Hyundai’s high-performance Ioniq 5 N EV goes on sale in March<p>Hyundai just announced that its forthcoming Ioniq 5 N electric vehicle will go on sale next March via approved retailers, in addition to officially unveiling the car to US-based consumers at AutoMobility LA. The Ioniq 5 N <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/hyundai-shows-off-its-high-performance-ioniq-5-n-ev-150053657.html">was first teased back in July,[/url] so it’s nice to have a definitive release date, despite the lack of pricing information.</p>
<p>The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the company’s first N-branded EV, which is <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/brand-journal/mobility-solution/n-story">basically a sub-brand [/url]dedicated to high-performance vehicles. To that end, this upgraded version of the <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/hyundai-ioniq-first-drive-180018819.html">standard Ioniq 5[/url] EV can go from zero to 60 MPH in just over three seconds, with a top speed of 161 MPH. As a reference point, that older Ioniq 5 maxes out at 115 MPH. The dual motors of the Ioniq 5 N create 641 Horsepower (478 kW) with the proprietary N Grin Boost engaged.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>This is an electric vehicle, so the battery requires some attention. The Ioniq 5 N’s newly-designed 84 kWH battery features a thermal regulation system to reduce heat-induced power degradation. To that end, you’ll go from 10 percent to 80 percent of juice in just 18 minutes, when connected to a DCFC 350 kW charger.</p>
<p>This vehicle is also outfitted with plenty of high-performance features, many of them with the company’s preferred “N” nomenclature. There’s the specially-tuned N R-MDPS (Rack-Mounted Motor-Driven Power Steering) system, the N Pedal system for responsive handling, the N Drift Optimizer for maintaining the perfect drift angle and the N Brake Regen system to help conserve that all-important juice, among others.</p>
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<p>There’s also a greater emphasis on driver feedback, to allow for more precise control during difficult driving conditions. This is aided by the integrated 10-speaker sound system. All aspects of the vehicle, from the steering wheel to the pedals, feature N-branded elements. Finally, there’s a newly-designed control center complete with a sliding armrest, knee pads, shin support, USB-C ports, a wireless charger and, the techiest feature of all, cupholders.</p>
<p>As previously mentioned, the Ioniq 5 N goes on sale next March, with pricing to come at a later date. The standard Ioniq 5 starts at $39,700, so it’ll be more than that, likely much more than that.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Hyundai’s high-performance Ioniq 5 N EV goes on sale in March
