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The 2025 Ioniq 5 N isn’t simply Hyundai’s first electrified N performance brand model, it is also one of the most fascinating cars we at America on the Road have ever driven — and we’ve driven one heckuva lot of cars. The Ioniq 5 N offers a bevy of electronic features almost too numerous to count, plus adjustable torque distribution, upgraded suspension, and 641 horsepower from its twin electric motors. Its 84 kWh battery gives it a range of 221 miles, but, as host Jack Nerad found out in his weeklong vehicle test, that isn’t even close to the point.

The Ioniq 5 N is not so much a car as an incredibly quick, rolling arcade game that offers a wide variety of ways to play. Features like N Pedal and N Drift Optimizer do more than simply enhance handling and dynamic driving. Along with modes like N Grin Boost and N Race, they give the driver new opportunities that are as much like gaming as they are like driving. Throw in aggressive styling, N-exclusive design cues, and sustainable materials, and you have a vehicle that is worthy of discussion. We’ll have that discussion for you right here.

Our other road test vehicle is equally exciting but in a completely different way. You might say the 2025 Toyota GR Supra is an analog sports car while the Ioniq 5 N is digital. The GR Supra is offered in two grades: 3.0 and 3.0 Premium, both with a manual or an automatic transmission. Under the long, sleek hood is an inline six-cylinder turbocharged engine that delivers up to 382 horsepower and 368 pound-feet of torque. Co-host Chris Teague had the opportunity to take the GR Supra through its paces on the backroads of Maine, and he’ll offer us a f