A hydrogen Hyundai sports activities automobile is reportedly coming in 2026, primarily based on the retro N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea.
Korean outlet ETNews experiences phrase from business sources the 596kW coupe will debut within the first half of 2026 and be restricted to 100 models.
70 examples will probably be obtainable to buy publicly, whereas the opposite 30 are reportedly going to be reserved for racing.
This information comes after Hyundai executives mentioned earlier this yr the undertaking wasn’t going into manufacturing.
Nonetheless, Hyundai not too long ago trademarked the N74 title, whereas Hyundai N vp Until Wartenberg informed CarExpert he personally needs to see “that automobile within the close to future on the road” but it surely wants “a whole lot of dialogue”.
ETNews experiences the hydrogen-electric drivetrain is about to exceed energy expectations, providing 800hp or 596kW – up from the 500kW of the idea.
The sports activities automobile will reportedly be capable to attain 100km/h from relaxation in three seconds.
Based mostly on what’s beforehand identified concerning the automobile, the hydrogen gasoline stack will commit 95kW to the whole, with a claimed prime pace of 250km/h.
ETNews additionally experiences the cruising vary will drop from 600km to between 400-500km for the manufacturing mannequin.
Furthering the chance of a manufacturing mannequin is a current patent submitting to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Workplace.
The patent particulars the association of the hydrogen gasoline tanks within the rear construction of a car. Curiously, the rear construction depicted within the patent pictures is that of the Kia Stinger, however encapsulating two hydrogen tanks.
The tanks are double stacked in a perpendicular vogue, very similar to the N Imaginative and prescient 74 rolling lab idea. The tanks stay behind the passenger cell within the rear of the car.
Within the N Imaginative and prescient 74, the 4.2kg hydrogen tanks will be refuelled in simply 5 minutes.
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N Imaginative and prescient 74 and RN22e
A hydrogen-electric car generates energy by turning hydrogen into electrical energy, which can be utilized in its drive motors.
The tanks ship liquid hydrogen gasoline to a gasoline cell, which is a group of membranes that use oxygen and hydrogen to create electrical energy, with the one emissions being water.
Within the N Imaginative and prescient 74 rolling lab, a 62.4kWh battery able to 800W fast-charging shops the electrical energy and powers the electrical motors that drive the automobile.
The N Imaginative and prescient 74 was first revealed in July final yr, alongside the RN22e rolling lab idea that was dressed up as an Ioniq 6 and knowledgeable what finally turned the Ioniq 5 N.
The Hyundai N Imaginative and prescient 74 rolling lab idea takes inspiration from the Hyundai Pony Coupe idea from 1974.
If the N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea does certainly turn into actuality, it’s doable Hyundai may use numerous elements from its Ioniq 5 N efficiency flagship mannequin.
The Ioniq 5 N encompasses a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain that produces whole system outputs of 448kW of energy and 740Nm of torque.
It’s powered by an 84kWh battery pack, the biggest Hyundai has ever supplied in an electrical car.
The Ioniq 5 N additionally has an ‘N Grin Enhance’ (NGB) operate that ups the outputs to 478kW and 770Nm for 10 seconds.
That is 48kW and 30Nm greater than the associated Kia EV6 GT, and 239kW and 165Nm greater than the dual-motor model of the common Ioniq 5.
Hyundai claims the Ioniq 5 N can do the 0-100km/h dash in 3.4 seconds when utilizing the NGB operate, and flat out you’ll be doing 260km/h.
