Hyundai will look to break some records using its Ioniq 5 N at this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Four Hyundai Ioniq 5 N's will partake in the event, but only two will be production examplesHyundai is headed to theIoniq 5 N electric crossoverTwo will be production examples with only minor modifications made in the interest of safety. The remaining two will be wild time-attack specials which Hyundai revealed over the weekend on the sidelines of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race, where the automaker was competing with a trio of gas-powered Elantra N TCR race cars.
Other modifications include a high-downforce package designed for the thinner air near the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak, as well as uprated dampers and brakes, and a set of Yokohama ADVAN 005 slick tires. The Ioniq 5 N's sound generator has also been upgraded to blast a sound of over 120 db, to both enhance feedback for the driver as well as avoid the use of warning sirens EVs have to carry in the event.
Hyundai's history at Pikes Peak dates back to 1992, when Rod Millen won the 2-Wheel Drive Showroom Stock division with a time of 13:21.17 driving a Hyundai Scoupe. The last time Hyundai was represented at the mountain was in 2018, when Jonathan Newcombe entered a Tiburon in the TA1 division. However, he failed to start on race day.
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