The Ioniq 5 N revealed itself to be a highly engaging and deeply rewarding driver’s car, showcasing that performance EVs can be fun.
Its various driving modes, fake gearshifts and engine note all took a bit of getting used to, but once familiar with them it is incredibly absorbing on road and track.
The gears helped to gauge road speed while also adding an extra layer of interaction and the exhaust note gave it a bit more personality when punting along a rural backroad.
It is a heavy car thorough, and bumpy roads exposed a slight lack of sophistication in the damping. That said, range was never an issue.
The Hyundai was pretty handy on track, too, with its different modes allowing the pilot to choose how they wanted the 5 N to behave.
Indeed, its weight and size limit its capabilities on a track, but it was still able to entertain. Our testers enjoyed adjusting the torque so it could be balanced and precise one minute, and a lairy, tail happy hooligan the next.
