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.
Meanwhile in Singapore: https://www.sgcarmart.com/new-cars/info/21923/hyundai-ioniq-5-n-electric
SGD $385k :)))
Australia checking in.
A$ 123,000 (~ US$ 86,000 at current rate)
$59,900 is still vastly outside of the pricing most people can afford.
Especially when you have Chinese EVs at half to 1/3 of that price in most countries.
Sure, but this is also basically a top model performance version of the ioniq 5, which starts at 35k. That’s closer to a reasonable number.
But you realize this promo uses words like “affordable” to describe an insane price tag. That’s the point I took from this, even before “[the price on a completely different model not mentioned here is] closer to a reasonable number.”
If you think this is insane, you haven’t shopped for a new car recently.
The average cost of a new car in the US is apparently 51k, so you’re dead on. This “performance verison” is well within the range of a normal upgrade package.
And $6300 price drop is just Hyundai testing the waters, because car prices have NOTHING to do with manufacturing costs.
I’m using my ICE car until it’s dead, but this is what I’ve got my eye on as a replacement (used, of course)
this is the way
The main reason I was thinking of paying more for an ioniq5N (besides the fact that it’s hella fast) was because I don’t want the NACS port on my ioniq5.
My current ioniq5 has the CCS1, my home charger is CCS1, the free chargers at my work are CCS1, and most of the paid charging stations around me are CCS1.
My wish? They should have the NACS port recessed into the car body deep enough so that a CCS1 adapter can be installed and left inside. I know this isn’t possible for a few reasons, but I just hate having to deal with adapters.
EDIT: I typed CCS2 before when you meant CCS1
Where are you located where you currently have CCS2 (primarily Europe, Australia/NZ, parts of Asia), but new models have NACS (North America)?
Shit You’re right. It’s CCS1 I have. Not CCS2. My mistake.
Like it or not, NACS will be the new standard. So your choices are simply to use an adapter now or later.
I dunno about you guys but I buy electric cars because I like electric cars. Electric cars that emulate the annoyances of gas cars does not appeal to me.
Is it this part that bothers you?
The virtual gear shift, called N e-Shift, is what caught most people’s attention. When paired with its N Active Sound System, the setup mimics the sound and feel of an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
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.
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.
why does a completely optional feature bother you? jist don’t use it if you don’t like it? it’s not like the car’s default mode has that enabled.
let hyindai make fun silly things for people that enjoy them for basically no extra cost.
I don’t know that it is optional. Or that it can be disabled without disabling a bunch of other performance options.
Hyundai can obviously make whatever they want. And I reserve the right to dislike them.
It sounds appealing to me. From what I’ve understood the near-linear acceleration for electric cars contributes to nausea and a numbed driving experience.
For me, that feature alone is the main draw of this and the GV60 Magma.
It sounds appealing to me.
Cool!
the near-linear acceleration for electric cars contributes to nausea and a numbed driving experience.
This is the first I’m hearing of this. I can tell you it’s not something I’ve ever experienced.
People drive golf carts all the time. You should really test drive one, it’s just been tricky finding am EV that doesn’t fake it.
The only ioniq I was even marginally interested in was the sedan… and they killed it. Nice work Hyundai!
Ya but it’s a Hyundai…
Hyundai has been a world class brand for years now, nothing like their mid 2000s self. Ioniq 5 got world car of the year several years in a row. Hyundai and Kia have topped the list for several years.
https://www.worldcarawards.com/files/WCA_History_Year.pdf?p=45726
(Not OP)
Hyundai/Kia certainly have some selling points, and I would seriously consider the Ioniq for my next car. But we shouldn’t pretend that they’re beyond reproach. The whole theft problem came from years of them cutting corners. Their response to it showed a level of corporate incompetence that borders on malice. And the cherry on top, the ICCU response mirrors the previous incompetence. From what I’ve seen, the infotainment software is buggy and unintuitive.
They still offer a good value for the money, but you may pay for that with time/frustration. Like everything else, we should evaluate it honestly.
Hyundai EVs are a wholly different animal than their ICE cars. I have an ioniq5 and it is absolutely fantastic.
I see your faulty Hyundai engines and raise you a faulty Hyundai ICCU.
They got a culture problem.
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