BETTER PARTSHyundai comes up with fun trick to make silent electric racers more interesting
Makes it more fun for spectators along the circuit
When you are next to the job at an F1 race, you must have particularly good ears, if you want to hear the engine sound when Max Verstappen is nearby. With electric racing cars this should be virtually impossible, you would say. But not with the new racing class for the Ioniq 5 N, where the racing car sounds different per team. The new racer is called IONIQ 5 N and1.
Just like the street models, the racing cars get the so -called N Active Sound. "Every racing team has the opportunity to develop its own unique sounds," says Hyundai. We are curious what the teams come up with. Anyone an ioniq 5 n who sounds like a Mazda 787b? Or as a shining Hyundai pony?
Also switch fake in the Hyundai ioniq 5 N and1
The speaker is not the only artificial part on the Ioniq 5 N and1: the racer also mimics the switching moments of a petrol car. Although teams will undoubtedly eliminate this position if they have the possibility: the car does not accelerate this faster, we suspect this way.
In addition to the fungic gimmicks, the Ioniq 5 N is made a tooth lighter: from 125 kilos to 970 kilos. All parts that are not necessary are removed during racing. Furthermore, the EN1 bucket seats, a wide body kit, a special splitter, a rear wing and some flaps. In addition to the racing sound that comes from the EV, the racing teams can play with adjustable dampers, the riding height and the camber.
Specifications of the cars in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N-RaceClasse
Motorically, Hyundai does not change the Ioniq 5 N. There are still two electric motors: one that sends 226 hp to the front axle and one on the rear axle with 383 hp of power. The same 84 kWh battery is also used. This can be loaded from 10 to 80 percent in 18 minutes with 350 kW of loading power. What the adjustments with the 0-100 time and top speed are not known.
The teams can choose a supplier for the 18-inch tires. The first EN1 season will be opened on 27 April with a training session on Inje Speedium in South Korea. This season serves as a test for Hyundai to find out what is involved when racing on electricity. Are you going to look?