is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.
Hyundai just unveiled its second-ever performance EV, the Ioniq 6 N, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. The new variant carries over a lot of what made the Ioniq 5 N so appealing, while adding a little more range and a little more giddyap.
But more importantly is a suite of features designed to mimic the best parts about high-performance vehicles, like shifting, engine noise, and drifting. Hyundai recognizes that just because it’s swapped the roaring 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 engine with twin electric motors doesn’t mean it needs to leave behind all the hair-raising, goosebump-inducing sensations of steering an insanely powerful sedan around a racetrack.
Based on Hyundai’s RN22e concept, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N uses the same powertrain as the Ioniq 5 N. That includes the same 84kWh battery pack, which is Hyundai’s fourth-generation, and the same chassis, cooling system, and motors. Still, Hyundai says the Ioniq 6 N can drive up to 291 miles (469 kilometers) on the WLTP cycle, which is 13 miles (21 km) more than the Ioniq 5 N. The EPA estimates will be released later, but it seems likely to exceed the Ioniq 5 N’s 221 mile EPA-rated range.
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