The N division of Hyundai shared its vision on electrification by unveiling 2 cars at the Busan International Motor Show, RN22e – which is essentially the . is a hot version of Ionic 6 – and the En Vision 74 concept. Both these cars are ‘rolling labs’, which means they will all serve as platforms for experiments before Hyundai’s N division launches its first electric offerings in the market. Until that happens, we’ll keep our eyes on the N Vision 74’s looks, and it’s pretty cool to look at!
If you’re thinking that En Vision 74 looks very similar to the DeLorean DMC 12, which starred in the movie franchise ‘Back to the Future,’ you’re right, and it has some history. The design of the Hyundai N Vision 74 is based on the Hyundai Pony Coupe concept from 1974, which was developed by the legendary car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. The car never reached the production stage, and Giugiaro later sold the design to DeLorean. While recently unveiled delorean alpha5 Quite different from the original design, the design of the Hyundai N Vision 74 is very close to the pony coupe to which this electric car pays tribute. With the launch of the Ioniq 5, Hyundai said it is inspired by the Pony. We didn’t see the resemblance back then, but it’s certainly more than obvious in this case. The electric supercar also gets the ‘Parametric Pixel Lighting’ that was first seen on the Ioniq 5, and it goes well with a modern-retro look.
The car is just 1,331 mm long, and with 4,952 mm in length and 2,905 mm wheelbase, the car has an unmistakable silhouette. The car has many sharp lines all over the body, and has drag reducing wheel covers that give it a very aggressive and purposeful look. But it’s not all in the department. The rear of the car has a large rear wing and a large diffuser. A slanted rear window and wide wheel arch only add to the visual drama of the design we were already sold on.
While we established that the N Vision 74 is indeed electric, there is an interesting ‘hybrid’ electric drivetrain under its body. The car packs a 62.4 kWh battery pack with 800-V architecture, which allows it to charge to 10-80% in less than 20 minutes. Not only this, the car also has a hydrogen fuel cell which weighs just 4.2 kg, and it takes only 5 minutes to refill the hydrogen tank. This makes the car a hybrid of FCEV and BEV. The car not only uses it to get the one-time limit mileage, but the electronics decide on the source of energy based on the usage. With the battery fully charged and the hydrogen tank refueled, the N Vision 74 can deliver a range of over 600 km.
The Hyundai N Vision 74 has a twin-motor setup, both of which drive separate rear wheels, making it an RWD car. Hyundai said they would also work on an AWD car, which would have better acceleration, but even the output figures on the only RWD model are absolutely insane! The electric supercar has over 670 bhp on offer, and has a peak torque of over 900 Nm. All this going on the rear wheels would mean it would be an absolutely enjoyable machine to drive. The car has a claimed top speed of 250 kmph, and the car also uses dual rear motors to deliver torque vectoring, which will make this car even more exciting in the corners.
We may be quite far from the production model, but the Hyundai N Vision 74 definitely has our hearts racing. Visual drama, a mix of retro-modern looks, over the top power and torque figures, a permanently powered powertrain and a big thick rear wing, this supercar has it all, and we only expect to see this car in production soon. can do.