Remember that the Ioniq has an 800V battery pack, which can definitely help in bringing torque to the wheels...
On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 5:38 PM Mark E. Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Hi Dave etc, > > As you probably know by now - Romain Dumas who won the world's Pikes Peak > record in 2018 with the VW IDR 7min 57sec is returning *this* year in a Ford > Lightning EV F150 - but since the truck has the aero of a brick, I doubt > he'll beat his previous record. VW spent $20M on the 4-wheel carbon fiber > MW per wheel computer controlled car with vector steering (after > diesel-gate, VW president said you *will* win this race, gave the team a > blank check & told them to find the best Pikes Peak driver). I'll be there > (or be square) at the start line as usual with the DEVC (Denver Electric > Vehicle Council - member since 79'). I've been going since 1979, used to > stay at Hansen's Corner or Engineers Corner by MM-9, but since fencing in > 2013 - I've gravitated to the start line to meet the drivers etc. The EV's > *don't care* about 1/2 air on top of Pikes Peak and are now faster than > gassers (last gasp putting 3-turbos in series but still couldn't touch the > VW-IDR). > > Consumer Reports really liked the Hyundai Ioniq-5, might be my next EV if > one of my 3 (21' Tesla-Y, 20' Bolt, 13' Leaf) poops out. The Tesla-Y has > 92K miles on it after just several years, drive it EVerywhere, Florida, NY, > Beach etc. & take it to greenie-weenie EVents (EarthDay etc.). We like the > 12K+ super-chargers vs 4K Electrify America chargers for others. Hopefully > the " Inflation Reduction Act" from the Biden administration will get > Electrify America fast chargers at least on par to 12K in the next few years > to make other long range EV's (like the Ioniq-5 etc) more viable for long > trips. > > > Have a renewable energy day, > > Mark > > Mark E. Hanson > 184 Vista Lane > Fincastle, VA 24090 > 540-473-1248 phone & FAX, 540-816-0812 cell > REEVA: community service RE & EV project club > Website: www.REEVAdiy.org (See Project Gallery) > UL Certified PV Installer > My RE&EV Circuits: www.EVDL.org/lib/mh > REEVA Demo: http://youtu.be/4kqWn2H-rA0 > Fincastle Solar Weather Station > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:05:22 +0200 > From: "EV List Lackey" <evp...@drmm.net> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Korean EV zoom > Message-ID: <6658bfe2.1153.1e0c...@evpost.drmm.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Thirty years ago I never would have believed I'd ever read an article like > this in Car and Driver. > > https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a60659411/2025-hyundai-ioniq-5-n-quickest- > korean-car-ever-tested/ > > or https://v.gd/rQtaLW > > "... the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N we just tested, accelerates like a six- > figure sports car but at a fraction of the cost. Impressively, the $67K > electric N's 3.0-second rip to 60 mph is just three tenths of a second > behind a 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 PDK. > > *** > > "... the Ioniq 5 N is quicker to 60 mph than the BMW i4 M50 and Tesla Model > 3 Performance and also just as quick to 60 as a 2023 Lucid Air Touring, with > an as-tested price of $128k, that packs an extra 340 pound-feet of torque. > > "The N's 11.1-second quarter-mile at 123 mph is impressive too. That beats > any AMG-badged EV we've tested, and it's a tenth behind the 834-hp Tesla > Cybertruck Beast's time of 11.0 seconds flat. Against our favorite gas- > powered hot hatches, the much heavier Ioniq 5 N destroys their quarter-mile > times: Honda Civic Type R (13.5 seconds at 106 mph), Toyota GR Corolla > Morizo Edition (13.0 seconds at 106 mph), and the Volkswagen Golf R with a > seven-speed dual-clutch automatic (12.6 ticks at 110 mph)." > > David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist > address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > Thou shalt not send me any thing which says unto thee, "send > this to all thou knowest." Neither shalt thou send me any > spam, lest I smite thee. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
