{"id":248104,"date":"2023-12-11T14:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248104"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:49:02","slug":"smaller-and-cheaper-hyundai-n-ev-hot-hatch-basically-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/smaller-and-cheaper-hyundai-n-ev-hot-hatch-basically-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Smaller And Cheaper Hyundai N EV Hot Hatch Basically Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hyundai launched its first all-electric performance vehicle just recently, and our first impressions after driving the Ioniq 5 N in Korea were very, very<\/em> positive. One big piece of the puzzle that\u2019s still missing is its price, but it seems unlikely that you’ll get into the Ioniq 5 N for less than $70,000.<\/p>\n But Hyundai is working on a more affordable electric hot hatch, which might be a good alternative for those not willing to BMW money on a Hyundai EV. Albert Biermann, who was the company\u2019s head of research and development until two years ago, admitted in a recent interview that there’s a smaller and cheaper electric hatch currently being considered. Details, though, are still scarce.<\/p>\n \u201cThat small N-car EV \u2013 that is something we have to do,\u201d Biermann told AutoExpress<\/em>. \u201cOtherwise, we leave our customers in the dark. We have to come down with something smaller and more affordable. If it\u2019s an N car, you want to go on the track \u2013 even for 15 or 20 minutes. If you go 400-volt, you double the current, four times the heat dissipation. The efficiency is bad. If you think of an i30-kind of car, 400-volt is not appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n While a smaller electric hot hatch seems likely in the more distant future, a performance version of the Ioniq 6 might arrive sooner. According to a recent report, around the middle of the decade, the Ioniq 6 N could debut as an even more capable machine than the Ioniq 5 N with more than the crossover\u2019s 641 horsepower. The RN22e concept from last year provided a very good early preview of that car, though it had a powertrain with \u201cjust\u201d 577 horsepower \u2013 the same number you\u2019ll find in the Kia EV6 GT. A Kona N Electric is also deemed possible.<\/p>\n