Revealed during Hyundai's N Day event, the Ioniq 5 N–based RN24 fits a 641-hp EV powertrain into the smallest possible package.

Drift karts rock. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N rocks. Hyundai, in its infinite wisdom, decided to combine the two into this: The RN24, a tube shell with the barest bits of body wrapped around it. Oh, and the full 640 horsepower of the Ioniq 5 N.

Hyundai N has also developed a Rally Mode for the electronic powertrain designed to distribute torque to all four wheels in a similar fashion to the mechanical setup featured in the rally car. Hyundai N said the Rally Mode on the RN24 features a level of complexity and cost that make it a realistic application for a future production model.

Hyundai N introduces RN24, a next-gen Rolling Lab showcasing advanced technologies for high-performance electric vehicles at N Day 2024.

Big power in a small hatchback chassis has been the hot hatch recipe for decades, and Hyundai has been successfully taking that theory onto the EV age with the Ioniq 5 N. To celebrate N Day, it has previewed its future direction with the wild

It follows in the burnouts of the RN22e super-saloon and hydrogen-powered N Vision 74 concept from a couple of years back, and it amounts to Hyundai’s latest thought experiment. That thought being ‘how can we make the future very fast and very drifty?

Hyundai has thrown down the gauntlet with its latest concept, the RN24—a radical, stripped-down EV that fuses rally prowess with electric speed. Born from Hyundai’s “Rolling Lab” legacy, the RN24 concept is no ordinary EV;