WATCH: Hyundai IONIQ 5 N prototype cut loose

Hyundai is steaming up the hype train as the global reveal of the 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N inches closer, releasing the most explicit teaser yet of the upcoming battery-electric high-performance SUV.

The latest teaser is a 73-second video of the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N tearing around Seoul and the Korean car-maker’s Namyang R&D centre with its long-promised N Sound+ synthetic engine noise, N e-shift virtual gearshift and N Drift mode all on full display.

Closely related to the Kia EV6 GT, the IONIQ 5 N will be the first battery-electric Hyundai N offering and will take on a more aggressive persona compared to its grand touring Kia cousin.

It will feature the same dual-motor/all-wheel drive powertrain but is expected to be uprated to at least 450kW and more than 740Nm of torque (EV6 GT: 430kW/740Nm), using an equivalent 77.4kWh lithium-ion battery.

It will easily be the quickest, fastest and most expensive N model to date, with 0-100km/h devoured in around 3.5 seconds and top speed up to circa 260km/h.

That said, company executives insist N cars are more about fun and engagement than sheer performance, hence the virtual gear shift, synthetic engine noise and drift mode – most of which we were able to sample at last year’s N Festival behind the wheel of the Hyundai RN22e rolling lab.

Expect adaptive dampers, lightweight sports seats, myriad drive modes, a full track warranty and ludicrously juvenile body kit to be included out of the box when the IONIQ 5 N arrives here early in 2024, following its July reveal at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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