Regarding Manual Transmission In A Performance Car, Hyundai: It's Through Its Time

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. (Doc. Hyundai Motor Group)

JAKARTA - Cars in the high performance segment must have a pleasant characteristic to drive so that drivers are able to feel a different sensation that makes them integrated with their vehicles.

One of the things you miss in high-performance cars today is the re-arrival of manual transmission, where drivers have the power to move their teeth when driving their vehicles traditionally.

However, Hyundai Motor European Technical Center Managing Director, total Johnson said that the assumption was not correct. He argues that currently drivers do not miss conventional things such as manual transmission levers, conventional parking brakes, to analog instruments.

"No one wants manual transmission and handbrakes anymore, or analog instruments like in the past," Johnson said as quoted by Car Magazine, Wednesday, July 9.

He also added that the world of sports cars is currently not dying and shows a new era transition of electric vehicles (EVs) with better performance than internal combustion engines (ICEs).

"I don't understand the idea that a performance car is dying. If you want to go fast, nothing better than an EV," Johnson added.

Even so, Johnson can still understand why many people miss sports cars that have different sounds. Therefore, Hyundai entered the sound of imitation in Ioniq 5 N.

I can understand that some people want to own cars with sounds, vibrations, and things like that. These sensory inputs help the human brain understand what is happening in the car," he explained.

Currently, Hyundai is demonstrating its commitment to the transition to electrification by presenting Ioniq 5 N which made its global debut since 2023. This car is said to be a revolutionary for the world of high performance EVs.

Ioniq 5 N is powered by a dual electric motor that produces 600 hp and 748 Nm of torque. With the N Grin Boost feature, this figure can increase to 641 hp and 770 Nm torque.

With this power, Ioniq 5N is able to reach speeds of 0 to 100 km/h in about 3.5 seconds, with a maximum speed of 260 km/hour.

In the near future, this sloping H logo manufacturer will expand the ranks of Hyundai N subdivision cars by launching Ioniq 6 N which will take place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025 in the near future.