With just six months' development and some pro drivers, an Ioniq 5 N smoked a Tesla-set record at the famous hill climb race.
“It’s not really a question of balls,” said Dani Sordo, three-time World Rally Championship stage winner, a day before taking on the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in a new car that was as brutally fast as it was totally unproven. “Because the stage is quite nice, even if there are some big drops.” The word “drops” undersells it a bit; that’s the typical professional race-car driver aloofness for you. What Sordo means is that he had to drive faster than anyone else across 12.
During weeks of testing at the Hyundai Proving Grounds in Mojave, California, BHA was finding seconds in setup and felt a sub-10 minute Pikes Peak run was becoming extremely achievable. Data logging using a full array of sensors including air speed and suspension travel sensors helped the team set the car up quickly and efficiently. All that was left was putting it together for race day. Ron Zaras piloting the 13 Ioniq 5 N on race day.
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