Drag races are always very amazing to watch as they often leave viewers in awe, this is exactly what the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N did in a recent drag race. Popular YouTube channel, Hagerty, took to the drag strip to test out the power of a few vehicles, and the results will shock you. On the strip, they had the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, the Maserati Trofeo, the Jaguar F-Pace SVR, the Porsche Macan GTS, and the Lamborghini Urus Performante.
Looking at the line-up of cars that Hagerty had on the drag strip, you’ll feel that the Ioniq 5 N wandered onto the strip. All other four vehicles are performance beasts that put out enough power from their V6 or V8 engines (some with turbochargers). Then there’s the entry from Hyundai with its electric drivetrain and its “wannabe” engine sounds, but the big question is how it’ll perform.
Well, as you might already know, some EVs pack a punch in comparison with some performance-oriented vehicles. Hyundai is joining these EVs with their Ioniq 5 N entry that hit the showroom in March 2024. This vehicle packs an impressive 641 horsepower (406 horsepower from the rear and 235 from the front electric motors) which is comparable with the competition Hagerty put it up against.
However, this vehicle’s electric drivetrain and track features gave it an upper hand against the more expensive and more powerful competition. Once the race between these powerful vehicles (except the Lamborghini Urus Performante) started, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N was already off the line and ahead of its competition. If you are familiar with EVs you’ll know that they have pretty quick launches off the line, but some fail to hold up the power as the gas-driven performance vehicles eventually catch up to pace.
In Hagerty’s test, the Ioniq 5 N kept up the pace, flooring the competition, hitting 60mps in just 3 seconds. To even things out, the Lamborghini Urus Performante raced the EV from Hyundai, only to cross the finish line after the beast of an EV (but performed better than the other three cars in the first race).
Although the speed of the Hyundai was a result of activating different track modes, it is impressive to see what a €61,600 EV does to more expensive luxury performance vehicles. Why are EVs fast, and is the automobile world about to see another wave of performance vehicles? With the industry’s shift over to electrically-powered vehicles, we might begin to see crazy lap times from non-performance brands like Hyundai.