when it’s unveiled later this year.
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