The freshly unveiled 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is a robust design assertion from the Korean automaker, and like all design statements, it’s actually an opinion-splitting train. 

Prefer it or not, the Ioniq 6 is right here to remain, however it seems that Hyundai is open to increasing the lineup sooner or later to incorporate a second physique fashion and a efficiency variant. Requested by Auto Categorical whether or not the design staff had thought of a hatch-style liftback for the Ioniq 6, Hyundai’s chief designer SangYup Lee supplied a somewhat shocking reply.

“I could make an amazing hatchback out of that; a capturing brake.”

This implies a extra sensible—and arguably extra visually interesting—mannequin could possibly be on the playing cards. Trying on the official photographs of the Ioniq 6 sedan, its flowing traces and curved surfaces are virtually begging for a capturing brake remedy.

We’re certain that renderings of the Ioniq 6 capturing brake will quickly floor on-line, serving to us get a greater thought of what such a mannequin might appear to be. 

In any case, Hyundai Motor Group already provides a capturing brake mannequin, the Genesis G70 Taking pictures Brake launched in Europe in 2021.

Now, we must always add that SangYup Lee additionally talked about the potential of an Ioniq 6 N, saying that the brand new electrical sedan “would additionally make an amazing efficiency mannequin.“ 

We could not agree extra with that assertion seeing as Hyundai is already growing a Ioniq 5 N mannequin; the Ioniq 6 N would clearly make extra sense seeing because it’s a smaller, decrease car. The Ioniq 5 will acquire an N-badged efficiency variant in 2023, however particulars about its powertrain will not be accessible but. 

Nonetheless, the mannequin is probably going to make use of an analogous dual-motor setup because the Kia EV6 GT, which makes use of the identical E-GMP platform because the Ioniq 5. Extra particularly, the EV6 GT combines a 77.4-kWh battery with two electrical motors making a mixed 577 horsepower (430 kilowatts) and 546 pound-feet (750 Newton-meters) of torque.

It is secure to say the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N would use the identical powertrain, which within the EV6 GT crossover is sweet for a 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) dash in 3.5 seconds and a prime pace of 162 mph (260 km/h).