Hyundai RN22e Concept Wrecked At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Hyundai is just of several EV manufacturers hoping to make an impact at the festival, which is best described as automotive heaven. Where else can you see a 1934 Alfa Romeo P3 and an electric hot hatch drive flat-out up a Duke's driveway? But Hyundai didn't just take the one EV. It took the RN22e, an N Vision 74, the all-new Ioniq 5 N, and an Ioniq 5 N in drift spec. After the incident, we're thinking Hyundai should have left the RN22e at home, or perhaps brought a more pedestrianIoniq 6.

The all-electric car started well, its 576-horsepower dual-motor powertrain providing epic acceleration off the line. It looks a bit sloppy diving into the first tight right-hander and accelerates decently through the next few corners, which don't require too much retardation.

But after quite a lengthy straight(ish) part of the driveway, the car attacked the hay bales like they insulted its mother.

It's difficult to tell what caused the accident because the camera is zoomed into the car's front end at a crucial moment. But it zooms out just in time to reveal catastrophic understeer. The driver definitely turned the wheel, but the car decided to barrel on straight instead. If you slow the footage down, you can see the driver turn the wheels straight at the very last second, accepting his fate and the semi-soft landing provided by the bales. And yes, the driver and passenger walked away from the accident uninjured.

我们检查了所有的理论在YouTube通讯ents section. The most obvious answer is driver error, but we don't think that's it. The layout of the Duke's driveway is easy to remember, and the visibility is excellent. He could see that right left-hander coming but failed to brake.

毕竟,这是一个原型has been abusedall over the world, and was a testbed for technologies that havemade their way into the Ioniq 5 N. It may have been one day short of a year old, but that's at least 35 in prototype years. The brakes didn't have enough left to slow the 4,600-pound EV down. But, it may not be that simple, as with hundred-year-old cars driving the course all day, there's every opportunity for oil to be spilled and make the surface super slippery.

Luckily, the damage was only cosmetic. The car was hauled away, minus a hood and a few of its flashier aerodynamic items. An image posted to the 'Gram revealed the extent of the damage.

The RN22e is widely believed to be a preview of the Ioniq 6 N, which has yet to be officially confirmed. Hyundai will likely want to keep the spotlight on theIoniq 5 Nfor a while because luring people out of their combustion-powered cars is going to be a Herculean task.

Luckily, the 5 N boasts 601 hp, a faux DCT gearbox, and a drift mode.