Hyundai shows wild Ioniq 5 N TA for Pikes Peak

Hyundai wants to break records in Colorado next month - here's how they plan to do itThere were a few coy smiles around the dinner table at the international launch of. Senior Hyundai engineers were willing to confirm that the company was indeed heading to Pikes Peak this summer, but wouldn’t divulge anything more. Now we know what they were so excited about: the Ioniq 5 N Time Attack.

Two of these TAs will be racing to the clouds in Colorado next month, alongside a brace of production-spec models. The road cars will be targeting the record for Electric Production SUV/Crossover, as, with the wild racers going for Electric Modified SUV/Crossover records. It feels like the Ioniq 5 N with the rear spoiler from a Suzuki Escudo and a Mr Plow front end would be a shoo-in for that record, but then Pikes Peak does always like to throw up surprises.

Most encouraging, at least for future evolutions of the road car, is how much of the Time Attack is carried over from the showroom model. The 84kWh battery and motor are the same, with software tuning having already liberated an extra few horsepower, now rated at 687hp. Hinting at their level of intent, Hyundai has drafted in reigning King of the Mountain Robin Shute to pilot one of the TAs, with WRC hand Dani Sordo in the other. The production cars will be driven by Paul Dallenbach, who’s won the hill climb 11 times, and Ron Zaras.

There are more immediate motorsport concerns to think about as well, as four Elantra N TCR cars entered by customer teams will be competing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend. A fourth consecutive TCR win is the aim. A Hyundai Driving Experience i30 Fastback N will compete in the VT2 FWD class, following its victory last year.

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