I actually got to drive an Ioniq 5 N pre-production car and while my opinion doesn’t count for much, I have to say, it was absolutely fantastic. I was turning laps at SMP in Australia in it and it was genuinely incredible. For a car that weighs what it does, it feels as nimble as can be. It’s an absolute rocket ship, too.
For those worried about the “fake stuff” you can turn it all off. It sounds silly at first when it’s on… the fake engine sound? Sit in the car for a moment and it feels absurd. But drive it? It fades away, and becomes part of the feedback the car offers you. I truly believe it to be an awesome way for petrolheads to segue into appreciating electric cars.
The ability to “change gears” with this thing? Absolutely awesome, even if it’s totally synthetic. It offers a transitional stepping stone to what these electric machines consider “normal.”
I know I won’t convince anyone through text… but at least try to give it a chance in a high performance setting. The synthesis of it all faded away immediately, and the driving experience the 5N offered is absolutely awesome, whether it’s this synthisized “manual” and noises, or the full-electric, all-real side.
I actually got to drive an Ioniq 5 N pre-production car and while my opinion doesn’t count for much, I have to say, it was absolutely fantastic. I was turning laps at SMP in Australia in it and it was genuinely incredible. For a car that weighs what it does, it feels as nimble as can be. It’s an absolute rocket ship, too.
For those worried about the “fake stuff” you can turn it all off. It sounds silly at first when it’s on… the fake engine sound? Sit in the car for a moment and it feels absurd. But drive it? It fades away, and becomes part of the feedback the car offers you. I truly believe it to be an awesome way for petrolheads to segue into appreciating electric cars.
The ability to “change gears” with this thing? Absolutely awesome, even if it’s totally synthetic. It offers a transitional stepping stone to what these electric machines consider “normal.”
I know I won’t convince anyone through text… but at least try to give it a chance in a high performance setting. The synthesis of it all faded away immediately, and the driving experience the 5N offered is absolutely awesome, whether it’s this synthisized “manual” and noises, or the full-electric, all-real side.