Taking advantage of the succesful launch of the IONIQ 5 N, the South Korean carmaker wants to launch a decaf and mroe accessible IONIQ 5 N Line variant that will arrive by the end of 2024. The updated IONIQ 5 was captured by our colleagues at ShortsCar.
These prototypes are full camouflaged and reveal new positions of the parking sensors in the front bumper as well as a completely new rear bumper design. The front bumper also looks different in the lower part. Through the side window we can see a fully camouflaged interior, which is also an indicator for an updated interior of the facelift.
Captured near Hyundai-Kia Technical Center, the updated Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Line was captured with heavy camouflage but it was testing with new N wheels, new camera mirrors and despite the regular IONIQ 5, the N Line model has color-matched body cladding. We cannot appreciate any bigger differences that affects any part of the design as this is probably so we expected Hyundai to respect the original design despite few changes.
Talking about the powertrain, we don’t expect many changes compared to the currently line-up despite a small fine-tuning to make the electric motors more efficient and probably adding a higher density battery pack to increase the electric range. As for the inside, looking at the recently launched IONIQ 6 and IONIQ 5 N, you can bet Hyundai will apply the same thinner bezels infotainment system as well as the latest safety and tech features including on demand features.
It is difficult to know when Hyundai plans to release this facelift but we don’t expect it before Summer 2024 in South Korea, with European and US-spec models arriving by end of 2024.
