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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car

Hyundai has officially unveiled its all-electric racing car, the Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car, ushering in a new era of sustainable racing. The car shares most components with the standard model, but also brings a number of major improvements.

The car is built on Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, and is equipped with new extended wheel arches, a new front lip spoiler, a new rear wing, a bonnet made of FRP, polycarbonate windows, adjustable shock absorbers that can adjust the camber of the wheels and the height of the car, front brakes six-piston calipers and four-piston rear calipers. The racer is mounted on a set of specially developed 18-inch forged wheels wrapped in slick tires for maximum grip.

Safety enhancements include a multi-point welded roll cage, buckets, six-point seat belts, a high-voltage extinguishing system, a high-voltage warning indicator, an anti-fire system and a relocated charging port.

“We are incredibly proud to unveil the IONIQ 5 N eN1 Cup car, demonstrating our commitment to sustainable racing. This unique electric racing car demonstrates our cutting-edge technology and passion for pushing the boundaries of what EVs can achieve on the racetrack,” said Vice President and Head of N Brand & Motorsport, Till Wartenberg.

When it comes to the powertrain, the Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car is powered by two electric motors, the front with 222 hp (166 kW) and the rear with 378 hp (282 kW). It is equipped with an 800-volt architecture and an 84 kWh battery that can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in just 18 minutes thanks to a 350 kW charger. The standard model’s N Green Boost, N e-Shift and N Active Sound are retained, but teams will also be able to create their own sounds for the electric car.

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5

In 2021, Hyundai unveiled a fully electric crossover inspired by the original Hyundai Pony, the Ioniq 5. Three years later, a redesigned version of this model arrived on the market.

At first glance, the distinctive design has been retained with new front and rear bumpers, a wider front air intake, a 50 mm extended rear spoiler, and a special body kit decorated with several N Line badges. The front bumper has bright wings inspired by the Ioniq 5 N, and there are also body-colored fenders, a changed design of the sills, and a new set of aerodynamic 20-inch wheels.

Hyundai engineers equipped the car with a stiffer body, better shock absorbers for greater comfort, reduced vibrations on the steering wheel, reinforced rear wheels and undercarriage. Door and B-pillar reinforcements improve side impact protection in combination with side airbags in the second row of seats.

Inside, a new steering wheel, sports seats, metal pedals, a black headliner, new dashboard details, red thread and several N Line badges adorn the interior of the car. New buttons have been added to the center console to control functions such as seat heating and cooling, steering wheel heating, parking assist system and other functions. There is also a new generation Connected car Navigation Cockpit infotainment system compatible with wireless over-the-air software upgrades.

When it comes to the powertrain, Hyundai hasn’t mentioned any changes. The car is equipped with an 84 kWh battery, which should provide a longer range compared to the previous 77.4 kWh battery, which enables a range of 488 km EPA, or 507 km WLTP.

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Hyundai stops producing manual gearbox in Czech Republic

With the development of electromobility, manual transmissions are slowly becoming a thing of the past, and only a few manufacturers offer them as an option. After recently announcing that it was discontinuing the N line (models with internal combustion engines) in favor of electric versions, Hyundai has announced that it will stop producing the manual gearbox at its factory in Nošovice, Czech Republic.

Reduced demand for Hyundai models with manual transmission was the reason for the Korean manufacturer to make this decision. As a reminder, in 2008, the share of cars with manual transmission in production reached 90 percent, while in 2023 it dropped to 24 percent. Hyundai produced more than 186,000 manual transmissions in Nošovice last year (15 percent less than in 2022). This does not mean that their use will stop completely, because Hyundai will deliver them to Europe from Asia. On the other hand, there is a growing interest in models without CO2 emissions, and this is another factor that makes the automatic transmission indispensable in sales.

The factory in Nošovice is one of the most successful foreign investments in Czech industry. In this plant, Hyundai produces the Hyundai i30, Tucson and Kona Electric models. Last year, 340,500 new cars left this factory, showing how important it is to Hyundai. About 72 percent of that figure was the Tucson model, while the i30 and Kona Electric made up 13 percent of production each, and the i30 N hot-hatch made up the remaining two percent.

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