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(Reuters) – Hyundai Motor (OTC:) unveiled its first high-performance electrical automobile(EV), an N sport variant of its IONIQ 5 crossover SUV.
The South Korean automaker mentioned that the IONIQ 5 N, which will likely be obtainable at its sellers in March 2024, will likely be adopted by extra electrified N fashions sooner or later.
The N model is the corporate’s high-performance model, akin to AMG for the Mercedes and the M lineup for the BMW (ETR:).
The IONIQ’s N variant will likely be powered by twin motors producing 641 horsepower, almost double the output of probably the most highly effective variant of the usual outgoing mannequin.
Hyundai unveiled the efficiency EV in Los Angeles on Wednesday, forward of the Los Angeles Auto Present opening on Friday.
Automakers akin to Audi, Porsche and Tesla (NASDAQ:) have been making an attempt to revamp historically environment friendly EVs with sporty design cues and more durable parts to woe automotive fans who typically gravitate in direction of higher-performing combustion automobiles.
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Hyundai expects the IONIQ 5 N to the touch an electronically restricted prime velocity of 162 mph (260.7 kmph) however didn’t reveal an estimate on the vary provided.
The corporate, based in 1967, launched the IONIQ 5 midsize crossover primarily based on its Electrical-World Modular Platform (E-GMP) in 2021 to money in on robust EV demand worldwide.
