After driving the Hyundai concept we can't buy, we've tested the one that will soon be on sale ⚡️
Always leave them wanting more. That clearly isn’t the corporate slogan of Hyundai’s N Division, because on the same day PH got the chance to drive theon track in Germany we also got to take a turn in a fully electric technology demonstrator, one far closer to production reality. This was, officially, the RN22e - but it was effectively showing off the powertrain of the Ioniq 5 N that will be on sale next year.
As a technology demonstrator and rolling testbed, the RN22e had a couple of key differences. The first was the use of a twin-clutch rear differential pack at the rear to allow the output of the back motor to be shunted 100 percent side-to-side - much more aggressively than the EV6 GT’s torque-biasing differential. The second was the one hinted at by the presence of ‘up’ and ‘down’ paddles behind the steering wheel. And no, these didn’t control variable regeneration levels.
Compared to the N Vision 74 the RN22e felt lighter and more lithe in the corners, very keen to change direction for something weighing over two tons. Some of the high levels of adhesion were doubtless coming from track-biased P-Zero Corsa rubber the concept was wearing, but the ease with which cornering attitude could be tweaked and tucked was also proof of the smartness of the all-wheel-drive system.
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