In some comments here, people are mistaken for virtual sound and virtual transmissions. People seem to think of it as just a gimmick for fun or imitation. I used to drive the circuit often. Surprisingly, people don't feel speed with their senses. I just feel the gravity of acceleration and deceleration. So you can feel the speed sensibly with the sound of the engine. In order to drive the circuit properly, such various sensory information must be felt. That's why the manufacturer put it as an option. Even virtual sound was created out of necessity. It's not just a gimmick.

This car can do 2 laps of Nurburgring, recharge and do it again all day long without battery thermal issue, power drop or brake fade. Not even Taycan can do that. And it is only 1/3 price of Taycan.

One of the very few KZfaqrs who actually knows what he's talking about and can explain some of the technical details and reasons for them instead of only talking about looks of a car and whether it has a round or square button. Thank you MotoMan!

Every performance oriented EV should have this! I'm really impressed by the creativity.

Hyundai is doing highly creative stuff these days. Reminds me of the domestics back in the 1960s, really neat and exciting work by engineers who love cars. Take the Elantra N. That was a real eye-opener. But now they are innovating in the SUV and electric spaces, too. How I wish the abusive, psychotic nanny-state would leave us alone!

The MotoMan "hey now!" is the equivalent of a sleeper surprise 🧐😮🧐

My real problem with any high weight vehicle, ice or not, is the added wear and tear on brakes, tires, etc. Especially when on the track. What Hyundai has done here though, is nothing short of remarkable. Like a real video game for real roads.

Thanks for your review of “our” Ioniq5N… 😊😊😊… fortunately for me the 5N is my daily driver and i truly love the engagement it gives me on the twisty bits and the total peace and quiet on the boring bits! Yes i charge every two days - but for the fun i get it’s worth it :-)) Best wishes from Seoul, Simon

My favorite thing about this Ioniq 5? The rear wiper. 😂

You are absolutely correct. In performance driving, managing the weight or the rotation of the car (in addition to speed and acceleration) is critical. The best way to manage weight is by being able to quickly manipulate G forces and you do that with gear shifts. Slam the gears at the right time and it’s quicker than micromanaging speed with just throttle control. What Hyundai has done is to take this racing concept of gearing and digitize a DCT program for electric motors. In the Ioniq 5 N you can slam it into a regen gear (a torque band) using the left/right paddle shifters (0.6G at the highest in the Ioniq) similar to downshifting/upshifting. And shift changes, whether digitally in electric motors or mechanically with multiple gearing, when amplified with sound registers much quicker in the brain. I would love to see a KZfaqr demonstrate how you attack a track turn with DCT gear shifts versus a single-speed automatic transmission and you’ll get the idea. So yeah, electric cars have always had the potential for regen and torque shifting. It took Hyundai to make it work with the Ioniq 5 N synthesizing a DCT feel and RPM feedback and it’s what performance track drivers have been waiting for. Electric cars will never be the same. You can bet BMW and Audi are back on the drawing board.

If I have not got the EV6 GT a few months ago, I would have tried to get this. But my understanding is there is a long queue.

8:46 - SO FRIGGIN COOL. Hyundai is killin it with the Ioniqs. Can't wait for the 6N. 👏

Fascinating vehicle!

I'd buy this in a heartbeat as my daily driver.

Nice video production , very dynamic !

I am anxious to see your review of the new Porsche Macan Turbo and how it compares to this N which seems to be an awesome car. Great review as always. P.S. love the helmet!

1. check the biz email, sent you something there. 2. i love the concept of this car. At the end one must enjoy a car like this, not only go fast. It must be a fun experience overall.

Motoman: one of the best in the game. Great video.

In compare to combustion it has more more power but less range, more sound options but it is all fake, more price but less service cost. Very creative solution but great job Hyundai!

Going to have to test drive one of these for sure.

This the EV all of us non EV guys want! Love it!

So much additional power on tap in the rear wheels, what a brilliant use of EV technology!

Here I was waiting for the 2025 Golf R and then I had to see this video (new subscriber meow as well) of the N. I’ve been holding off on EV because I think it’s maybe 5 years before it becomes truly relevant. But I have to meow reconsider everything. Damn you and your amazing video, detail and overall production. I may baby step my way into things and go with the Genesis GV70 (the 80 is too “elegant dad” for me, but I’m ready to be called zaddy!). 😂

Very intriguing. I appreciate the work to put personality back into electric cars. I like it!

7:40 Remember, it doesn't actually change gears. It's just audio effect from your speakers. It can obviously switch 2nd no matter the speed. If they had gamefied the system a bit, it could play game over sound from the engine if you did money shift and then show a message that luckily you're running with EV but with ICE engine that little manouver would have just cost at least $5K to repair.

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Just turn off the fake noise and gears and enjoy the power of torque of the EV in a track tuned machine.

As an avid Sim Racer. Any AWD electric car that I can load a rFactor vehicle profile in, take the shift sounds, shift points, power-train data (fwd, rwd) torque curves etc.. Would be endgame. Load a 1996 Porsche Turbo into my IONIQ5

7:16 I think the forward/backwards torque selector would be more accurately described as torque limiter. The 50%/50% setting means 100% of the electric motor power for both motors. When you set it to 40%/60% what really happens is that rear motors still get 100% torque but front motors are limited so that overall balance is now 40%/60%. It cannot magically make more power from the same motor unlike what would happen with ICE engine with cardan axle where any leftover from the front would be transferred to back.

Right on!! QS bring it home fast!

The gear emulation simply cuts some of the torque for short time periods and plays audio from the speakers. If you want maximum performance, you don't want such cuts in the torque curve. It's a fun gimmick feature nonetheless. I think the idea of audio feedback is great but I'd rather have audio feedback that tells me how close to max torque the system currently is, not the RPM information. Similarly, I'd like to have audio feedback telling how close to max regen the system currently is. That would tell me that if I want to decelerate more rapidly, I have to go to breaks instead of just lifting the accelerator pedal.

If I wanted noise, I would have leased an ICE vehicle. I like my ioniq 5 because it is quiet and comfortable to drive.

I've hated every fake-gear fake-sound implementation in an EV I've ever seen, until this. This i LOVE. It's like watching a really entertaining movie, you know it's fake but it so good you just suspend your disbelief and have fun.

Hyundai made the most realistic Racing Simulator...

I like it and im not a fan of most things about it. Good job.

The market will decide!

The best thing about the simulated engine sounds and shifting is that you can turn them off and leave them off.

Needs a tan interior

Cool review as always Motoman and the performance looks to be impressive but from the perspective of a grumpy old man I'd skip the "N"-onsense...fake rev limiter, throttle blips, exhaust burble, etc. 😁

Most importantly Motoman, were the cooled seats any good?

3:21 The N Grin Boost adds 40hp but does that change the 0-60mph??! I can’t find this information out anywhere 😂

I’m not paying $70,000 for that car, but it is fucking cool as heck! And if I had a ton of money, I’d buy it without a doubt! If I only had 70 grand to spend on a car, I’ll probably buy a mustang GT loaded up or GT 500, C8, Acura Integra, and whatever else is 70 grand that’s not electric..lol

16" brake disk is ridiculous. Not long ago that used to be the rim diameter of wheels of new cars! Not even F1 cars use 16" brake disks so there's no technical need to have such a huge disks when you don't have downforce to make it possible to brake much above 1g.

this is very good experiment

How did you find the fake engine noise? I hope they stick with 300 mile range and shrink the battery mass, rather than aim for 600 mile range with the same mass. I hope they could get the curb weight (well) under 4,000 lb. And use a proper skid plate so that the car isn't automatically written off (and not covered by warranty) when you run over something.

I want a clutch betal, so that my left feet ca have complete control over h ow I deal in the power.

Also about the algorithm .. it’s not related to likes or subs that much anymore. It’s now going by watch time and if people click on your video when it’s uploaded and new. Try to copy what other car channels use for thumbnails and catchy titles. Your videos are awesome and def deserve way more views . But watch time retention is huge for algo

My view is different. I disagree that there's a need to invest in specifically making EVs weigh as much of ICE performance cars. I actually think car companies should put their money toward something completely different. I think that car companies should double down on their push for EVs, but establish a framework for buying used battery packs from EV and plug-in hybrid owners, then use those batteries as stationary storage. To your point, yes, EVs are heavy. But the energy consumed per km/mile of an EV compared to a gasoline car is so little, I just don't agree with you that the weight argument is a real problem. The cost of DC fast charging 'is' a problem. People are paying demand charges so high, that it costs almost as much to charge DC as it would otherwise cost to full up with gas. Stationary storage systems consisting of used battery packs should be used as a shock absorber for charging stations. There's plenty of money to be made by taking massive bite out of the demand charge users are currently paying at DC fast charging stations, and also additional revenue from energy arbitrage.

The thing is fast electric race cars are loud. Street evs should have sound too. Especially if they are fast. Even if it’s fake. IMO

If i had the money to make this my 2nd car, I would in a heartbeat. But the 200 mi range is a toal deal breaker for a daily

It's creative, but so is impossible beef burgers. It's a facsimile of something people like but it will never quench your appetite for the real thing. If you need to have one of these wait a year and get it 1/2 off.

Killer

It's so weird to me how they put all this effort into a faux-shifting mechanism, and they back it with 1995 video game engine sounds. Why wouldn't they pump in actual real revving audio?

I don't understand why they want to call NGB button N grin boost. Why not call it eNGine Boost instead? Makes much more sense when you try to pronounce it.

70k is a hard sell. Thanks for explaining detailed menu options no other car youtubers are being that specific

You are a very well informed reasonable individual. So why even mention weight when multiple evs are exactly the same weights as their most common ice equivelant? Example tesla m3 vs bmw m3, 3,600-4,000# for both depending on the options&trim selected. A ford Lightning platinum vs a trx vs ct or rivian r1t dual motor all of them weigh 6,600-6,800# all are awd crew cab trucks with short beds. A model X weighs less than most premium segment full size 4wd ice suvs it competes against. 5,100-5,300# The nio et7 we lion semi solid 150kwh pack is 576kg pack weight and enables a real world range of 650+miles. Weighing just 44# more than the same sized catl nmc chemistry 100kwh pack which can only go about 425 miles. Semi solid state is here right NOW in multiple Chinese evs enabling sedans to have 130-150kwh pack's vs the current 90-110kwh sedan pack's. Without significantly increasing the total pack weights. Its just more expensive atm&low volume production to start. Which means a we lion 100kwh pack would prob weigh 400-500# LESS than a similar 100kwh nmc pack weighs. As the energy density at pack level per their claims is a 44% improvement. Which would drop say a base model s lr awd 100kwh down to 4,000# or you know 300# LESS than a stock dodge charger hellcat weighs. Heck a widebody hellcat with full fuel&fluids weighs the exact same as a model S lr does right now! Both 4dr American built, full size seats 5 adult sedans. Both even cost a similar amount 70-100k+ A model 3 perf with semi solid state cells would drop down to 3,600-3,700# and a sr could get under 3,500# again. A base ecoboost mustang weighs over 3,500 with fuel&fluids. Gt 5.0s weigh 3,800-4,000#+now. So weight isn't what some claim it is. A Chevy bolt also weighs within 80-100# of a loaded fueled Ford focus, and both are 5 Dr American made hatches. The model Y has Honda pilot levels of space but weighs right in between the pilot&rav4 hybrid awd ice model's at 4,100-4,300# 😎

What do you think is the best color?

The fake exhaust note reminds me of that episode of Pimp My Ride where they put speakers under a car to simulate the glorious exhaust note of a V8 Ford GT. Sorry, but that's a No from me, dawg ...

Sounds like it has a combustion engine.👍

but the price tho

The weigh, the price, and the range anxiety, are the three things that this car is going to be a hard sell. The one sense that car manufacturer won't be able to get, is the smell of an open exhaust people experience on tracks. A job well done Hyundai, but not complete.

Hyundai N sends its compliments to Tesla...😂

Extreme regenerative braking on lift off biased towards the front axil would assist weight transfer allowing for a controlled turn in. Optimized cooling and warming of the batteries in the art of power delivery for a variety of types of use cases is brilliant. Apparently the custom three selectable level suspension is still under wraps. My wish list is to make universal the heating/cooling technology and manual preconditioning across the line up. I want to arrive still preconditioning at 5% to a charger because it charges faster from 5% to 19% where it currently turns off than 19% to 33%. Give us a selectable arrival percentage and preconditioning percentage cut off @hyundai. You can warn us if you think we miscalculated suggesting to turn off preconditioning. Current onboard navigation is too conservative with too high a % arrival turning a three charging trip in to four or five if I followed navigating guidance. Let’s add evelation in to the the navigation and a more graphical interface with charger selection. Any charging selection would be a start with realtime charger rating and availability. Crowd source your own vehicle charging data live as low hanging fruit. Then when the charging curve drops somewhere north of 80% SOC to below 100kW there should be no energy needed to cool the pack after unplugging therefore maximizing energy for motion. All while using what ever navigation I choose or even without connection subscriptions. A manual preconditioning button is like a go pedal cover Tesla. It should stay in place regardless. #2023IONIQ5Owner 🤨

10:50 The real question is, is this better car than Tesla Model S Plaid because that's roughly the same price. I think Tesla is better for the price but if this Hyundai were cheaper, it would be a better deal.

I wonder when they'll bring out an EV with less power so you can go further with the same battery....

Are you guys serious? Of course the simulated gear changes works. This is the exact same thing anyone with a simrig at home feels. Even better if you have a motion rig. You can drive any car you want. Hyundai engineers are probably sim racers. The Ioniq 5N is like driving in your motion simrig in real life, except you can't go back to the main menu and switch out cars.

much better than ANY tesla

I would luv to see a performance comparison between this and the new Porsche Macan Turbo EV! Performance wise this does undercut the macan in price, but not prestige!

That request at the end needs to be applied to almost all cars. So many are entirely too heavy and still very inefficient on fuel. It's so incredibly easy to put live in danger or just get a speeding ticket in modern cars. We don't need that much power. Make the damn vehicles lighter. It solves so much problems.

Wrong. The out-the-door price from the Hyundai dealer alone is $86k. Wow. The Model Y Performance, while not the same level performance but a nice performer itself, is $30k less and .99% finance. No $7500 instant credit/discount. Nice car but not buying

awesome value for money !

A true model y killer from Hyundai 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

It only weighs 5,000 lbs! EV’s need to pay for the wear and tear on the roads due to their weight.

Savagegeese seems to overly praise the Macan EV Turbo in a ridiculous way. They're foolish, talking nonsense while trying so hard to get sponsored by Porsche. Tsk tsk.

Hyundai programmed a soul into it.

🤔 Hello Moto-bro, Ahem... To boast about an EV with fake gears and artificial engine noises, Is akin to bragging among your friends that your supermodel wife fakes her organisms while calling out the name of her tennis coach!! And then expects them to be impressed... 😅

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N is the performance-oriented version of the IONIQ 5 electric vehicle. It is expected to have a more powerful electric motor and a sportier suspension setup compared to the standard model. The IONIQ 5 N may also feature additional styling enhancements, such as unique wheels and a more aggressive front fascia. As of now, Hyundai has not released any official details on the IONIQ 5 N, but it is expected to be revealed in the near future.

A pretty expensive video game...

They’ve turned driving into a simulator. Appliance gotta appliance.

I am not a Hyundai or Kia fan what so every. I think they have always been a budget orientated cars built for people who don't care what they drive. This car is changing my mind :) I have a couple of friends who have had very bad experiences owning Hyundias with blown engines at 19k on the OD and blown transmissions. Maybe and EV Hyundai actually gets rid of that problem?

Question is: "Is it really better than Playstation PS1???" It definitely should be better, because it's much more pricey! PS1 is not faking anything,this fakes almost everything,hmm...

Hypocrites. They roasted a Nissan for programming artificial shifts in the Maxima CVT, but somehow the artificial (fake as you not so kindly put it), makes the Hyundai a better car? Got it.

Everything you said in your opening monologue makes no sense whatsoever. Fake gears and fake engine noise != performance.

개소리 하지말고 가서 시운전 해봐. 당장 사고싶어진다.

Everyone advocating for fake gearshifts and sounds of an EV that clearly has an identity crisis is out of mind. I liked the IONIQ 5 and wouldn´t ever consider an IONIQ 5 N because of this bullshit nonsense. It´s even worse than fake exhaust sound through the speakers (yes, I look at you, BMW).

It’s like a vegan sausage.. Not a real sausage… If you don’t want or like a meat sausage why make a vegan sausage look and taste like a real sausage…🤪 Then why have a electric car and make it feel like a petrol engine driven car… Just have the real thing. Electric cars have their place but driving enjoyment isn’t it. Why have a fake sound, fake feel, when you can have the real thing.. Probably for less money. 🤪👍😜

Horrible. The no shifting is WHY they have an advantage plus the battery trq. That is so stupid sounding

fake gears on an EV = stupid

Why is it so heavy? Should be 3500 lbs. for a sort-of "hot hatch". And the modes are just stupidly complex.

Fake shit is still fake shit, at the end of the day, lame AF.

According to the Consumer Report and the AAA, Kia and Hyundai brands are the most stolen cars and the insurance on these cars is astronomical.

you talk to much... this car has already proven itself against the tesla 1020 hp....

Impressive but just wait a year and get one for over half off. Kia/Hyundai EV cars depreciate like a rock on an anvil being pushed out of an airplane with 1,000x gravity.

smaller battery and Hydrogen fuel cell

First 10 minutes I put this on possible buy list……then at $70,000…..delete

First, it was fake engine noises, and now fake gears? This is proof that EVs are trying too hard to win us over.

Consider the profound irony. A more expensive car to simulate what already exists which is a more convenient car to own powered by gasoline. Even though this car reviewed is faster, lets pick a car like an Elantra N or Civic Type R at less than $50K as a basis for comparison. But there is much more. The architecture of this car is still electric and with that comes all the aversion to owning an electric car from less range, to where to charge, added weight you mention, but biggest elephant in the room? The battery that degrades over time and what kind of depreciated hunk of metal you are left with after say 8 years. This is a throwaway $70K car when the battery needs replacement because of the dramatic depreciation of electric cars including Tesla's. Let's say you don't want to own it but lease it and not worry about the uber expensive 70+ KW/hr battery needing to be replaced with much higher cost than an engine replacement in a gas car that isn't a foregone conclusion in 8 years. Who in their right mind wants to lease a car that it harder to charge, takes longer to charge and has less range than a gas car? What is the point? Truth is, EV's are dumb. Lots of dumb Americans, some of whom have bought them and regretted doing so. As an automotive engineer, I appreciate your review and discussion about this maybe first foray into 'simulating' a performance gas car in an EV. It is at its best a feat of engineering and at its worse a joke and sad commentary on people that would consider one...lol.

Tesla is the best car company ever! No gas stations, No oil changes, No smog check, No corrupt dealership, No catalytic converter and as fast as a $550,000 Lamborghini

EV manufacturers have got every KZfaqr on the planet reviewing their EV’s in hopes ONE person might buy LMAO. I don’t know how anyone thinking a car that’s powered by highly toxic and volatile chemicals was going to be better than the “toxic ICE vehicles” at least ICE fires can be easily extinguished and properly recycled which you can not do with an EV. What were we going to do with 500k toxic battery disposals annually. Americans are so naive

Unfortunately it’s a Hyundai therefore it’s automatically not good and I’d be skeptical of anyone praising them given the company’s astroturfing and bots praising them in the comments.