Hyundai’s electric car challenged four luxury crossovers in a straight-line race

The authors of the Hagerty channel staged another race in a straight line, in which they brought the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N electric car, which debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​in 2023 and became the most powerful Hyundai production car, head to head with powerful premium crossovers. The electric car’s rivals in the straight race were the Jaguar F-Pace SVR, Maserati Grecale Trofeo, Lamborghini Urus Performante and Porsche Macan GTS.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N has electric motors installed on the front and rear axles – in total they develop 650 horsepower. Naturally, the hatchback has all-wheel drive. The electric car weighs an impressive 2205 kilograms. The Jaguar F-Pace SVR is equipped with a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 that develops 550 horsepower.

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The engine is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, and the vehicle weighs 2181 kilograms. Under the hood of the Maserati Grecale Trofeo is a 523-horsepower 3.0-liter V6 petrol turbo engine combined with an 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. The model weighs 2077 kilograms.

The Lamborghini Urus Performante has a 4.0-liter turbocharged V8 with 657 horsepower, coupled with an 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. All this falls on a mass of 2263 kilograms. As for the Porsche Macan GTS, it is equipped with a 434-horsepower 2.9-liter V6 turbo engine, a 7-speed robotic gearbox and all-wheel drive. The weight of the car is 1964 kilograms.

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