Hyundai Motor Company Hosts Korea's First Electric Vehicle One-Make Race Competition

Hyundai Motor Company will hold the first-ever electric vehicle one-make (single model) race in Korea.

Hyundai Motor announced on the 10th that it has newly established the 'eN1 Class' for electric vehicles in the second round of the 2024 Hyundai N Festival, which will be held from the 11th to the 12th at Everland Speedway in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

A one-make race is a motorsport competition where participants race using the same model of car. The eN1 Class will feature the high-performance electric vehicle Ioniq 5 N-based Korea’s first one-make EV race car, the 'Ioniq 5 eN1 Cup Car.'

Various race cars participating in the Hyundai N Festival. (From left in the photo) Avante N1 Cup Car, Ioniq eN1 Cup Car, Avante N2 Cup Car
[Photo by Hyundai Motor Company]

The 'Ioniq 5 eN1 Cup Car,' designed with safety and lightweighting as top priorities, applies dedicated race parts to secure faster cornering speed and stability. Its exterior enhances aerodynamic performance, and the amplified N Active Sound Plus (NAS+) provides each team with unique virtual engine sounds. Additionally, the virtual gear shift system, N e-Shift, is utilized in the actual race to add excitement to the competition. Six Ioniq 5 eN1 Cup Cars will compete in a tournament format, featuring top Korean drivers active overseas.

In addition, the event will showcase the N Vision 74 and WRC rally cars, and offer various attractions and experience events such as circuit taxis, racing simulators, children’s traffic experience, and food trucks.

Til Vattenberg, Head of Hyundai Motor’s N Brand & Motorsports Division, said, "We have prepared Korea’s first electric vehicle one-make race in motorsports," adding, "We will strive to lead the popularization and establishment of motorsports in line with the trend of the electric vehicle era."

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