The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N eN1 is a single-make racing car

Hyundai has been teasing the prospect of a stripped out, single-make racing version of the Ioniq 5 N for a while… and now it has finally been revealed.

Built for a one-make racing series in South Korea, the racing version is dubbed the Ioniq 5 N eN1 and it features slick tyres, a stripped out interior and an overhauled bodykit complete with an enormous rear wing.

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It’s also substantially lighter than the road-going version. Being a racing car, Hyundai has ditched creature comforts like carpets, sound-deadening and passenger seats and has instead bolted in a single fixed-back racing bucket for the driver.

The regular 21-inch wheels have also been replaced with lightweight 18-inch forged alloys wrapped in racing slicks. The road car's glass windows are gone, too, with Hyundai instead using lighter polycarbonate for the glasshouse. Even the regular bonnet has been swapped out for one made of fibreglass-reinforced plastic (FRP).

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An FIA-regulation roll-cage and fire extinguisher add weight back in but all told Hyundai says the Ioniq 5 N eN1 hits the scales at 1970kg. That’s a useful 260kg saving over the road car.

Aside from that ginormous rear wing, other bodykit enhancements include an entirely new nose with a wider and lower front splitter and extended wheel arches. The road car’s charging port has also been relocated to improve safety.

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Suspension wise, the eN1 features two-way adjustable dampers and can also be altered for camber and ride height.

Many of the driver-focused features of the regular 5 N carry over, too, including the simulated 8-speed ‘gearbox’ known as N e-Shift.

The road car’s amplified exhaust noise also carries over, which is a bonus for spectators, although intriguingly teams will be able to upload their own ‘unique sounds’ to their racers.

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As for power and performance, the eN1 uses exactly the same powertrain as the road car. That means an 84kWh battery and twin electric motors that produce 478kW and 770Nm in boost mode.

No word yet on performance figures, although we’d tip a 0-100km/h sprint of around 3.2sec, or what the top speed might be.

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Will the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N eN1 come to Australia?

It’s unclear if we’ll ever see an eN1 in Australia — the one-make series is Korea-only for now it seems — but a Hyundai spokesperson has told Wheels they're already working hard to ship one over for our version of N Festival in 2025.