Hyundai Ioniq 5 N 2024 review: Ballistic new electric car overtakes Ford Mustang Mach-E GT for power

The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is out to prove the haters wrong. Yep, if you still reckon all-electric vehicles can’t be sports cars, this mid-size SUV from the South Korean brand’s high-performance division is ready to end the argument with not only its ballistic straight-line performance, but also its ’corner-rascal’ handling. But that’s not all, as the Ioniq 5 N is also looking to restore the feeling with its Virtual Grin Shift drive mode, which transform the EV into an internal-combustion car with an automatic transmission that’s controlled by paddle-shifters. Yep, the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT rival has an aggressive soundtrack that matches your throttle inputs, and then there’s the gear changes – it will redline unless you upshift. So, in this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Stephen Ottley gets behind the wheel of the new Ioniq 5 N at its Australian launch to discover just how successful its mission to change minds has been. #Hyundai #Ioniq5 #Io