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2ND N EV: Hyundai Teases Upcoming 2026 Ioniq 6 N High-Performance Sedan
Hyundai's N Division has released the first images of its coming new 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N sedan, the next vehicle in Hyundai's portfolio to get its performance sub-brand's monster makeover. Aiming to build on the smashing success of the Ioniq 5 N, we expect the sedan version to be just as potent, if not more so, than the existing 5 N.
Hyundai's N Division teases the 2026 Ioniq 6 N, a high-performance EV sedan with over 600 horsepower, dual motors, and advanced software features. It features aerodynamic design updates, aggressive styling, and promises enhanced stability and performance akin to the successful Ioniq 5 N.
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What that means exactly we don't know for sure quite yet, but it's a good bet that the Ioniq 6 N will come loaded with just about everything that made the 5 N such a hit with our staff and the public at large. Expect in excess of 600 horsepower out of what should be a dual-motor arrangement that helped propel the 5 N to a blistering 2.8 second to 60 mph number, making it one of the quickest SUVs we've ever tested, regardless of powertrain.
Also expect all the innovative software wizardry and likely more of it that the N's engineers coded up for the Ioniq 5 N, including the N E-Shift that mimics an 8-speed dual clutch transmission—a feature that blew our minds and subsequently helped score Hyundai an inaugural MotorTrend Best Technology Award. It was one of a raft of digitized dynamics we lauded as borderline revolutionary.
As for what we can make of the first images of the Ioniq 6 N, it sports several evolutionary design cues that are rolling out as part of the broader 2026 Ioniq 6 lineup, including a reworked front end and some significant updating of the present sedan's controversial rear spoiler arrangement, with new lighting elements at both ends. The enhancements look be just as aerodynamic at first glance, if not more so as those of the present car.
Hyundai says the Ioniq 6 N itself will be getting a prominent rear wing that's clearly depicted in the images, along with more aggressive fender work and other performance-based enhancements including a set of special, lighter wheels. It will no doubt be lower and wider than the base Ioniq 6 models as well.
Given it's a sedan, we expect the 6 N to be more stable at higher speeds than its higher-riding 5 N SUV cousin, and indeed Hyundai is saying just that in its press release teasing the car. It's all part of what N has been pushing as its three core performance pillars: corner rascal (corny, but we like corner-y), racetrack capability (if the 5 N is any indication, this will be a given), and everyday sports car livability (the 5 N is indeed an SUV you can also drive in a civilized, non-punishing way).
We'll be getting behind the wheel of a prototype version of the 2026 Ioniq 6 N very soon, so it won't be long before we find out what N has wrought for its second N EV. If the Ioniq 5 N is any indication, it should be another dynamite electrified dynamo.
