David Bridges
A few years in the past Hyundai launched a wild EV supercar idea known as the N Imaginative and prescient 74 designed by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiario. Now, it appears like that car will go into manufacturing in some kind, in accordance with a number of slides within the firm’s investor day presentation.
In a slideshow launched with the presentation, Hyundai confirmed off its full EV lineup together with 21 fashions to be launched by 2030. Together with the reasonably priced Casper, mass-market Hyundai and luxurious Genesis manufacturers, it revealed a “Hyundai N (imaginative and prescient 74”) high-performance EV that additionally carries the “Genesis Magma” branding.
The subsequent slide states that the “N Inherits Motorsports Heritage,” including that it is a “high-performance EV delivering constant driving pleasure and expertise.” The posh Genesis model will quickly embody “high-end EVs” as effectively, with each the N and Genesis fashions constructing on the present Ioniq EV lineup.
Late final yr, Motor1 reported that Hundai would construct the N Imaginative and prescient 74 in very restricted numbers, with 70 highway and 30 racing fashions for only a 100 in complete, although Hyundai refuted the rumor.
The unique N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea promised a 62.4-kWh battery pack together with an 85kWh hydrogen-powered fuel-cell stack with a 10-pound gasoline tank, for a spread round 373 miles. It featured two rear electrical motors outputting 670 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. Hyundai seems to have dropped the hydrogen a part of the idea that, because the Hundai N (imaginative and prescient 74) is described solely as a high-performance EV.
Should you’re assume N-model appears like a DeLorean, you are onto one thing as Giugiario designed that legendary ’80s supercar as effectively. Different notables from the Italian designer embody the Lotus Esprit, Maserati Quattroporte and Nikon’s F3 SLR digital camera.
Daniel Mercer
