Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 N looks like a fake-shifting, drift-happy good time

Hyundai has just unveiled its second EV performance, the Ioniq 6 N, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​in West Sussex, England. The new variant carries a lot of what made the Ioniq 5 N so attractive, while adding a little more range and a little more Giddyap.

But more importantly, a series of features designed to imitate the best parts of high performance vehicles, such as speed change, engine noise and drift. Hyundai admits that it is not because it exchanged the turbocharged engine from 2.0 liters to 2.0 liters with twin electric motors which it must leave behind all the sensations of goosebumps which cause an incredibly powerful sedan around a winter track.

Based on the RN22E concept of Hyundai, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N uses the same powertrain as the Ioniq 5 N. which includes the same 84kWh battery, which is the fourth generation of Hyundai, and the same chassis, the cooling system and the engines. However, Hyundai says that the Ioniq 6 N can travel up to 291 miles (469 kilometers) on the WLTP cycle, which is 13 miles (21 km) more than the Ioniq 5 N. EPA estimates will be published later, but it will probably seem to exceed the beach of 221 mile of the EPA of 221 miles of the ioniq 5 N.

The twin engines, one on each axle, can extinguish a combined power of 641 horsepower (478 kW) and 568 pounds of torque while using the function of Boost N Grin, which lasts about 10 seconds. After that, the total power falls to 601 (448 kW) and 546 Pi-LB of torque.

The acceleration of the IONIQ 6 N is sure to repel you in your seat, with a time from 0 to 62 MPH of 3.2 seconds when N Launch Control is engaged. It is a little faster than the time of 0-62 MPH of the 3.25 seconds ioniq. And the speed of the Ioniq 6 N amounts to 160 mph (257 kilometers per hour).

The loading of the 84 kWh battery is certainly a rapid affair, thanks to the architecture of 800 volts of the Modular Electrical Modular Platform of Hyundai. When you quickly charge speeds up to 350 kW, the Ioniq 6 N can go from 0 to 80% in about 18 minutes, the company says.

Hyundai also says that its battery packaging characteristic should improve battery performance and lifespan, while its optimized thermal management control and increased capacity in the coolant radiator considerably reduce the packaging time.

The group has also added drift features, a steering wheel button which adds an increase of 10 seconds of power and torque, launch control, running modes and packaging of the specialized battery for various modes to ensure that you get all the power you can from battery and engines.

And Hyundai had some additional tips in its round with the addition of N e-SHIFT, which simulates a double-speed dual clutch transmission. The change function is now “fully compatible” with the rest of the performance functionality of the automaker, including N Launch Control, N Drift Optimizer, N Grin Boost and N Corque Distribution. (Believe me, I have no pleasure in reporting these completely stupid brand names.) And its function of change of ambient light n will synchronize different light shades to move points, so that each gear shift is seen as well as the felt.

The automotive fauxrie is nothing new. But it certainly becomes more important in the era of the electric vehicle, with a whole galaxy of false sounds killed through external speakers and a simulated speed change. Hyundai is only the last car manufacturer to plunge its toes into these treacherous waters.

No word on the price yet, although I think it is sure to assume that it will place within the framework of luxury electric vehicles such as the Lucid Air Sapphire, Audi RS E-Tron and Porsche Taycan. The Ioniq 6 base starts at $ 37,850, while the IONIQ 5 N begins at $ 67,800 – so probably somewhere between the two.