Its a car I'd like to have a go in, but not necessarily own myself. Too fast for the road really, and they are quite big and heavy (like all EVs too). Still, hats off to the Hyundai N division for making something as mad as this! And thanks Arnold, another brilliant and detailed review 😁
It is a fun car to drive indeed, but for the public road it has sooo much overcapacity in terms of performance. But it sure makes you giggle! And ofcourse it's proof of the abilities of the Hyundai engineers. They compared it to making an elephant do ballet, job well done. And thanks for watching Mike!
You got it spot on with regards to the brakes, regen, suspension and lights. I’ve also found that you get significant tyre judder whilst manoeuvring at slow speeds with steering on lock…frightening sometimes as it sounds like you’ve hit the wheel onto something.
When manoeuvering at low speeds (pulling out of a parking space and making a 90 degree trun right away) I experienced the same. I recognized it from cars with mechanical all wheel drive. I think it is the diff in the front axle, those can grind pretty bad with the wheels turned into full lock.
It doesn’t eat tyres - even in track use. I’ve done two track days and a sprint and the tyres looks good as new. No doubt you can eat them if you use drift mode - which on a press car probably happens a lot. The car is fine on the road. For days to day I run it in ECO mode, which still gives reasonable performance - but when the mood takes me I turn on the gears and the ‘engine’ and put it in sport mode for a quick blast - and to be fair, you then do need to know what you are doing.
I should have pointed that out more clearly - normally the car is very easy to drive and quite comfy. It can eat tyres when you're in a more powerful mode (and have no self control). Thanks for your comment!
What functionality are you referring to when you say its not suitable for public roads? I assume n drift and use of launch control (obviously) and ngb?
Yes, those are some of them. When you enter the 'N' menu on the center screen, you'll find about five settings that come with a disclaimer that says not to use them on public roads. Basically these are the settings that make the car go sideways more than going straight ahead. I'll do a short follow up video on your question.
Its a car I'd like to have a go in, but not necessarily own myself. Too fast for the road really, and they are quite big and heavy (like all EVs too). Still, hats off to the Hyundai N division for making something as mad as this! And thanks Arnold, another brilliant and detailed review 😁
It is a fun car to drive indeed, but for the public road it has sooo much overcapacity in terms of performance. But it sure makes you giggle! And ofcourse it's proof of the abilities of the Hyundai engineers. They compared it to making an elephant do ballet, job well done. And thanks for watching Mike!
You got it spot on with regards to the brakes, regen, suspension and lights.
I’ve also found that you get significant tyre judder whilst manoeuvring at slow speeds with steering on lock…frightening sometimes as it sounds like you’ve hit the wheel onto something.
When manoeuvering at low speeds (pulling out of a parking space and making a 90 degree trun right away) I experienced the same. I recognized it from cars with mechanical all wheel drive. I think it is the diff in the front axle, those can grind pretty bad with the wheels turned into full lock.
It doesn’t eat tyres - even in track use. I’ve done two track days and a sprint and the tyres looks good as new. No doubt you can eat them if you use drift mode - which on a press car probably happens a lot. The car is fine on the road. For days to day I run it in ECO mode, which still gives reasonable performance - but when the mood takes me I turn on the gears and the ‘engine’ and put it in sport mode for a quick blast - and to be fair, you then do need to know what you are doing.
I should have pointed that out more clearly - normally the car is very easy to drive and quite comfy. It can eat tyres when you're in a more powerful mode (and have no self control). Thanks for your comment!
What functionality are you referring to when you say its not suitable for public roads? I assume n drift and use of launch control (obviously) and ngb?
Yes, those are some of them. When you enter the 'N' menu on the center screen, you'll find about five settings that come with a disclaimer that says not to use them on public roads. Basically these are the settings that make the car go sideways more than going straight ahead. I'll do a short follow up video on your question.
@@Carnold_YT thanks. Would appreciate a video on that 👍
@@davidd7713 I actually just uploaded it, here is the link: ruclips.net/video/zJkkSrpyg08/видео.htmlsi=zyw2_MI1XDNfEV77
2025 update model?.
Yes, it is.
Manually operated seats on top spec? Classic Hyundai…
You could get the long range AWD version too, that one has lounge seats. But you have make the engine noises yourself 😉