Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is now here with a princely $115,000 price tag. Even if the regular IONIQ 6 has struggled to make a business case, the N version at least knows exactly what it is. It is not the sensible EV sedan bought by the same kind of blokes who wear turtle necks and once bought DS Citroens.
It is a 478kW electric track car with number plates, a swan-neck wing and fake gearbox drama baked in to please the chavs in fake Gucci caps.
On paper it looks fast and furious, no, make that supersonic and hellish. With N Grin Boost, the 478kW/770Nm dual-motor all-wheel drive system gives the Hyundai a 0-100km/h of a rather sexy 3.2 seconds using N Launch Control. The DC max is around 230kW so the 84kWh battery can go from 10 to 80% in ~18 minutes and the WLTP range is 487km. Did you read about that BYD that can charge at 1500kW? I mention that for no reason other than a Chinese car costing around the same money charges 7 or 8 times faster in a few minutes. And before you say “there are no 1500kW fast chargers,” there are almost no 350kW fast chargers either, Tritium went broke.
IONIQ 6 N gets 20-inch forged wheels, Pirelli P Zero 5 tyres, an e-LSD, stroke-sensing electronically controlled dampers, 400mm front brakes and 360mm rear discs. Hyundai has added extra weld points, more structural adhesive, rear bulkhead diagonal braces and front suspension reinforcement, so the slinky body is doing more than looking slippery and being slippery.
There is much more mischief at play, with N e-Shift mimicking gear changes, N Active Sound+ pipes in a choice of performance sounds, N Drift Optimiser working with N e-Shift, and N Track Manager lthat ets owners create track maps and monitor lap times. The cabin gets N lightweight sports seats, a new Pasubio steering wheel with N1 and N2 buttons, metal pedals and Performance Blue cabin accents. The big price brings big boasts.
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ABOVE: Hyundai IONIQ 6 N on track, road and inside the cabin.
The car sounds like a real hoot, and the 5 N already proved Hyundai can make an electric performance car gives drivers feeling though their bums. The tougher question is whether Australians want the sedan underneath it.
Regular IONIQ 6 sales have not made pretty reading. Australian sales figures reported earlier this year put IONIQ 6 at 200 sales in 2025, down 46.5%, while IONIQ 5 fell to 626 sales. Hyundai has also described IONIQ 6 here as a niche, volume-limited vehicle.
Is that because it is a sedan? Partly, yes. The standard IONIQ 6 is quiet, efficient, clever and interesting, but it asks SUV-obsessed buyers to pay EV money for a low streamliner shape. The market is now full of cheaper Chinese EVs and plug-in options that make sensible electric sedans a harder pitch. Buyers are swimming in a muddy pool of choice, and isn’t as simple as going fast, because the 80k IM5 is as fast, has 4-wheel-steering, and a host of computing power N can only dream of.
But, Ioniq offers something with a bit of personality. The N version has a cleaner job, but nobody is buying this because it is sensible, and nobody serious is comparing it with a cheap family SUV on boot litres alone. It has to be fast, entertaining and special, so the sedan shape feels like the point rather than the problem.
At $115,000 before on-roads, IONIQ 6 N sits exactly where it will be judged harshly. IONIQ 5 N already owns the same electric hooligan territory with a more practical booty and a cult following. The 6 N has to bring chutzpah to stand any chance of being noticed. The US has canned the regular Ioniq 6n and the N version will appear in limited numbers so it doesn’t bode well. but if Hyundai has done the trick again, it might be the sharper car. The sedan problem does not disappear, but in N form it may become part of the appeal. Not everyone wants another tall electric pod.
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Alan Zurvas is the founder and editor of Gay Car Boys, Australia's leading LGBTQI+ automotive publication. Before launching GCB in 2008, Alan's automotive writing was published in SameSame.com.au and the Star Observer. With over 16 years of hands-on car reviewing experience, Alan brings an honest, irreverent voice to every review — championing value and innovation over brand loyalty.
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