The world’s full of talented artists, isn’t it? And with digital renders, imaginations can become more life-like than ever before – this ‘Hyundai Pony Coupe’ by Brian Kim and the WRDº team [↗] is the perfect example.
Taking the N Vision 74 concept – that although looks made up, we’ve actually driven – stripping away its massive rear wing and adding a more realistic visage produces something we’d love to see in real life.
Perhaps the production Pony Coupe is Hyundai's chance to step up and challenge Porsche's promised electric 718 and Lotus' future electric sports cars.
The functional N Vision 74 concept is a melange of hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric tech (Hyundai calls it a ‘hydrogen electric powertrain’) with fuel cell tanks and high-output battery for 500kW and 900Nm outputs.
Powering all four wheels with two electric motors, the N Vision 74 is a plenty rapid machine.
We’ve seen how far Hyundai and N are willing to push technology with the Ioniq 5 N’s simulated eight-speed ‘gearbox’ and drift mode, so don’t think this concept is some throw-away engineering exercise.
One of the limiting factors will be cost – commenters are already shocked by the Ioniq 5 N’s likely $120K asking price, would they be okay with, say, a $200K supercar? That’ll be up to whether buyers want it, says Hyundai.
There's some scope to bring down costs. Sharing components among brands, for example. A production Pony Coupe may share parts and technology with a flagship electric Genesis model.
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