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Hyundai Ioniq demonstrates its performance at the Nurburgring

The Hyundai Ioniq electric car turned out to be faster than the thoroughbred Lotus sports car on the track

The model, called the Ioniq 5 N, was unveiled at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The most powerful production car in Hyundai’s history, this electric hatchback was able to conquer the hearts and the road at the Nurburgring.

Large in size and weight, like all electric vehicles, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N showed excellent dynamics and excellent handling on the race track. This was also confirmed by independent journalists who conducted tests on the Nordschleife and recorded impressive lap times.

Sport Auto’s test driver, Christian Gebhardt, completed the 20.6-kilometer lap in just 07:45.59. At the same time, he used the standard Hyundai Ioniq 5 N model with two 650 hp engines. With. and all-wheel drive, and Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires provided excellent grip.

Although the result obtained by the editor of Sport Auto is not a record for production electric vehicles, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N still pleased with its fast pace. He was only 2.6 seconds behind Christian Gebhardt in the BMW M2 CS (F87), but ahead of the Lotus Exige Cup 380 by a couple of seconds.

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Source: Sport Auto YouTube channel

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