Hyundai Ioniq 6 N 2026 review: Prototype electric car test of new Tesla Model 3 Performance rival!
we’ve been given a pretty exciting and rare opportunity because we are here at Hyandai’s design and research center in Namyang South Korea and we’re going to get to drive this which is the prototype version of the Ionic 6N now the reason that is exciting is because the Ionic 5N was already such an awesome thing and now the IonX 6N is here to just bring that a little level higher now we don’t know all of the details yet because a lot of it hasn’t been confirmed the car hasn’t been completely revealed as of yet but what we’re going to get is a little bit of an experience to tell you what it drives like plus we can even though there’s some camouflage see some of the new design features that come not only with the updated IonX 6 but also some extra stuff that the N gets too [Music] the IonX 6N will be revealed properly at Goodwood this year which is soon but for now I can tell you this if you liked the Ionic 5N but you feel like you wanted something a little bit more serious Hyundai’s got you covered a lower center of gravity from the body style meant Hyundai kind of wanted to take what it’s already achieved and fine-tune it to be a little bit more focused even just the way it looks gives that away just a little bit before I even get inside the car there’s some stuff we can see even though it’s kind of camouflaged things like these narrower lights here at the front are part of the IonX 6 update but there’s something at the back of the car that I think is going to be even more exciting to you now a lot of the changes that have been made between the Ioni 5N and the Ioni 6N are under the skin things like suspension changes or tuning changes for the drivetrain but one of the things that the 6N has that the 5N doesn’t is this massive wing just because of the shape of the car it’s also the best way to tell the difference between an Ionic 6 and an Ionic 6N like the outside of the car the inside of the car is also a little bit covered up not only is there plastic because it’s just a new car and they want to keep it clean but there’s also this shroud over the dash so we can’t really see what’s going on but there are some little changes for example no more buttons on the door all of the window controls for example are down here and there’s this giant Bose speaker that sort of sits in the door card which is kind of exciting seats look like they’re pretty comfy the steering wheel should be pretty familiar if you’ve ever sat in an Ionic 5N and from what I can see it looks like the perfect place to have some fun after a very controlled and supervised stint behind the wheel I reckon this car really does feel like it takes the Hyundai N philosophy and sharpens it up it feels like you could get a genuinely impressive lap time while also having a lot of fun it’s balanced it’s a little more mature than the 5N but it’ll still let you hang the tail out or nail a perfect launch over and over again on top of that the Ionic 6N is an extremely customizable car i don’t even have time to go into how detailed it is you can alter things like its launch control drift mode boost and power delivery to such a degree that you’re pretty much covered in any situation the degree of detail is frankly nuts some of it even carries over from the Ioni 5N like the digital taco needle that kind of vibrates when it’s on idle that’s just about all the information I can give you at the moment but rest assured this thing is pretty exciting the Ioni 5N already set the benchmark and surprised us all when it came to making EVs fun so now the 6N is here as the next generation of that and you should really be looking forward to it
While it’s yet to be officially revealed (that’ll happen at next week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed), the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 large sedan already means business in the high-performance fully electric vehicle (EV) segment, which is currently lead by the aptly named, recently facelifted Tesla Model 3 Performance.
How do we know how seriously the Ioniq 6 N is taking its sports-car brief? Well, CarsGuide Journalist Chris Thompson has travelled to its domestic market, South Korea, to get behind the wheel of a camouflaged prototype at a private facility. Even without all the details, he came away very impressed.
So, what can we actually expected from the new Ioniq 6 N? Look no further than its already available sibling, the Ioniq 5 mid-size SUV, for clues. It features twin electric motors which combine to deliver all-wheel drive and output up to 478kW of power and 770Nm of torque, both of which are ludicrous figures.
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00:49 Design
02:15 Driving
02:58 Verdict
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