BYD Seal Performance and Tesla Model 3 Performance smasher spied: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N snapped testing at the Nurburgring

Hyundai is brewing its next red hot electric performance car.

The Ioniq 6 N sedan will be the follow-up to the stonking Ioniq 5 N SUV, and it has been caught testing at the Nurburgring.

Spy shots published online by the KoreanCarBlog give us a hint of what the car might look like.

Gone is the sleek front end of the current version and in its place is a chunky, square jawed facade similar to the new Sonata sedan.

The spy shots show a new light bar running along the front coupled with LEDs below.

This styling update is expected to feature on the regular 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan, too.

A giant rear wing shows its top-tier performance intent.

Other changes appear to be new alloy wheel design and uprated brakes with red calipers.

The test mules have the brand’s digital side mirrors, which will likely be dropped in Australia and will only be available as an optional extra.

It is built on the same e-GMP platform as the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Kia EV9 and Genesis GV60.

It will benefit from super fast 800-volt charging architecture, which theoretically allows for a max charge rate of 350kW.

It is slated to get the same set-up as its SUV sibling, with an 84kWh battery and dual electric motors making a whopping 448kW and 740Nm.

It’s not just raw power that makes Hyundai’s new range of electric N car’s special, though.

The Ioniq 6 N drive experience is expected to be extremely customisable, with driver’s able to steering, brakes, suspension, driveline and stability controls.

Amazingly sophisticated suspension and life-like simulated gear changes will elevate the drive experience further.

A drift mode will allow for tyre frying fun on track and there will be customisable exhaust sounds including one that mimics real petrol engine sounds and a futuristic spaceship among others.

The regular Hyundai Ioniq 6 range is priced at a few thousand more than the Ioniq 5, so the Ioniq 6 n can be estimated to start at about $115,000 (before on-road costs) when it arrives Down Under.

Hyundai is rapidly expanding its electric car range with the mini Inster due to go on sale at the start of 2025 and the seven-seat Ioniq 9 large SUV should follow later in the year.