[DocWeatherington]

Interesting take... Curious to see how far this pushes the audio and feel of EVs.

it's gets real interesting from the 3:20 and onward not sure how I feel about that haha...

[dgoldenz]

Sounds pretty good in the video, will be curious to see how that translates to real life. Hyundai is crushing it, and I'm not an EV guy at all.

[stein_325i]

• As Hyundai N’s first EV, IONIQ 5 N represents a new segment of driver-focused high performance EVs through new technologies and elevated racetrack capability
• IONIQ 5 N signals the first step in N’s electrification strategy with future electric N models to follow
• IONIQ 5 N elevates the three pillars of N performance — Corner Rascal, Racetrack Capability and Everyday Sportscar — leveraging motorsport-bred technologies and years of electrified ‘Rolling Lab’ development
• ⋯ Corner Rascal: Body and chassis reinforcements provide higher torsional rigidity and direct steering feel, enabling rally-inspired dual-motor AWD cornering
• ⋯ Racetrack Capability: Up to 478 kW / 650 PS with N Grin Boost engaged, increased endurance with industry leading thermal management and regenerative braking
• ⋯ Everyday Sportscar: N e-shift and N Active Sound + deliver feeling and sounds of driving high-performance ICE cars
• Among IONIQ 5 N’s many exclusive performance features are N Battery Preconditioning, N Race, N Pedal, N Brake Regen, N Drift Optimizer, N Torque Distribution, N Launch Control, N Grin Boost, N Active Sound +, N e-shift, N Road Sense and Track SOC

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[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by DocWeatherington

Interesting take... Curious to see how far this pushes the audio and feel of EVs.

it's gets real interesting from the 3:20 and onward not sure how I feel about that haha...

I give them props for trying to make the EV more engaging, they look to have put great effort into trying to give the ICE fans an EV that feels a bit more towards their liking. The Car and Driver Prototype Drive seems very promising, and includes some interesting details on how it will feel more ICE.

Originally Posted by Car and Driver

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. Downshifts are rev matched and accompanied by pops and bangs from the speakers during deceleration, just like the internal-combustion N cars.

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. If you take manual control with the shift paddles and miss a shift, you'll hit a virtual fuel cutoff. Get caught out in too high of a gear, and the Ioniq 5 will even lug the powertrain by limiting the power delivery. Yes, it's totally fake and unrelated to the mechanicals, but it's a degree of engagement that until now has been lost in the electrified world.

[nerdogray]

Just bothers me that it's all just arbitrary noise and doesn't have any actual source. Instead of Ringtones, you'll be able to buy Cartones and change the "engine" and "exhaust" sound on-the-fly. There will also be one called "Ice Cream Truck" so you can troll neighborhoods. Many don't really care if it's real or not. I see this with gaming, where people will actually pay for cosmetic-only upgrades. It's more meaningful and valuable to me that form follows function and isn't made to stand on its own.

[DocWeatherington]

Originally Posted by dgoldenz

Sounds pretty good in the video, will be curious to see how that translates to real life. Hyundai is crushing it, and I'm not an EV guy at all.

They stole and paid a lot of good German and French engineers to get to where the brand Kia/Genis/Hy are today haha...

It's paying off

[DocWeatherington]

Agree,


The question is at what price? Didn't C&D say base price 70k....

At 70k this will likely sell and be a low production but...70k gets some good ICE cars.

[DocWeatherington]

Originally Posted by nerdogray

Just bothers me that it's all just arbitrary noise and doesn't have any actual source. Instead of Ringtones, you'll be able to buy Cartones and change the "engine" and "exhaust" sound on-the-fly. There will also be one called "Ice Cream Truck" so you can troll neighborhoods. Many don't really care if it's real or not. I see this with gaming, where people will actually pay for cosmetic-only upgrades. It's more meaningful and valuable to me that form follows function and isn't made to stand on its own.

Picture being in a parking garage..on a falls day in 2026.....hearing what you think is a mint condition E92 V8 just screaming.... Your jizzing like that's not a stock exhaust and it sounds pretty healthy as the car and the noise gets closer and louder. V8 low end thumping and screaming as they make the way up..pops and bangs....

Fully erect and smiling....

Car crests and you look and your like it's a Toyota Crown EV haha

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by DocWeatherington

It's paying off

It definitely is, we have the GV70 Genesis SUV, and its easily top of the class in my opinion.

The service center on the other hand... They need to take a page from the Lexus book of how to build a brand.

[DocWeatherington]

Originally Posted by stein_325i

It definitely is, we have the GV70 Genesis SUV, and its easily top of the class in my opinion.

The service center on the other hand... They need to take a page from the Lexus book of how to build a brand.

They make some good products just need some slam dunk powertrains.

[MmmmmM2]

I'm liking this a lot for maybe a replacement for my M2C in a couple of years.

[jeff113]

Originally Posted by MmmmmM2

I'm liking this a lot for maybe a replacement for my M2C in a couple of years.

I almost waited for the Ioniq 5N, but changed my mind and picked up a 21 M2C. Maybe a Hyundai EV in a few years as a replacement DD.

[MmmmmM2]

Originally Posted by jeff113

I almost waited for the Ioniq 5N, but changed my mind and picked up a 21 M2C. Maybe a Hyundai EV in a few years as a replacement DD.

However, that being said, it is going to be EXTREMELY difficult to part with the M2C. I love this car just too damn much lol