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The paint is barely drying on the Ioniq 6 but Hyundai has been willing to talk about potential ways to expand the lineup. In an interview with a British magazine Auto Express, the automaker’s chief designer was asked if a more practical liftback derivative was ever considered as opposed to a traditional trunk lid. The answer is rather interesting: “I could make a great hatchback out of it; fire brake.”
Hyundai’s luxury division, Genesis, already has such a car in the G70 Shooting Brake. Originally developed for the European market, the swoopy wagon will also be released in South Korea. The Ioniq 6’s potential FireBrake will likely have a rear door as well, therefore not fully meeting the firebrake criteria. It’s too early to say if that will actually happen, especially since the regular Ioniq 6 was revealed just hours ago.
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SangYup Lee went on to say Tesla’s Model 3 rival Hyundai “will also make a great performance model.” This seems very plausible considering that spy shots have shown that the Ioniq 5 N is in the works. In addition, Kia already has the EV6 GT, so the E-GMP platform that underpins this particular electric car was developed with performance in mind.
We’ll remind you that the EV6 GT has dual motors that make a combined 577 horsepower (430 kilowatts) and 546 pound-feet (740 Newton-meters) of torque. The AWD-equipped spicy crossover reaches 62 mph (100 km/h) from rest in just three and a half seconds and reaches a top speed of 162 mph (260 km/h).
Meanwhile, the technical specifications of the regular Ioniq 6 will be revealed in July. Logic tells us that the most powerful version available at launch will have around 300 hp from a pair of electric motors to mirror the Ioniq 5. There should also be a rear-wheel drive, single motor variant, while the 77.4 kWh battery pack has been mooted.
We know the electric sedan has a very low drag coefficient of 0.21, which makes it one of the most aerodynamic series production cars ever, surpassed only by the Mercedes EQS (0.20 Cd). The Volkswagen XL1 is slimmer, at 0.19, but the futuristic-looking coupe was sold in very limited numbers as only 200 vehicles were ever made.
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