Bloody hell Chris you missed to show the active sound and simulated gear shifts! That is really what I wanted to see your reaction on, is it just a useless gimmick or is it actually exciting????

@Varocka

2 ай бұрын

my thoughts exactly! but look how much he enjoyed it even without the fun little mini-game of the simulated shifting! at worst you just don't use it and still have a grand time haha

@ThaDutchDK1989

2 ай бұрын

where the car sounds like a 1999 gran turismo game lol 😂 the try way to hard to be a combustion engine eventough it isn’t and it das from it in any way.. it’s like making engine sounds with your mouth 🤦‍♂️

@filiperibeiro86fr

2 ай бұрын

And the clutch kick simulator

@afrikengunner

2 ай бұрын

Go to 2:32 u can see on the dash the simulated gears

@amirnaim3675

2 ай бұрын

He probably would simulate the feeling too

Harris... How could you miss the emulated 8 speed transmission feature?! I dont often say this but... DA HELL MAN!!!! Thats what we were all here to see! 😂

@sexpistill

2 ай бұрын

I was waiting for him to explain why the Speedo was loading up gear changes 😂 Now I'm pretty sure it's a useless future for him to flat out ignore it.

@williamrori1274

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. I really wanted to hear his thoughts because so far it seems like almost everyone absolutely LOVES it.

@MrSpecialad

2 ай бұрын

+1. And the engine noise... maybe Chris had jetlag?

@loveyoumaxin

2 ай бұрын

I actually preferred that he didn't mention that. It felt like the many great aspects of the car were being overshadowed because of that.

@WillSatchwell

2 ай бұрын

@@loveyoumaxin what the hell are you smoking?! It’s an enthusiast car for enthusiasts as such being the first production electric car with a virtual 8 speed transmission and torque curve is a big deal. Fact that such a stand out feature was omitted is not good!

Had my Ioniq 5 awd a couple of years now, still the best car I've owned, and that is already a quick car, I love this N version, the wife will never let me have one though 😂

“In a Hyundai” “In a Kia” No need to keep being shocked at these two, they have proven themselves to be a big game changer and have stepped up massively in the automotive world, they make awesome cars now, the old days of the 90s and early 2000s when these were considered a joke are now a point in history that has long gone.

I love the standard version of this car, so this hot one is just wicked as far as my humble opinion is concerned. So much to admire about what Hyundai are doing here 😋

@GuntanksInSpace

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate Hyundai injecting bonkers fun on the Ioniq 5. Been admiring the normal one from afar (test drives on it is hard to line up for, everyone likes it!)

I got the blue one yesterday and I love it. Very fun to drive.

@digitaldistressed

18 күн бұрын

Very fun! When was the last time you said that in a EV. Luv the matte blue on mine even though she says it’s Barbie blue…. Where did that come from?

I feel like this review only scratched the surface of the 5N. Would love to see him talk about stuff like what it's like on the road or when you're trying to set a fast lap on a circuit

First EV that ive seen that i can say "Ye I'd have one of those"

@frankguy6843

13 күн бұрын

Taycan was the first where I was like "Damn that's awesome I want it" but this is the first one I could feasibly own that I actually want lol

Outro song is - Gimme Noize by Jailed Jamie , Antic Mass , for those looking.

I love how Chris is at 90 degrees but just chatting away to the camera as if he is driving down a high street. Very talented driver, and amazing to watch. Always engaging.

@jcfallows

5 күн бұрын

Strange how the weaker sex ends up controlling your life!

Nice to see you at our local Sydney track

Can't wait to see my guy drift this beast Edit: Request for Chris redo the review, how could the engineers not inform him of simulated gears and Active Sound THAT DEFINES this car?! This is insane to me

@iSOBigD

2 ай бұрын

The fact that he said it's better than an RS6 even without that is wild. I'm pretty sure it's also a lot cheaper too.

@SteYoung

2 ай бұрын

@@iSOBigD £65k.

@borregoayudando1481

2 ай бұрын

drifting is more important than windowdressing like noise or trans simulation

Got one on order coming in May, can’t wait

@mauricetoussaint7283

2 ай бұрын

Oh, you're the one are you. Good luck with your new milk float.

@ChronicBintX

2 ай бұрын

Also got one on order, have to wait till September though. 😃

@dfd6787

2 ай бұрын

Wow they are arriving in May :O

@wkim3114

Ай бұрын

Rich man

@trstnhn

24 күн бұрын

To well off people $70k really is nothing.

RS6 prices have become insane, £180k for a limited edition for some stickers and white rims 😂

@zakelwe

2 ай бұрын

Thats a fantastic red white and black colour scheme, has 4x4, huge front intercooler and gets rave reviews. Oh, sorry, I thought you said the new limited edition GR Yaris ! I'd have that rather than the hyundai but still good that they have tried to put some fun into electric. Unless you are Chris though not sure 2.2 tonnes being hooned on the road in rwd mode is that socially responsible. Could be a big square hole in that B road hedge and very long tracks through the farmers field :)

@sexpistill

2 ай бұрын

You won't be laughing when the next one is a 2 litre turbo, ask the C63 guys 😂

@AndrewTSq

2 ай бұрын

Many parts of the new RS6 is hand built, thats why. Just small things like the hatch etc. Its also got coil over suspension, with toolkit to change it for the track your going to. and more I rather spend 180k on the RS6 than anything on this Ioniq5N :P edit. and the RS6 is faster both in 0-100, and topspeed (I know Chris say this is faster than the RS6, but the official 0-100 for Audi is 3.3 sec, and for this 3.4, and topspeed is for Audi 305km/h unlocked / 280 locked, and 260 for the Ioniq5.

@sexpistill

2 ай бұрын

@@AndrewTSq I think you would buy it just for the fact that it has an engine 😂🤣 and I'm cool with that

@AndrewTSq

2 ай бұрын

@@sexpistill yeah!, the older one with the V10 is even better cause of the engine sound in my opinion.

The IONIQ 5N is the only electric vehicle that can run on the track without stopping. Tesla, Porsche, Audi, and BMW will rather analyze the IONIQ 5N. And what's even more surprising is that Hyundai hasn't even brought out a real weapon yet. The eM platform, the successor to the E-GMP platform, is scheduled to appear. There will be many more great techniques, so you can look forward to it.

@SamAung-dz8tn

2 ай бұрын

Tesla is straight garbage. Don't even put it in the same category as those other cars. They make appliance cars for point A to point B travel with the cheapest trash materials that make people feel ashamed everytime they step into it.

@namesdemeanusboth9568

2 ай бұрын

Taycan can’t track without stopping??? Halve the amount of shrooms in your morning coffee my guy, and rewatch the review for this weapon Harris did. Hyundai? Puhleez 😂

@trstnhn

24 күн бұрын

@@namesdemeanusboth9568 Stop being such a tribalist. You lost the moment you made this about Hyundai and not Ioniq 5N. You bring no substance to the discussions since you don't care about facts or logic. You care about what badge is on the car and the car with the badge you like, no matter how poor it is, is the winner for you. Plastic.

@Bro-food

19 күн бұрын

@@namesdemeanusboth9568 The Taycan and Model S Plaid must be equipped with extremely expensive carbon ceramic brakes to run on the track, and there are also problems with battery overheating. However, the Ioniq 5N can be stopped with just cast iron brakes, and the battery heat dissipation ability is excellent. In addition, the IONIQ 5N's regenerative braking is limited to 0.6G, and the specification is possible up to 0.8G. There is great industrial value in being able to build much better electric vehicles without the use of expensive brakes.

You can actually see the tread being deleted from the rear wheels as he drifts! So dope!! 🤩

I have been waiting for this kind of thing to come along, the moment it changes from boring EV to fun. Good on Hyundai for having a crack at it, and succeeding it seems. Chris giving proper acknowledgement to how this changes his mind again. Cracking car and cracking video.

I bought a fully specified Cupra Born as it was as close to a drivers car as I could get in a EV at the time and I love it. But if I had the money for one of these Hyundai Ioniq 5 N’s I would get one in a flash. Nice drive around our Sydney circuit.

Haha mentioning the first left hander being a potentially crashy corner. There has definitely been some big ones there.

Wicked car. HMG is doing a great job

Yeah, it might be fun and all that, but, being a lover of coupes etc, iiiiiiiii LOVE the N Vision '74... THAT looks AWESOME! 😏😉👌 I just wish Hyundai WOULD release an everyday street version of it (EXACT same design (ok maybe not with that wing), but just an every day 'Drivers car' version! 😎🇬🇧

@edsgarage001

2 ай бұрын

They are

@archaotist3365

2 ай бұрын

@@edsgarage001 Yeah but they're only making 100 of them with 30 reserved for racing which unfortunately means only 70 will be for sale. Kind of hard to consider that an "everyday street version" but still cool I guess

…you have my attention. I think that’s precisely what those engineers wanted to hear. Great car. Great video.

Wanted one ever since I saw the first drive and the numbers of this thing 6 months ago - it’s super rapid

I always enjoy your driving reviews...I was wondering about this one and you gave it your stamp of approval. 👍🏻

Did not have a Hyundai being "more dynamic than an RS6" on my 2024 bingo card, I think a lot of the European and US manufacturers should be worried about what Kia/Hyundai are bringing

@mc1996

2 ай бұрын

Really? Never heard about I20 or I30N?

@schizo0223

2 ай бұрын

The Veloster N has already won Road&Track Performance Car of the Year award back in 2020. They already have been quietly noticing them. Just not willingly admitting it.

@lorythebeast93

2 ай бұрын

The rs6 is overrated, audi aren't fun to drive, i bet the m3 is on another league

@jsl02008

2 ай бұрын

Hyundais and Kias are trash underneath

@BhutJolokias

2 ай бұрын

​@@jsl02008You obviously aren't a car guy then.

Bro i love when Chris drives and reviews cars! It feels like your sitting right next to him and can feel what he is feeling 😂 ❤

Totally unrelated Chris but I've just finished listening to your audio book and absolutely loved it, top bloke 👍

Nice video please review it again with in the simulation modes, it's so much more than sound.

Love it, super stoked to see all the reviews on this Ioniq N

Kinda want to see one of these with box flares and Martini livery. To me they look like a modern interpretation of the Lancia HF Integrale.

@BrendanEvan

2 ай бұрын

This

@davidelvy4788

2 ай бұрын

Nailed it, that HAS to be their inspiration.

@pointer2631

2 ай бұрын

It looks great in martini stripes, a few out there if you google it

@eugenux

2 ай бұрын

if Lancia would have swollen a full sized SUV.. if not, no, no chance!

@stoicthedog

2 ай бұрын

@@eugenux True but I wasn't really including scale, just aesthetics. Plus everything has got bigger. The modern Minis and Fiat 500s are huge next to their 60's inspirations. I find it crazy that the Integrale was a mid size hatchback when it was new but today it's comparable in size to superminis such as the Toyota Yaris.

Hope you enjoyed Australia mate 🍻🇦🇺🦘

If Harris says it’s good…. That’s good enough for me

Love this man! Makes drifting look sooo easy!! Bravo!! 💪

I recently drove a Hyundai i10n line. Beast of a little car

@mauricetoussaint7283

2 ай бұрын

You obviously haven't driven a proper hot hatch, e.g. RS3 or A45S. Hyundai, I've shit them.

@Pouimatiom

2 ай бұрын

@@mauricetoussaint7283i30n competes with those. They are one of the few still making affordable hot hatches

@Fanta....

Ай бұрын

@@mauricetoussaint7283 You're not supposed to eat them bro. its bad for like your intestines and shizz.

The focus on human emotion rather than technology is what defines this car. No it isn’t perfect, but in time hopefully other OEMs take this approach too and create a new kind of sports cars that do not alienate users for being ‘too human’.

@SteYoung

2 ай бұрын

Completely agree. Theyve looked at what connects the driver to the car and have seemingly done a really decent job given the platform. Its more than just a fast fridge!

@fabioribeiro5071

2 ай бұрын

@@SteYoungit’s a fast fridge with silly colors. There is no emotion in this even if they try to fake them, the real connection between an ice car and the driver comes through the vibration mechanical parts have between them and the sound they make when working properly, that is what electric cars and the majority of cars nowadays will never give you.

@SteYoung

2 ай бұрын

@@fabioribeiro5071 Yes i know but least theyre trying to increase the engagement and thus the connection. Irs never going to be the same as sitting behind the wheel of a special ice car with all the visceral drama but given that EVs are sadly the future I jave to applaud what Hyundai are trying to do here. Its possibly the most driver focused ev yet.

yes turn 1 is a scary one. There's an old video floating around of one of the Toyota Group C cars, I think the V10-powered TS010, taking it pretty much flat. I'd definitely NOT have the intestinal fortitude to do that

I like the video style, it reminds me of your old films, not the fake speed shaky camera style of top gear. Thank you!!

Been waiting for you to review this Chris to get a proper driver’s view. Really want one of these (and as a petrolhead - also have the 1M coupe which I believe Chris you also have?). What did you make of the simulated gear change?

I assume you didn't like the emulated gears and engine sound, as I could hear nothing and no mention of the gears was made ?

I'd really like to see your take on the Hiphi Z. I've been driving one on winter roads, and it's another expensive EV with a sense of humour. And although I'm not huge on EV's, I'm rather impressed with the way it drives! Sort of reminds me of a scaled up, modern gt3000. It's also got more entertaining features than Mario-Party, so it pleases the geek in me!

I can''t tell if he's going fast or slow unless its drifting.

This is one of thos Game Changer cars that dont often come along. Just watch other manufacturers start copying the very same tech in their hatch backs.

Turn 1 at Sydney Motorsport Park has caught out some big names. On a bike it’s super tricky and dangerous!

It sounds amazing !

I have never seen visuals so insane🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍🥵🥵🥵smooth transitions

Have I seen you in a green GT3 RS going back to the UK at LeShuttle last Sunday? I was confused. Or you have a good look a like 😊

Got my deposit on the N to replace my launch edition of the Ioniq 5 in UK. Thanks Chris

@gee6940

Ай бұрын

£65k.. someone’s doing well!

@juliandclarke

Ай бұрын

@@gee6940 haha. I test drove the N on Good Friday. Lovely machine. Mad gears & sound worked well. I just couldn’t justify the PCP rates. Waiting for my deposit back 🫤

@trstnhn

24 күн бұрын

@@gee6940 Nowadays $70k is really not that much.

@gee6940

24 күн бұрын

@@trstnhn bloody ell! Someone’s doing extremely well!!! A normal EV like a Hyundai Kona is half that price brand new.. £35k so yes $70k is still a LOT of money. Silly boy

Great to have the great man in Oz.

Nice venue!

Started watching and wondering what track in the UK looked like Sydney Motorsport Park haha

@the_boonies

2 ай бұрын

I was wondering why Llandow looked so different 😂

Would have really appreciated what YOUR THOUGHTS were on this car's Simulated gearshift + Fake combustion engines (dynamic) sounds in combination to the driving 😁Heard that was a real novelty that NO other sports car had to offer (at this point) in enhancing the driver's involvement in "a shake down" style drive. BUT, other then that I really enjoy your "Ridiculously fun test runs !!👌👍👍

What we need is cheap, light and fun cars, not 650HP on 2.200KG at 80.000€

@safetysandals

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, an "Ioniq 2.5" would be amazing. Half the power, half the size, half the weight, half the cost, all the fun. I'm sure it'll be here eventually, but until then this is the closest thing we have to an EV hot hatch.

@demery9140

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Stupid expensive heavy ugly

@SDK2006b

2 ай бұрын

Look on social media - people complain when expensive EV’s only do 150 miles 🤔🤣 This is heavy because it has the battery capacity to do 300 miles (when driven steady)

@overbuiltlimited

2 ай бұрын

Not gonna happen. The manufacturers are going to keep building them heavy. They have to in order to fit them with big batteries. Need a big battery so that the EV can perform its party trick, accelerating in a straight line. Why else would you want a car with extremely limited range and practicality?

@4literv6

2 ай бұрын

Hyundai will follow the upcoming Kia ev3 with their own version. And maybe those will get a gt or gt line and N line versions in 25 or 26?

"this first corner strikes me as somewhere you could have a huge accident" ... and in 2010 I did! That was the end of my track day budget for a few years...

I genuinely daunted by the idea of having all this weight in a car this size. This was large ladder frame chassis 4wd of a few years ago.

Is that Eastern Creek?

Absolutely fresh original design. Very brave 👏👏👏

Love your presentations! Hope you stayed around & checked out Bathurst 12 hour race over the weekend just gone

Thank you for NOT pushing the „active sound“ button!

What do the paddles do behind the steering wheel?

@LauriLaipio

2 ай бұрын

adjust regen

@jakyongdo998

2 ай бұрын

virtual gear box and engine

Sweet and simple review! Magnificent car, I am going to push my Son away from his Ioniq 5 Limited and buy this!

As long as you don't have a pacemaker you are good to go. Seriously We were told that on the electric car course I attended .

@MetalheadAndNerd

2 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention that this course was not about driving an electric car but about servicing the motors which contain strong magnets.

@straight-narrow-path

2 ай бұрын

@@MetalheadAndNerd regardless of whether driving or repairing electric vehicles, it is advised that anyone with a pacemaker stays away , so if you order an uber state a none electric vehicle if you don't want to run the risk of the pacemaker failing

@MetalheadAndNerd

2 ай бұрын

@@straight-narrow-path I don't know any EV manufacturer that gives such an advise. If there was such a danger all manufacturers would put up a warning since none of them would risk the resulting lawsuits.

@straight-narrow-path

2 ай бұрын

@@MetalheadAndNerd Monitor Symptoms: Pay attention to any unusual symptoms while driving or being near EVs. If you notice anything concerning (e.g., changes in heart rate, dizziness), consult your cardiologist promptly. That was covered in the lecture I attended which was government funded. Car manufacturers don't tell you that there is a risk of fatal explosion either do they!

77k Euro is just a bargain compared to Audi, MB, BMW, etc. The range and the infamous German charging network is the only thing which at this point would bring me to a no-buy decision.

High praise.

I'm really curious to see US pricing and what kind of lease deals can be had once supply builds up. Need a family car soon to replace my 911 and very intrigued by this.

@jshnya

2 ай бұрын

There won't be a supply build up, ever. Every N model has been super hard to get allocations for in the US and this won't be any different. The better question is will it depreciate like the EV6 GT. 1 year old models with a few thousand miles can he had for low $40k. The EV6 isn't as thorough of a sports car as this though, so we'll see what happens.

@iRapplexD

2 ай бұрын

Lease will be the best way to go for EV especially high end ones. Think it will start at barely sub $70k, not including the mark ups it is going to get. And depreciation should be >40-50% for 3 years ownership. I'm leasing it.

@jshnya

2 ай бұрын

@iRapplexD I'm a finance manager at a Hyundai/Genesis dealership. Leasing any N model is awful. The money factor and lack of rebates on N cars make leasing them a bad choice. If we're talking normal Ioniq5/Ioniq6, yes lease it.

@The_Stanman

2 ай бұрын

@@jshnya EV oversupply is a huge industry-wide problem right now impacting all models. OEMs and dealers are literally losing tens of thousands of $ on every one they sell, and it's only getting worse as production continues to ramp at ~50% per year. N cars are readily available, at least in the US atleast. This will have a terrible depreciation curve like every current EV currently due to many reasons, but a big part is how rapidly they continue to improve, making older ones obsolete.

@The_Stanman

2 ай бұрын

@@iRapplexD 100%, should definitely only lease any EV right now due to the market dynamics and tax credit. And we are just at the beginning of years of EV oversupply and wild depreciation - the production ramp through 2027 is insane. In 2027+, there are going to be INSANE deals on 2020 - 2025 model year EVs. I'm thinking Lucid Sapphire then 😁

Suprisingly I looked it up and the RS6 weights 2250kgs too. But damn those V8 super wagons are a dying breed and it's just so enticing 😔

At last....fun over out right speed....

Great content yet again. Keep doing this.

@andyjones8448

2 ай бұрын

But i am still not sold BECAUSE it controlling a piston engine that is fun and modulating an electric motor isn't. Without the authentic sound it's all nonsense.

I like the looks of it

Amazing!

Harris could make a metro drift, man's a genius behind the wheel !

@Nemoticon

2 ай бұрын

Metros are easy to drift!! They lift-off oversteer very willingly

@blood_upon_the_rose

2 ай бұрын

@@Nemoticon I couldn't think of another car right at that moment haha 😆

@Nemoticon

2 ай бұрын

@@blood_upon_the_rose Reliant Robin maybe, lol? xD

@blood_upon_the_rose

2 ай бұрын

@Nemoticon 🤣🤣🤣 I should have picked that I'll hibe you that one 🤣🤣🤣

@Nemoticon

2 ай бұрын

@@blood_upon_the_rose It's al good, I was just nitpicking... it's obvious what yo meant from the start xD

I'm surprised he didn't talk about its ability to shift itself and a different noises that it can make and all the different end modes. I feel like there's so much more to this car that wasn't covered

A car I want to ride just once before I die.

I really want to see some real world comparisons to get a gauge on just how fast and capable this is. From everything Ive read and watched it is a genuine brilliantly capable and bloody fun EV. Just wouldnt mind seeing it up against some well known performance benchmarks. BMW M3 Xdrive, Audi RS4 or 6, Kia EV6 GT. Model 3 Performance. Taycan 4S or Turbo. Just to see where the 5N sits.

Good Effort by Hyundai. Shame their hydrogen coupe will be limited production. Where are the sounds and gearshifts lol. £64,000 😬 but the features are a lot.

Why didn‘t he show the gear changes and sounds 🙈

I just received my Ioniq 5N last week. Who would be interested in seeing a comparison between the 5N and an i30N??

I don't think we really realise what this car achieves: Porsche, Audi, BMW, AMG,... all already had a go on sporty/fun EVs but it's Hyundai, that actually managed to deliver.

everyone that drives it loves it not 1 bad review 🤔🤔🤔

@behindthebuild8016

2 ай бұрын

Google the battery replacement cost video that’s more than a bad review

@fale892

2 ай бұрын

​@@behindthebuild8016no doubt the same applies to ALL EVs

@93455Driver

2 ай бұрын

@@fale892Yep, I think that is impacting the EV insurance costs

@cbotten106

Ай бұрын

Even the ones who thought Hyundai was incapable of getting the EV handling right (after the EV6 GT) are singing the praise of the step gearing and fake noises. But I'm going to assume the range sucks, since nobody talks about it. Like ~200miles bad.

@DriverJ-N

Ай бұрын

@@behindthebuild8016 ever thought of how much money u spent on your car in its life on ice maintenance and gas?

I like the ionic series, as much as I wanted to dislike it for being an ev, they are one of my first choices if I go that route.

This impressive car has the added benefit of tackling the loneliness epidemic, as each buyer makes a new friend with their local tyre fitter.

Back in the day (30 years ago), when it was Eastern Creek Raceway, I remember hitting 170kph down the straight in a Ferrari 308, thinking that was fast

Daily this, get a Genesis 3.8 Coupe for the weekends. Perfect Korean two-car garage.

Why no mention of the best feature on the ev market right now - SIMULATED GEARS? I love Hyundai for that, why the disrespect?

@CHIEF_420

2 ай бұрын

🔋🧂

@MetalheadAndNerd

2 ай бұрын

Without simulated turbo lag the most important feature is still missing. I'd also like to have a simulated DPF regeneration cycle.

I think this has been shot quite a long time ago and it may not have been a production model. Maybe the gear changes were not working back then? Also the active sound? It seems like not even the screen is working, but that might be a polarising filter. The shots of the screen are from a B-roll. I think Harris has triven the Ioniq 5 N long before any other journo.

Very nice 👍👍

I'd definitely buy one if I can afford it

That thing needs a Martini livery like the 90's Lancia Delta Integrale Evo had.

Ty

A hippo tap dancing. I love it.

Tyres and brakes every month by the looks of it ! 😅

@jamesstanley7263

2 ай бұрын

Won’t be cheap… 275/35R21. 275 section on a Hyundai hot hatch!!! 😂

Why was there a tachometer and a gear shift at 4:19???

@jakyongdo998

2 ай бұрын

virtual gear box and engine sound

@MetalheadAndNerd

2 ай бұрын

They wrote a software feature to cater to idiots.

Chris is the only reason I'd watch a video on an EV 😏

Misha has shown that it can drive 2 Laps on the nord, with maybe 10min of charging. You can do much more laps as a beginner as well.

3:25 It looks every bit like a fast car to me with it's styling so I'm not sure what you're talking about. A sleeper EV is more like the EV6 GT imo where it's not crazy over styled like the 5N yet it has 576HP. Yeah it's going to be slower than this car but it's fast enough for most people out there. The 5N is made for the tracks period vs the GT is more of street car with some track fun in it. As much as I think the 5N looks nice I would rather get the GT myself as it's more of a daily to me. It has more things I like about it over the 5N so that's why I recently got it myself. It's an awesome car and it doesn't stand out to me as racer car which I like more at my age. I do love that baby blue color though, who knows I might wrap my GT in that color in the future. 😊

@cbotten106

Ай бұрын

A couple of reasons: The seats, the brakes and the step shifting and noises. The dynamics of the GT aren't up to the task at the track. It drifts and does burnouts well and well....not much else. The basic shape, imo, is more conservative that the Kia. Congrats on the purchase and hope it treat you well!

@volcalstone

Ай бұрын

@@cbotten106 thanks. I do think the GT could be a better track car tho if you just did some mods like lowering it and putting on some proper tires and wheels. Would I track my car? No. The GT just won't do laps after laps so well vs the 5 N which could cool down the battery and motors a lot better. Depending on how hard you want to push it. As for the 5 N. The shifting thing is cool and all but I'm sure not everyone will care for it or the fake sounds. I can't stand the fake pump in sounds from ICE car so I won't with EVs. This is why you get an EV for that quietness. The natural motor sound is good enough for me. I could finally hear my music the way I wanted it with no background noises. 😊 Not sure if you heard but the 5 N was marked up $20K at a dealership in California. So close to $90K vs my GT that I got for only $50K. I'm sure the price will go down eventually in a year or so but it's just ridiculous with these prices.

@cbotten106

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply, as someone mentioned somewhere in comments Hyundai historically has kept the supply of N cars very low, so that price drop may take a while. A GT for $50K seems pert near a bargain in the current market. 👍 @@volcalstone

Yes, more fun!

Hopefully theyve sorted the 12v issue...

I wish that had an alpine a209b body on it 😋

I wonder if the reason this package gets such enthusiasm from the likes of Chris filters down from the Hyundai EV rally program? I was considering a standard Ioniq 5, but after less than good treatment from our local Hyundai dealer, I ended up with a Kia. Very pleased with it.

Good to see someone taking the time and effort make EVs interesting. Pretty pointless, but well done. I like their little i20n

Chris is a fantastic no-nonsense presenter and having just finished his audiobook, a really interesting bloke who would be great to chat to over a beer about all things cars for sure 👍

@DrMcMoist

2 ай бұрын

What is his audiobook called?

@Obsessioncardetailing

2 ай бұрын

www.google.com/search?q=chris+harris+book&rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU908AU908&oq=chris+harris+book&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDIxNzNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8@@DrMcMoist

@bloodstockvip2176

2 ай бұрын

@@DrMcMoist variable valve timing

@DrMcMoist

2 ай бұрын

@@bloodstockvip2176 Cheers mate.