Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Spied in Production Guise
Autoblog's spy photogs have been busy. We just brought you the Porsche 718 Boxster EV shots, and now we also have some Hyundai Ioniq 5 N spy shots thanks to our friends/competitors.
The camouflage here is thin enough that we can get a good sense of how the EV hatchback looks in hopped-up N guise.
The look is more aggressive and the car is wider -- and the grilles appear larger, presumably for better cooling. The lower grille area is especially bigger -- it gains in width and height.
There are also small slits below the headlight -- again, for increased airflow -- and the grilles appear to be able to open and shut for aerodynamic purposes.
Cooling appears to be a priority -- there are yet more air intakes towards the rear. The rear wheel arches also have vents on their back.
The rear spoiler also gets longer, compared the "regular" car, and a triangular center high-mounted stop light is integrated. The rear bumper gets a large rear diffuser.
Specs aren't public but common sense suggests it will share the 577 horsepower, 546 lb-ft of torque dual-motor setup from its platform-mate, the Kia EV6 GT. A limited-slip rear differential is also a likely available feature.
[Image: Hyundai]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Definitely a niche car, produced because they can. I'd prefer the longest-range RWD version with 225 HP.