**The Hyundai Ionic 5N: A Game-Changing Electric Performance Car**

In recent years, electric vehicles have gained significant attention for their potential to revolutionize the automotive industry. With advancements in technology and battery life, electric cars are becoming increasingly viable alternatives to traditional gas-guzzlers. One car that embodies this shift is the Hyundai Ionic 5N, a stunning all-electric performance car that has been named Autocar's Best Performance Car of 2024.

**A Brief History of Hyundai's High-Performance Division**

The Hyundai Ionic 5N is not Hyundai's first foray into high-performance vehicles. Seven years ago, the company's engineers began developing their own in-house engine division, recruiting top talent from other car makers across the world. This investment paid off with the release of the i3N, a highly regarded hot hatchback. Building on this success, Hyundai followed up with the i2N, a more potent follow-up model. Now, with the Ionic 5N, the company has cemented its position as a leader in electric performance cars.

**What Makes the Ionic 5N So Special?**

So, what sets the Hyundai Ionic 5N apart from other electric performance cars on the market? For starters, it's under the skin that really makes this car come alive. Upgrades include new front and rear subframes, new axles, different suspension tuning, and a quicker steering rack. But it's not just about brute power – the way this car interacts with the chassis is equally impressive. With its twin electric motors producing 601 brake horsepower (boostable to 641), the Ionic 5N can accelerate from 0-62mph in an astonishing 3.4 seconds.

**The Perfect Blend of Performance and Practicality**

One of the most significant challenges facing electric car manufacturers is replicating the noise and character of a traditional internal combustion engine. The Hyundai Ionic 5N addresses this issue with its synthetic engine noise, which, when activated, creates a remarkably convincing imitation of a revving engine. It's just one of many clever features that make this car an absolute blast to drive.

**Daily Driving: Comfortable and Enjoyable**

Despite its impressive performance credentials, the Hyundai Ionic 5N is also designed to be comfortable and practical for everyday driving. With its advanced technology, the car can soften the suspension, making it ideal for long road trips or motorway cruising. The steering feel is excellent, and the body shrinks around you, creating a sense of cocooning and relaxation. On twisty roads, however, the Ionic 5N transforms into a serious hot hatch, with responsive handling and exceptional agility.

**Range and Charging: A Major Strength**

The Hyundai Ionic 5N also boasts impressive range capabilities, with an estimated 278 miles from an 84kWh battery. Charging speeds are equally impressive, with the car able to recharge at over 200KW. This makes it an ideal choice for both daily driving and occasional track days.

**Conclusion: The Hyundai Ionic 5N is a Game-Changer**

The Hyundai Ionic 5N is more than just a great all-electric performance car – it's a game-changer. With its incredible performance, advanced technology, and practicality, this car represents the future of electric motoring. Marking a significant milestone in the evolution of electric cars, the Ionic 5N proves that these vehicles can be both thrilling to drive and comfortable to live with.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enover 7even years the experts at Hyundai's high performance end division have given us some truly pulse raising performance cars and now they're back with their next thrilling creation except there's a slight twist it's all electric but that doesn't mean Hyundai has lost any of its n exhilaration in fact the Hyundai ionic 5n has just been named autocar's best performance car of 2024 so I've come down here to have a chat to autocar's editor Mark Tisha to find out a little bit more about what makes this car so great Mark great to see you now we're sat alongside the beautiful hyai ionic 5n but I want to know what makes this car such a compelling Drive especially when you consider hyai haven't been making high performance cars for very long and already going electric yeah it's a rewriting of what an electric car can do and shows the kind of performance cars we can expect in the electric era Hyundai's Engineers have taken a large five- seat family car and made one of the most compelling performance cars we've tested in recent years and the best performance car of the last 12 months let's take it back though seven years to to almost the beginnings of Hyundai's end division what's gone on to get to where we are now Hyundai's own Engineers have developed from wuin but they also recruited some of the top talent from other car makers across the world their first car was the i3n a really good hot hatchback even better was the followup the i2n and now this the ionic 5n that you know there's nothing else like it it's a brilliant brilliant electric performance car that sets new benchmarks in the segment what are those bins doing back at base to to turn this into a a fully blooded High performance vehicle it's what's under the skin that really really makes this car come alive the upgrades are numerous and substantial there's new front and rear subframes and new axles different suspension tuning as well a quicker steering rack twin electric motors with a a mere 601 brake horsepower standard that can be boosted to 641 brake horsepower for a n to 62 time of just 3.4 seconds but it's the way this car interacts the chassis and the way it translates to the road that really really makes this car come alive so as well as all the upgrades though it's got a few tricks up its sleeve like a synthetic gearbox and engine noise I think that's one of the more controversial elements of electric cars in general oh yeah how are they going to replicate the noise and it's hard you haven't got an engine you haven't got an exhaust to tune it's got a really clever driving mode that press the button and it comes alive and does a very very good believable impression of a old school performance car as well with synthetic engine noise and more cleverly synthetic gear gear shifts and pops and crackles it's just really really good fun but what about being a a daily driver how does it perform there it's a big car it's a family car it's a heavy car but it doesn't feel like it on the road the sheer level of Technology on this car allows you to to soften it off you can have a really comfortable Motorway car with with really softer suspension more easygoing steering you know more relaxed feel from the motors as well the whole body shrinks around you and you get a really nice driving position the steering feel is excellent the way it absorbs bumps on the road this is a car you can really steer and feel and and just enjoy an everyday driving circumstances while still you know take it on your favorite road and you can have some serious fun it's got good range as well 278 M from an 84 kwh battery charging speeds well in excess of 200 KW it's a good usable everyday car and you can also go on a track day at the same time there's not many cars with that rep of ability can you summarize in a sentence the Hyundai ionic 5n I can do you better than that I can do a word game Cher this is a game Cher for uh for performance cars in the electric world and a blueprint for what is possible with the technology I'd say the era of really credible electric performance cars has arrived well there you have it the Hyundai ionic 5n isn't just a great all El electric performance car it's a great performance car full stopover 7even years the experts at Hyundai's high performance end division have given us some truly pulse raising performance cars and now they're back with their next thrilling creation except there's a slight twist it's all electric but that doesn't mean Hyundai has lost any of its n exhilaration in fact the Hyundai ionic 5n has just been named autocar's best performance car of 2024 so I've come down here to have a chat to autocar's editor Mark Tisha to find out a little bit more about what makes this car so great Mark great to see you now we're sat alongside the beautiful hyai ionic 5n but I want to know what makes this car such a compelling Drive especially when you consider hyai haven't been making high performance cars for very long and already going electric yeah it's a rewriting of what an electric car can do and shows the kind of performance cars we can expect in the electric era Hyundai's Engineers have taken a large five- seat family car and made one of the most compelling performance cars we've tested in recent years and the best performance car of the last 12 months let's take it back though seven years to to almost the beginnings of Hyundai's end division what's gone on to get to where we are now Hyundai's own Engineers have developed from wuin but they also recruited some of the top talent from other car makers across the world their first car was the i3n a really good hot hatchback even better was the followup the i2n and now this the ionic 5n that you know there's nothing else like it it's a brilliant brilliant electric performance car that sets new benchmarks in the segment what are those bins doing back at base to to turn this into a a fully blooded High performance vehicle it's what's under the skin that really really makes this car come alive the upgrades are numerous and substantial there's new front and rear subframes and new axles different suspension tuning as well a quicker steering rack twin electric motors with a a mere 601 brake horsepower standard that can be boosted to 641 brake horsepower for a n to 62 time of just 3.4 seconds but it's the way this car interacts the chassis and the way it translates to the road that really really makes this car come alive so as well as all the upgrades though it's got a few tricks up its sleeve like a synthetic gearbox and engine noise I think that's one of the more controversial elements of electric cars in general oh yeah how are they going to replicate the noise and it's hard you haven't got an engine you haven't got an exhaust to tune it's got a really clever driving mode that press the button and it comes alive and does a very very good believable impression of a old school performance car as well with synthetic engine noise and more cleverly synthetic gear gear shifts and pops and crackles it's just really really good fun but what about being a a daily driver how does it perform there it's a big car it's a family car it's a heavy car but it doesn't feel like it on the road the sheer level of Technology on this car allows you to to soften it off you can have a really comfortable Motorway car with with really softer suspension more easygoing steering you know more relaxed feel from the motors as well the whole body shrinks around you and you get a really nice driving position the steering feel is excellent the way it absorbs bumps on the road this is a car you can really steer and feel and and just enjoy an everyday driving circumstances while still you know take it on your favorite road and you can have some serious fun it's got good range as well 278 M from an 84 kwh battery charging speeds well in excess of 200 KW it's a good usable everyday car and you can also go on a track day at the same time there's not many cars with that rep of ability can you summarize in a sentence the Hyundai ionic 5n I can do you better than that I can do a word game Cher this is a game Cher for uh for performance cars in the electric world and a blueprint for what is possible with the technology I'd say the era of really credible electric performance cars has arrived well there you have it the Hyundai ionic 5n isn't just a great all El electric performance car it's a great performance car full stopover 7even years the experts at Hyundai's high performance end division have given us some truly pulse raising performance cars and now they're back with their next thrilling creation except there's a slight twist it's all electric but that doesn't mean Hyundai has lost any of its n exhilaration in fact the Hyundai ionic 5n has just been named autocar's best performance car of 2024 so I've come down here to have a chat to autocar's editor Mark Tisha to find out a little bit more about what makes this car so great Mark great to see you now we're sat alongside the beautiful hyai ionic 5n but I want to know what makes this car such a compelling Drive especially when you consider hyai haven't been making high performance cars for very long and already going electric yeah it's a rewriting of what an electric car can do and shows the kind of performance cars we can expect in the electric era Hyundai's Engineers have taken a large five- seat family car and made one of the most compelling performance cars we've tested in recent years and the best performance car of the last 12 months let's take it back though seven years to to almost the beginnings of Hyundai's end division what's gone on to get to where we are now Hyundai's own Engineers have developed from wuin but they also recruited some of the top talent from other car makers across the world their first car was the i3n a really good hot hatchback even better was the followup the i2n and now this the ionic 5n that you know there's nothing else like it it's a brilliant brilliant electric performance car that sets new benchmarks in the segment what are those bins doing back at base to to turn this into a a fully blooded High performance vehicle it's what's under the skin that really really makes this car come alive the upgrades are numerous and substantial there's new front and rear subframes and new axles different suspension tuning as well a quicker steering rack twin electric motors with a a mere 601 brake horsepower standard that can be boosted to 641 brake horsepower for a n to 62 time of just 3.4 seconds but it's the way this car interacts the chassis and the way it translates to the road that really really makes this car come alive so as well as all the upgrades though it's got a few tricks up its sleeve like a synthetic gearbox and engine noise I think that's one of the more controversial elements of electric cars in general oh yeah how are they going to replicate the noise and it's hard you haven't got an engine you haven't got an exhaust to tune it's got a really clever driving mode that press the button and it comes alive and does a very very good believable impression of a old school performance car as well with synthetic engine noise and more cleverly synthetic gear gear shifts and pops and crackles it's just really really good fun but what about being a a daily driver how does it perform there it's a big car it's a family car it's a heavy car but it doesn't feel like it on the road the sheer level of Technology on this car allows you to to soften it off you can have a really comfortable Motorway car with with really softer suspension more easygoing steering you know more relaxed feel from the motors as well the whole body shrinks around you and you get a really nice driving position the steering feel is excellent the way it absorbs bumps on the road this is a car you can really steer and feel and and just enjoy an everyday driving circumstances while still you know take it on your favorite road and you can have some serious fun it's got good range as well 278 M from an 84 kwh battery charging speeds well in excess of 200 KW it's a good usable everyday car and you can also go on a track day at the same time there's not many cars with that rep of ability can you summarize in a sentence the Hyundai ionic 5n I can do you better than that I can do a word game Cher this is a game Cher for uh for performance cars in the electric world and a blueprint for what is possible with the technology I'd say the era of really credible electric performance cars has arrived well there you have it the Hyundai ionic 5n isn't just a great all El electric performance car it's a great performance car full stop\n"