The tech in this concept will make it to the road—and hopefully make EVs more fun to drive.
shows EVs don't mean Armageddon for true performance fans."Seeing what's available and what's possible, we don't agree with that perspective," he says."We think we can deliver a really exciting product in terms of EV performance."
In the short term, the RN22e is being used to prove out some of the hardware that will be used in the Ioniq 6-based car Hyundai will enter in next year's eTouring Car World Cup race series. The Ioniq 6 racer will replace the The RN22e's dual-motor powertrain packs a total of 576 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque, and it's fed by a 77.4-kWh battery, the same capacity as available in the Ioniq 5. The output split between the two motors is asymmetrical—the rear motor alone produces 362 hp, more, while the front motor makes 214 hp. Hyundai says the motors now spin to more than 20,000 rpm—up from 15,000 rpm—to deliver a higher top speed.
In an era when many EV's feel stolidly one-dimensional in terms of their dynamics, the RN22e's chassis is remarkably receptive to driver inputs. We started our laps with the regen in the highest setting, which is what the Hyundai N test driver used on his demonstration laps. This helped load the front axle on lift-off and initiate rotation on turn-in.
Wartenberg says high performance emotionalizes cars and people, but making an EV as emotional as an ICE high-performance vehicle is a challenge.
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