Hyundai N Vision 74 nears production: report
BY PETER BARNWELL | 5th Sep 2024
HYUNDAI revealed its exciting N Vision 74 “rolling lab” back in 2022, the nostalgically-styled hydrogen-electric sports coupe arriving to global applause before vanishing into obscurity as the South Korean car-maker worked on more production-friendly electric vehicles.
Now, executives at the Korean car-maker have told US publication Road and Track that it will bring the concept to the road – a slide within a presentation at the brand’s 2024 CEO Investor Day mentioning the N Vision 74 as one of 21 planned models to be released before the end of the decade.
The N Vision 74 will join models from Hyundai, Genesis, N, and Magma in an expansion plan focussed heavily on electrification. No further information has been relayed concerning specification or production timing, or when the car will be revealed in full.
Locally, a representative from Hyundai Motor Company Australia says the importer is “extremely interested” in the N Vision 74, and that assuming the model enters production it will be “all over it”.
The statement follows news earlier this year in which a nameplate submission for the model was filed with IP Australia suggesting its arrival could be nearer than expected.
In May this year, South Korean publication Hankyung suggested Hyundai is targeting a production date in June 2026. The same report says the car will produce at least 578kW and 900Nm and retain its hydrogen fuel cell, although a 62.4kWh battery pack would also be built into the car.
Range is listed at 598km with a refuelling time of “less than five minutes”, and the 0-100km/h standard at “less than three seconds”.
Low production numbers and a high price tag are suggested by the publication with as few as 200 units tipped to be made.
“The reason Hyundai Motor Company produces the N74 is not to make money with this car. The goal is to make it a symbol of Hyundai Motor Group's future vision of ‘building a hydrogen ecosystem’,” said an English translation of the report from Hankyung.
“The goal is that if the supercar that many people envy is produced with cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell technology, interest in hydrogen energy will also increase.”
Industry experts suggest the Hyundai N Vision 74 could sell for as much as ₩500 million ($A545,550), placing it esteemed in company among petrol-electric hybrid supercars such as the Ferrari 296 GTB and McLaren Artura.
Hyundai N brand vice president Till Wartenberg is also on record as saying it is his “personal wish” that the N Vision 74 will be on the streets in the near future, adding that the technology shown in the vehicle is a realistic indication of technology that could power performance models into the future.
