Hyundai’s N division is placing the ending touches to a sizzling new model of the Ioniq 6 saloon, which can deliver Porsche Taycan ranges of efficiency and dynamic agility honed on the racetrack.
Hyundai N’s second electric car, following the just-launched Ioniq 5 N, is coming into a sophisticated stage of growth shortly after the efficiency division confirmed it will cease growing combustion automobiles, following the elimination of the i20 N and i30 N hot hatchbacks from Europe.
“Going forward in Europe, Hyundai is developing Hyundai N as a pioneer of high-performance EVs,” the model mentioned not too long ago. “Our customers will benefit from technological developments that will make EVs even more attractive in the future.”
The subsequent stage within the efficiency model’s transition to an all-EV line-up would be the launch of the Ioniq 6 N, which was previewed by the outlandish RN22e concept in 2022. It was not too long ago noticed testing on the model’s technical centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, sporting solely mild camouflage to disclose the vary of styling tweaks it receives over the usual automotive.
As with N’s first EV, the Ioniq 5 N, the visible modifications embody wider wheel arches, bigger alloys, pink brake calipers, deeper facet skirts, a bigger rear spoiler and a extra aggressive-looking rear bumper to go well with the automotive’s performance-oriented billing.
Riding on the identical E-GMP platform as the recent crossover, the sporting 6 is probably going to make use of an 86kWh battery to feed a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain that produces as much as 641bhp and 549lb ft.
The Ioniq 5 N touts a BMW M3-beating 0-62mph time of round 3.5sec and 161mph prime pace, however its saloon sibling’s decrease profile and sleeker silhouette might permit it to enhance on these figures.
The Ioniq 6 N can also be prone to obtain the identical chassis tweaks as its sibling, together with enhanced brakes, stiffened and lowered suspension, and a gearbox that simulates the behaviour of the eight-speed dual-clutch unit utilized by N’s combustion automobiles.
It might additionally obtain the 5’s synthetic exhaust be aware, which makes an attempt to seize the spirit of a conventional combustion sizzling hatch by matching street pace to ‘revs’, and works with the simulated gearbox to emulate the feeling of driving a petroleum sports activities automotive.