Hyundai is hoping its Ioniq 5 N will usher in a new era of electric performance cars that drive just as well as its beloved gas-powered N cars, just with the added benefit of clean — and instant — electric power delivery. Now after what’s seemed like years of waiting, we finally know how much … Read more
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a great electric vehicle, but the version we really want to drive is the Ioniq 5 N. After all, it makes more than 600 hp and can hit 60 mph in the low-three-second range while also behaving like a “corner rascal” on the track. We’re just not under any illusion … Read more
Hyundai announced on March 1 that it would be tackling the 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this June with a massive four-car effort. The Korean automaker is bringing a quartet of Ioniq 5 N racers to the hill, and judging by the drivers it has selected for its team, it is … Read more
2023 Kia StingerImage: Kia If you’re like me, you’re still mourning the loss of the Kia Stinger. With the Stinger gone, the EV6 GT is carrying the performance torch for the Kia brand. But if a new report out of Korea is to be believed, that torch is going to get passed really soon to … Read more
Photo: Matt Cardy (Getty Images) Carmaker names are not nearly as celebrated as carmaker logos but they’re just as rich in heritage, both good and bad. Automobiles have been around since the late 1700s, but they didn’t take off until after the Industrial Revolution. World Wars I and II would catapult auto manufacturing into what … Read more
Automotive workers in the American south are on the verge of ushering in a new era of unionized solidarity. Just weeks after workers in a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mercedes-Benz facility began campaigning to unionize, similar efforts are taking off at Hyundai’s plant just two hours away in Montgomery. Workers in the plant have been given large … Read more
Aerodynamics has always played a huge role in car design, but it’s especially important for electric vehicles, where every bit of extra range that can be eked out makes a difference. Hyundai Motor Group has released the first details on its new Active Air Skirt tech that’s in development, which will improve the range and … Read more
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is one of the fastest-charging EVs on the market. Thanks to its 800-volt architecture and 350-kW maximum charging speed, the Ioniq 6’s 77.4-kWh battery pack can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in less than 18 minutes. That’s especially nice when paired with the 361-mile range of the SE RWD … Read more
While no one will ever agree on which iteration of Batman on film is the best, everyone at least has their favorites, and the same goes for people and their favorite Batmobiles. We’ve seen our caped crusader drive everything from comic book fantasies to modified vintage Chargers and actual tanks. Now a new car has … Read more
Photo: Kia A crime reporter for Cleveland.com who’d reported on rampant Kia thefts had her own 2020 Kia Forte stolen just before the New Year. The Kia Amanti Was Basically a Knock-Off Mercedes Molly Walsh covered the hardships people faced when the Kia Boyz spree of car thefts came to Cleveland. The Korean automaker began distributing … Read more
