The Hyundai NPX1 Is A Race-Ready Ioniq 5 N

It has a beefy aero kit.

Hyundai NPX1 teaser

Adrian Padeanu

By: Adrian Padeanu

Updated: Jan 10, 2024 at 8:05am ET

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Hyundai is about to make the Ioniq 5 N even more exciting. Debuting at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon later this week, the NPX1 will be a race-ready version of the high-performance EV. At least, that's what these revealing teasers hint at.

You can tell by the size of the rear wing that this is no normal Ioniq 5 N. We altered the brightness and exposure of the official images to unlock more details, showing a comprehensive body kit with wild aero judging by the massive front splitter and rear diffuser. Attached below, the video seems to show carbon mirror caps along with other tweaks, including blue brake calipers.

Hyundai NPX1 teasers

Hyundai NPX1 teaser

If this looks familiar, at the N Festival held in South Korea last month, Hyundai showed images of a similar Ioniq 5 eN1 Cup car. It's unclear whether we're dealing with the same car but that one also had a beefy body kit and shed as much as 551 pounds over the road-going Ioniq 5 N. It also had an adjustable suspension that dropped the ride height by 2.8 inches compared to the production model.

The race car had 18-inch wheels with 280/680 R18 slick tires along with six-piston front and four-piston rear brake calipers. It had polycarbonate side and rear windows, an air jack, a six-point FIA-compliant roll cage, and a kill switch in case the battery overheats.

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It would seem Hyundai N wants to take the Ioniq 5 N racing in what will be South Korea's first one-make EV competition. Development is expected to end next month, and the eN1 Cup car is scheduled to hit the track as early as May. Drivers will apparently be allowed to simulate gear changes by using the N E-Shift function that acts like an eight-speed, dual-clutch automatic.

In the meantime, the NPX1 will break cover at the Tokyo Auto Salon on January 12.

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