Residing With A Monitor Star

I visited Colorado forward of the official Pikes Peak Worldwide Hillclimb, a race that Hyundai officers had introduced plans to enter just some months beforehand at Laguna Seca. This system included 4 automobiles, two in “inventory” type with solely safety-related modifications, and two much more closely modified with further aero, upgraded brakes, racing slicks, and a bit extra energy output. However after all, I could not resist the urge to drive a real manufacturing model to the highest of the mountain to check how regular driving impacts the electrical drivetrain over such a steep, winding mountain street.

As at Laguna Seca and Monterey, the I5N’s dealing with stood out for the entire climb, even if I stored to reasonably sane speeds provided that the street up Pikes Peak stays open to most people for nearly daily forward of the race. The steering and suspension merely make driving this EV a lot enjoyable, with simply sufficient physique roll to speak precisely how a lot grip every wheel would possibly (or may not) have whereas cornering, braking, and accelerating.