Bojan Vrbnjak
We barely reported anything new Hyundai Ioniq 5N, the brand's Korean sports division is already working on a version N electric vehicle. In the prototype pictures he posted Automedia, the test vehicle is shown for the first time Hyundai Ioniq 6N. They were taken near Hyundai's test center at the racetrack Nurburgring.
The pictures show the so-called Mula – this is a test vehicle with any (usually known) body. Photographed vehicle hardly distinguishable from the ordinary Ioniq 6. However, red brake calipers – and rims that look like those in the study RN22e (see below) – indicate the sports version. We don't see the large air intakes that the model had 5 N. If they exist, they are hidden behind camouflage. Only one out of three air flaps it is open in the front area; probably the car did not have a special need for cooling air at that time. At the rear, there are the same rear spoilers as on the regular model ionic 6, but there is no rear wing as in the model RN22e Concept, which was introduced in the summer of 2022. This car was generally understood as a model study Ioniq 6N.
Hyundai he admitted that the bodywork RN22e based on the model ionic 6, but he did not confirm that the car will be serially produced as Ioniq 6N. The name RN22e is supposed to mean Rolling N-Lab from 2022 with an electric drive. Such as Kia EV6GT the study also had this four-wheel drive s 430 kW and the familiar 77 kWh battery. The study also focused on cooling (recognizable by the large air intake at the front), artificial sound and gearbox simulation. 5 N also offers these three elements. RN22e it also had five double-spoke rims very similar in appearance to those shown Muli.
Ioniq 6N it hasn't been officially confirmed yet, but it is an Australian motoring magazine Drive claimed in November that this model could appear on the market already in 2025. The collaborators apparently deduced this based on the fact that during the presentation of the usual Ioniq 5 and model 5 N two and a half years have passed. According to the report, the car is said to be even faster than Ioniqa 5 N, which requires a normal sprint 3,4 seconds. Also, the power output could be even higher than that of the Ioniq 5 N s 478 kW. The car will probably have all-wheel drive; the maximum output of electric cars is highly dependent on how long it can be sustained. Power 478 kW on the Ioniq 5 N model, it is maintained for 10 seconds; without acceleration it is "only" 448 kW, and the 30-minute power will probably be much lower. So looking at the power figure doesn't help much.
New 84 kWh battery, which is used in the 5 N model and the facelifted model ionic 5, will likely be used as an energy storage system. They will probably be installed as well all functions, which simulate combustion from the model 5 N, as well as sports seats and powerful brakes. A more streamlined body and lower height Ioniq 6 (1,50 meters) in comparison with Ioniq 5 (1,58 meters), which is similar to an SUV, could mean advantages in handling and top speed - Ioniq 5N can achieve 260 km/h.
Division password N is “Never just drive", which means that it is mainly about driving pleasure. N stands for Hyundai Development Center v To Namyang in Korea as well Nurburgring. Cars are tested on the famous race track; the mentioned European development center of the brand is also nearby. The sports department has at Hyundai similar function as AMG at Mercedes ali M at BMW. However, it was a sub-brand N introduced only years ago 2013, and the first N vehicle (i30 N) was presented only in 2017. The following models i20 N in Elantra N. With the Ioniq 5 N model, Hyundai presented the first N electric vehicle.
Da Hyundai preparing a model Ioniq 6N, we can say with certainty; the new prototype is proof of that. That the car will be available in 2025, but it's just a guess. Everything else remains speculation - that's how it is with prototypes.
