Thursday 4th January 2024

Hyundai NPX1 set for Tokyo debut

How to make the Ioniq 5 N even more exciting? Take it racing...

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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is one of the cars we’re most looking forward to trying in the UK this year. It’s not merely eagerly anticipated for an EV, either - there’s cause for everyone to be very excited by its arrival, from the simulated gearshifts and revs to drift assistant. Hopefully, it’ll be one of the driver’s cars of 2024; that still feels a bold statement for a two-tonne electric Hyundai now - it would have been unbelievable just a few years ago. 

There’s a very traditional method being employed, however, to further boost the image of the N, as it looks like Hyundai is going to race one. Leaked last year and teased in this short video, something Ioniq 5 shaped called the NPX1 is coming to the Tokyo show on Friday. It would be a surprise to find an even more powerful version of a 650hp road car at this stage, and the original rumours last year were of a one-make championship, so a racer feels like the most logical conclusion. 

Especially given the look of it. As is the nature of these things, there’s not much to be ascertained for the moment, but there’s no denying the visual wallop of the new carbon bodykit. The wheel and brake combo looks pretty racy, too. This is surely too OTT to be a street car, but then this is also Hyundai we’re talking about, and it feels like anything is possible for them at the moment. A #NPerformanceParts hashtag implies this might be a range of upgrades for the production model, as was available for the i30 N.

Whatever it is, they’re not saying much for now. There’s just 30 seconds of vid, and a description that states a reveal time of 11:30 Korean Standard Time on Friday. One of the night owls over here, then, but surely not one to be missed whatever time you see it. Hyundai doesn’t tend to miss these days…

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[IanJ9375]

Need some wide circuits for this!

[anonymous-user]

Will look like a lorry racing amongst coupes.

[Justin-ow582]

Swiftly followed by a new peak in pollution from tyre particulates.

[nismo48]

Tom1312 said:

Will look like a lorry racing amongst coupes.

Excellent

[sdiggle]

Make it stop!! Please!!!

[Frimley111R]

Ever so slightly related to this, I've just seen Anglesey track have banned EVs, not sure why.

[Sion111R]

Tough crowd in tonight! Give Hyundai credit for investing time and money in puzzling how to make ev’s fun.

[Silvanus]

Sion111R said:

Tough crowd in tonight! Give Hyundai credit for investing time and money in puzzling how to make ev’s fun.

People moan EVs are boring, Hyundai make an interesting one one and they moan about it. People go on about it's size but it's not much longer than the current Civic and it's the same width. It's taller, but that's not the end of the world.

[Water Fairy]

Silvanus said:

Sion111R said:

Tough crowd in tonight! Give Hyundai credit for investing time and money in puzzling how to make ev’s fun.

People moan EVs are boring, Hyundai make an interesting one one and they moan about it. People go on about it's size but it's not much longer than the current Civic and it's the same width. It's taller, but that's not the end of the world.

And a damn site heavier I would imagine......................

[Mackofthejungle]

Silvanus said:

People moan EVs are boring, Hyundai make an interesting one one and they moan about it. People go on about it's size but it's not much longer than the current Civic and it's the same width. It's taller, but that's not the end of the world.

I continuously laugh at the size of the civic though - it's already a joke. This is the same size and weight as an Audi SQ5, which really isn't very interesting either.

[Silvanus]

Water Fairy said:

Silvanus said:

Sion111R said:

Tough crowd in tonight! Give Hyundai credit for investing time and money in puzzling how to make ev’s fun.

People moan EVs are boring, Hyundai make an interesting one one and they moan about it. People go on about it's size but it's not much longer than the current Civic and it's the same width. It's taller, but that's not the end of the world.

And a damn site heavier I would imagine......................

News just in, EVs are heavier than ICE cars shocker.

[howardhughes]

I cringe how EV cars are trying to look like real cars. Pathetic.

[Silvanus]

howardhughes said:

I cringe how EV cars are trying to look like real cars. Pathetic.

How are they supposed to look?

[JAMSXR]

It’s not for me, but I appreciate what Hyundai are doing.

Give it 3 years and it could be an interesting buy the replace the family hack.

[Water Fairy]

Silvanus said:

Water Fairy said:

Silvanus said:

Sion111R said:

Tough crowd in tonight! Give Hyundai credit for investing time and money in puzzling how to make ev’s fun.

People moan EVs are boring, Hyundai make an interesting one one and they moan about it. People go on about it's size but it's not much longer than the current Civic and it's the same width. It's taller, but that's not the end of the world.

And a damn site heavier I would imagine......................

News just in, EVs are heavier than ICE cars shocker.

Exactly you pillock!

[Mackofthejungle]

Silvanus said:

News just in, EVs are heavier than ICE cars shocker.

News just in: racists are racist. Better just accept it and move on I guess.

[MightyBadger]

[ZX10R NIN]

They'll be some short races

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Thursday 11th January 07:59

[Seven7]

sdiggle said:

Make it stop!! Please!!!

I'm sure they'll fit it with strong brakes.

[IanJ9375]

Frimley111R said:

Ever so slightly related to this, I've just seen Anglesey track have banned EVs, not sure why.

I didn't see anything on their website or Facebook - any links?