The past few months have had no shortage of spy shots showing the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. We knew a high-performance EV was coming, and we had a good idea when it would arrive. What we can’t be completely sure of is how the Ioniq 5 N will look. Well, head over to the trusted renderist Motor1.com, who has taken an extensive gallery of our spy shots and envisioned what the fourth model of the Hyundai N might look like.
Unsurprisingly, many of the same styling cues from the Veloster N, Elantra N, and Kona N will appear on the Ioniq 5 N. That means the N’s signature color, Performance Blue, on the body. Contrasting red sits low on the body, grounding the design. The Ioniq 5 is already on the line between a crossover and a hatchback but the sportier front fascia, which includes additional accent lights in the lower corners, obscures it even further. More aerodynamic mirrors with black caps, body color wheel arches and larger wheels on more aggressive tires complete the predicted changes.
As for how the Ioniq 5 N performs, our renderist isn’t of much help there. But we just have to look to Ioniq’s corporate partner, the Kia EV6 for an idea. Kia introduced the 576-horsepower GT model at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering – one of the premiere events on the Monterey Car Week calendar – and announced a 3.4-second 60th sprint with a top speed of 161 miles per hour. There’s no reason to expect the Ioniq 5, in its hottest dual-motor form, to match that level of performance. It also puts Hyundai right in the same wheelhouse as the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and Tesla Model Y Performance.
While our rendering is based on spy photos and our performance estimates are based on logic, we are much more certain about when the Ioniq 5 N will arrive… because Hyundai has said so. During the introduction of the Concept RN22e and N Vision 74, the Korean automaker announced the Ioniq 5 N will arrive in 2023. We are looking forward to it. For now, check out our rendering gallery to see how this high-po EV will look.
