Making an electric vehicle sound and perform like a gasser just might be what it takes to win over enthusiasts.
With Ignition activated, the soundtrack drones along as if an N-tuned 2.0-liter were paired with a continuously variable automatic. Yuck. But with a push of yet another steering-wheel button, the Ioniq 5 N unleashes something that changes the game of how the brain processes EVs: simulated gearshifts. By briefly interrupting the motors' torque delivery, N e-Shift mimics an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. The 5 N jolts on upshifts.
Hyundai is completely transparent that interrupting torque delivery with N e-Shift isn't the quickest way around the circuit, but by only a slim margin. Based on our brief time behind the wheel, the trade-off might be worth it. N e-Shift alters the sense of speed the brain perceives. Many on-track cues come from noise: You might know that a braking zone occurs at the top of fourth gear, and that's the feedback N e-Shift delivers that no other EV currently provides.
. While we didn't experiment with this feature on the asphalt, the thought of directing all the driving force to the front axle for a smoky front-tire fire amuses us almost as much as sending the torque to the rear for power-sliding shenanigans.Getting back on, ahem, track, the Ioniq 5 N is a delight around the 3.2-mile GP circuit. Up front, four-piston fixed calipers squeeze 15.7-inch rotors , while a single-piston slider pinches a 14.2-inch rotor in the back.
No fewer than three steering modes are available, ratcheting up the effort as they progress into the racier settings, but never to the point that you're wrestling a grizzly bear. Over the GP circuit's 15 turns, the Ioniq 5 N–specific steering rack delivers quick turn-in, though we'd prefer a bit more feel as the Hyundai-spec Pirelli P Zero Elect PNCS 275/35ZR-21 tires load up.
The 5 N is more than just a track attacker. On a brief road drive navigating the twisties linking the villages of western Germany's rolling hillsides, the 5 N reveals its tamer side. Just like the, the turned-up variant dialed back into its least aggressive settings and with all the noise generators silenced is a wonderful, well-isolated cruiser. In their softest setting, the adaptive dampers exhibit fantastic wheel control.
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