Hyundai has committed to developing a wide range of N Performance electric carbut it hasn’t given up on cars like the i20 N just now.
Till Wartenberg, head of N brand management, said Hyundai is not calling for them to abandon affordable internal combustion engine models despite electric motors.
“Of course Hyundai wants to be very sustainable. This is what the world needs, but as long as market, customer and regulatory needs remain viable, we will not say goodbye to the internal combustion engine,” said Mr.
“The transition from combustion engine vehicles to battery vehicles has begun and there is no turning back, but we have thousands of N owners globally who have helped us build the N brand. effectively, so we’re not giving up on them or anyone else who wants an affordable performance car,” he said.
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That’s not to say the N division isn’t ahead with high-performance electric cars. We already know it has Ioniq 5 WOMEN is ready for a global launch in 2023, and the Ioniq 6 N is likely to launch in 2024.
Don’t forget two impressive ‘Rolling Labs’ concepts revealed in Busan, Korea today, RN22e and FEMALE Vision 75.
You get the feeling the company is on a fast track to produce some epic and borderless performance EVs (beyond regulation and chip shortages) from a part that’s only 7 years old. That is a remarkable feat.
But Mr. Wartenberg is openly enamored with current N owners – everything from the i30 N from the first production year 2015 to the latest i30 Sedan N and Kona N, and everything in between.
“We are really proud of the people who drive the N cars now and don’t just want to supply them with electrified high performance Ns from tomorrow. They love the N cars they’re driving now and I’m sure they’ll love the N cars coming out then,” he said.
“We still want the next version of the N cars to be affordable, even if they’re at a different price point, and we think it’s only fair for enthusiasts to offer a handful of vehicles that they can afford. use during this transition.”
With the architect of Hyundai’s N division, Albert Biermann of the famous BMW M, we believe there is a book for developing even more focused N models in the future – including electric vehicles. While not exactly endorsing such a plan, Mr. Wartenberg certainly seems open to it.
“At this point, I’d say we’re pretty flexible, and then the N22e and the Vision 74 – there’s the potential to develop a pure N car that’s not an extension of a series car. This has to be seen,” he said.
THAN: Concept models of Hyundai RN22e and N Vision 74 revealed
