The hot-rotor Ioniq 5 N from Hyundai will have 545 lb-ft of torque and 601 hp. When N Grin Boost is turned on, the power goes up to 641 hp. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, also called the N e-shift, is the first electric car with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Using the same battery pack, better battery chemistry raises the energy that can be used from 77.4 kWh to 84.0 kWh. The Hyundai Ioniq 5, which won the EV of the Year award from Car and Driver two years ago, has already won us. Regarding performance, Kia’s EV6 GT set the bar for what other Korean automakers could give. The delicious 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N comes out of the performance-spectrum blender when two cars that share a platform are mixed with big tires and brakes, strange ideas, and more than 6,000 miles of testing on the difficult 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife. First, let’s eliminate the idea that the Ioniq 5 is just a Kia EV6 GT with a new look. With the Hyundai, things move forward. It has unique suspension calibrations, including spring tuning, three-position electrical dampers, and bushing tolerances. Also, the bottom control arm of the Ioniq 5s has been changed from stamped steel to a two-piece aluminium part. There are 42 more places to join and more structural glue to strengthen the frame. The places where the engine and battery are attached have been maintained, and the subframes have been supported to make them more stable. Your Favourite Music Like other electric cars, the Ioniq 5 N has synthesised sounds from which the driver can choose. N Active Sound+ has three sound settings whose volume can be changed from far away to the right in front of you: Even though many EVs have the airy sounds we’ve learned to dislike and go as fast as a fighter plane, the Ignition will have the most attractive shape. Hyundai designed Ignition to sound like a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four found in the Elantra N or the Kona N. It has eight speakers inside and two speakers outside. The Ioniq 5 N is the most potent car Hyundai has ever made. During regular operation, the two motors, one on each side, spin at up to 21,000 rpm and total 601 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque. There are 641 ponies in the stable that have the N Grin Boost turned on. Hyundai says that when the Boost mode is on, it only takes 3.4 seconds to go from 0 to 60 mph. Based on the fact that the 576-hp Kia EV6 GT did the job in 3.1 seconds, it’s a good guess. Hyundai also says that the top speed is limited to 161 mph. We tried this on a German autobahn to see if it was true. Changes in gear that don’t make sense A feature of the Ioniq 5 N e-Shift programming called “simulated gearshifts” changes how the brain thinks about electric cars (EVs). N e-Shift acts like an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic by cutting off the torque flow to the motors in a sudden way. When you shift up on the 5 N, it will jolt. When the Ignition sound mode is on, downshifts match the engine speed, and the speakers make pops and bangs when the car slows down, just like in internal-combustion N cars. Hyundai is honest that using N e-Shift to stop power delivery isn’t the fastest way to get around a track, but not by much. If you use the shift buttons to change gears by hand and miss a shift, you’ll get close to a fuel cutoff. If you get stuck in high gear, the Ioniq 5 will even slow down the engine by reducing the power it can put out. Yes, it’s completely fake and has nothing to do with mechanics, but it still shows a level of involvement that has been missing in the electrified world until now. Enormous brakes that have ever been put on a Hyundai are used to slow down. In the front, four-piston fixed brakes grab 15.7-inch rotors, which are 0.7 inches bigger than those on the EV6 GT, and a single-piston slider holds a 14.2-inch rotor in the back. On the Ioniq 5 N, Hyundai engineers also put brake cooling ducts that send a steady flow of cool air to the joints. Hyundai says that the 5 N’s N Brake Regen will provide 0.6 g of deceleration force while working in the background to ease some pressure on the friction brakes. The most extensive parts Hyundai has ever put on a car send forces from the ground to the Ioniq 5 N through forged 21-inch wheels wrapped in Hyundai-made Pirelli P Zero Elec 275/35 ZR-21 tires. The 5 N has a reworked steering rack and a more substantial steering column to help the driver understand what the tires are doing and deal with the extra demands that come with more grip.
