Hyundai N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea could also be headed for manufacturing
- Hyundai’s hydrogen-electric sports activities automotive idea from 2022 could also be constructed
- The idea was talked about in an investor slide outlining Hyundai’s plan to launch 21 EVs by 2030
- The idea’s design was impressed by Hyundai’s Pony Coupe idea of 1974
Hyundai in an investor presentation held on Wednesday confirmed plans to launch 21 electrical automobiles by 2030.
The EVs will vary from inexpensive choices to luxurious and high-performance automobiles, and one among them could become a manufacturing model of Hyundai’s N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea from 2022.
In a corresponding slideshow outlining the data introduced throughout the presentation, Hyundai famous the N Imaginative and prescient 74 on a web page mentioning the plans for 21 new EVs by 2030.
It isn’t a affirmation that the N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea is headed for manufacturing, although it suggests Hyundai is not less than planning a car prefer it.
Slide from Hyundai investor presentation held on Aug. 28, 2024
Hyundai stated throughout the presentation that among the new EVs shall be from the Hyundai N efficiency division, additional emphasizing that we might even see a manufacturing model of the N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea. The automaker additionally stated among the new EVs shall be from Genesis’ just lately established Magma efficiency division. A manufacturing model of the GV60 Magma idea proven earlier this 12 months was particularly talked about.
The N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea was rolled out in 2022 as a celebration of the unique Giugiaro-designed Hyundai Pony Coupe idea of 1974, therefore the “74” in its identify. It additionally served as a testbed for electrification know-how and as an indication of Hyundai’s dedication to develop an electrified sports activities automotive.
The idea is powered by a pair of electrical motors on the rear axle delivering a mixed 670 hp. These motors drew power from each a T-shape battery within the middle of the car and a hydrogen gas cell stack mounted on the entrance. The hydrogen storage tanks for the gas cell are mounted on the rear. The gas cell is used as the fundamental energy supply and power saved within the battery is named on for high-load conditions.
Whether or not such a configuration will function in any manufacturing model of the N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea is unclear, although there are rumors the considerably advanced powertrain shall be used for a restricted run of 100 examples of the sports activities automotive due round 2026.
