2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N confirmed? Korean brand commits to go-fast electric car cousin to Kia's EV6 GT

Hyundai will build an all-electric N car based on its E-GMP architecture, which is heavily rumoured to be the go-fast version of the already-revealed Ioniq 5 medium SUV.

Speaking to journalists at the reveal of the Kona N, Hyundai N global chief marketing officer Thomas Schemera said the reveal of the electric N model is expected “not too far down the road”.

“One of Hyundai’s top priorities is electrifications, there’s no doubt about it,” he said.

“If you add one and one, there’s something in the pipeline, not too far down the road, but there’s something coming up and maybe it rings a bell if you think about our E-GMP – our electric global modular platform – this shows a lot of potential and a lot of flexibility.

“So, stay tuned … but something is in the pipeline.”

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The Ioniq 5 was revealed earlier this year and will hit Australian showrooms before the end of 2021, and is available in two flavours.

The base Ioniq 5 is fitted with one electric motor that drives the rear wheels, and either a 58kWh or 72.6kWh battery for outputs of 125kW/350Nm and 160kW/350Nm respectively.

A more potent dual-motor all-wheel-drive Ioniq is also on offer, with the 58kWh and 72.6kWh battery enabling 173kW/605Nm and 225kW/605Nm respectively, with the latter flagship able to accelerate from zero to 100km/h in just 5.2 seconds.

While details on a potential N-tuned Ioniq 5 are yet to be revealed, Kia’s electric car offerings could point the way forward.

The mechanically related Kia EV6 shares the same underpinnings and powertrains as the Ioniq 5, but the former is topped by a GT grade that ups the ante even further.

Positioned as the flagship in the Kia EV6 line-up, the GT boasts a 430kW/740Nm dual-motor set-up, as well as a 77.4kWh battery, that will shoot it to 100km/h from a standstill in just 3.5s.

The EV6 GT is also fitted with an electronic limited-slip differential, the same component found in N models like the i30 and Kona that enable their ‘corner rascal’ characteristics.

It would then make sense that the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N borrows much from the Kia EV6 GT, though expect to see some changes and the application of the former’s signature blue exterior colour.