Hyundai has released the first image of its new Ioniq 6 N performance saloon ahead of a full unveiling later this summer.
Tucked in the background of a picture showing the new look of the regular Ioniq 6, it reveals the hot saloon has twin rear spoilers: a prominent duck-tail protruding from the leading edge of the boot plus a large wing mounted higher on the hatch.
It also gets a chunky diffuser that draws on that fitted to the extreme RN22e concept car.
Although Hyundai has yet to show the front end of the new Ioniq 6 N, it's likely to draw on the sporty new N Line variant of the saloon, with additions such as prominent colour-constrasting strakes in its front grille.
The changes are intended to “maintain aerodynamic performance while achieving a smoother, more refined silhouette”, Hyundai said.
Asked what else we can expect, Simon Loasby, vice president of Hyundai styling, said: “The huge wing. You’ve got all those curves on top so we need to counter the lift.
"Compared to Ioniq 5 N, we’ve had the chance to widen the fenders (who doesn’t love a wide body?) so it’s got even more stance, even more squat and even more cool factory.”
Inside, the Ioniq 6 N is expected to borrow key components from the Ioniq 5 N crossover, such as its three-spoke steering wheel with N-specific drive-mode buttons, as well as its more supportive front bucket seats.
Power is most likely to come from the same 641bhp dual-motor powertrain used by the Ioniq 5 N.
This is capable of replicating the power delivery of an internal combustion engine mated to a dual-clutch sequential gearbox, complete with shift paddles for simulated gears.
It’s possible that Hyundai will boost this set-up for the Ioniq 6 N, but a 0-62mph time of 3.4sec (as in the Ioniq 5 N) would put the saloon on a par with ICE mainstays such as the BMW M3.
The Ioniq 5 N also packs an 84.0kWh battery that officially yields a range of 278 miles, although it’s likely that the more aerodynamic Ioniq 6 N will boost this nearer to the 300-mile mark.
The hot saloon will be unveiled at July, Hyundai confirmed, suggesting it could make its debut at that month's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
It's therefore likely to arrive in UK showrooms this winter. Prices are predicted to start just south of £70,000.
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"who doesn’t love a wide body?" - me for a start. In the UK there are narrow streets often with parked cars on the sides, small parking spaces, country lanes and so on. It isn't the US where everything is big.
Cars are getting bigger and bigger, wider and wider, it is a joke. It slows people down getting from A to B, and I haven't even mentioned the requirement for oversize rubber which is a major contribution to pollution.
Please, we don't need these cars in the UK, we are the home to the Mini and the Morgan, not the Porsche Taycan.
Visually, they look good, but practically, I agree with you, we need narrower cars.
P.S. we are also the home of Phantom and Bentayga.
How do Land Rovers and utes cope? Vans? Trucks? Busses? Even the very widest/hatch saloon isn't very wide, but they look better.