Hyundai made the brand new RN22e idea look, sound and really feel very thrilling in its presentation movies, leaving us to marvel what its intentions are precisely. Will it simply finally put one thing similar to the idea into manufacturing because the Ioniq 6 N, or will the latter be significantly toned down in comparison with the examine that the automaker says is mostly a rolling laboratory, so it’s absolutely practical, not only a present automobile.
The Korean automaker revealed the RN22e examine just about similtaneously it pulled the wraps off the manufacturing Ioniq 6. Wanting on the two aspect by aspect, it’s fairly clear the RN22e is base on the Ioniq 6, though it has a really tasty wanting widebody equipment and extra aero – it’s mainly been given a racing automobile makeover and the identical powertrain that’s going to maneuver the Kia EV6 GT.
Which means it packs 577 horsepower because of a dual-motor all-wheel drive system that can allow it to dash to sixty in round 3 seconds. Hyundai additionally notes in all its press blurbs for the RN22e that enjoyable and driver engagement have been prime priorities for the undertaking, and so they’ve actually managed to seize that of their presentation movies for the idea – they’re even happy with the artificially generated sound the car makes, stating that it too provides to the thrill of being behind the wheel.
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If that’s the case far you’ve solely seen the RN22e within the official pictures and movies, you possibly can test it out on this reside walkaround video uploaded by CarSceneKorea. It undoubtedly seems like an attention-grabbing car with a lot of track-focused particulars to absorb, and much more aggressive in particular person than the extraordinarily tapered customary Ioniq 6.
But the query stays: will the manufacturing Ioniq 6 N retain the placing widebody of the RN22e? Properly, if we take a look at what German producers (which Hyundai has been more and more impressed by over the past twenty years) do with their prime efficiency choices, which is what the Ioniq 6 N goes to be for Hyundai, then sure, we are saying the producer will give the sportiest Ioniq 6 a wider stance, each for seems and in an effort to enable it to present the car a wider monitor and thus higher stability and cornering means.
Nonetheless, if we take a look at the Kia EV6 GT, which mainly simply will get barely completely different bumpers and wheels in comparison with lesser fashions, however no different physique modifications, then no, we don’t assume the Ioniq 6 N will get the widebody. Additional strengthening this level is the truth that we’ve already seen the Ioniq 5 N beneath mild camouflage and it seems to have the very same physique as the usual Ioniq 5, so it doesn’t get wider fenders.
Thei Ioniq 6 N will probably be a halo automobile for the corporate although, so it might be given particular therapy. Possibly the bottom N mannequin gained’t get the widebody however Hyundai may supply a particular restricted sequence mannequin that may supply this, or it may even supply a track-only variant that may very well be very near the RN22e.
