Hyundai’s first electric N model has already started something of a trend, with a few brands, including Porsche and BMW, now borrowing some of its signature features.
For the 2026 model year, Hyundai is upping the ante. Hyundai announced on Wednesday that the 2026 IONIQ 5 N has a “substantially lower starting price” at just $59,900, or $6,300 less than last year’s model.
“Our 2026 IONIQ 5 N is one of the most critically acclaimed models we’ve ever offered,” according to Ricky Lao, director of product planning at Hyundai Motor North America.
Despite the lower price, the new 2026 model brings a few updates. For one, the 2026 IONIQ 5 N now has a native NACS port, following the standard IONIQ 5, enabling access to Tesla Superchargers without an adapter.
Is it this part that bothers you?
It’s like trying to make an ICE car feel like riding a horse.
Lowriders can kinda do that. Dressage in a sense.
Takes all kinds.
Basically we now build ICE driving simulation interfaces into electric vehicles. All stupid because people who read car magazines need “soul” and to make brum brum noises.
Yeah that’s weird. Does it mimic the change in torque at different “rpm” for each “gear”?
The same buyers who modify their motors so they crack and pop like an old carburetor motor. My car is modified to release steam because that’s the ways I like it.
Mine is modified to start with a crank.
Yes!
I remember people saying that a lot of cars or whatever mimic what older cars did because people associated it with power. Like the engine noise is played through speakers or something like that. So even ICE cars imitate that as well.
I’m in agreement with you some of these vestiges should die.