The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Lays Down Chevrolet Corvette Acceleration Times
“Hyundai” and “fast” aren’t as readily associated as, say, SRT, BMW M, or Shelby with speed. However, sometimes a marque will break with its sensible reputation to produce a properly quick car. Just look at the Kia Stinger GT. Such is the case with the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, a blisteringly quick EV with Corvette-esque off-the-line speeds.
With a 0-60 time of just 3.0 seconds, the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 is fast, full stop
A four-door Hyundai EV SUV a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Convertible seem like incomparable vehicles. However, the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N hit 60 mph so fast that it matched the launch of the 495-horsepower Corvette 3LT Convertible with the Z51 package.
| Make and model | 0-60 mph |
|---|---|
| 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N | 3.0 seconds |
| 2020 Chevrolet Corvette 3LT Convertible (Z51) | 3.0 seconds |
| 2023 Tesla Model 3 Performance | 3.1 seconds |
| 2024 Kia EV6 GT | 3.1 seconds |
What’s more, the 641-horsepower IONIQ 5 N finished the quarter-mile in 11.2 seconds. That puts the high-voltage SUV ahead of the Corvette Convertible by 0.2 seconds by the end of the quarter. Not bad for a four-door, liftback EV tipping the scales at over 4,860 lbs.
In fact, the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N shattered records by becoming the quickest Korean car the testers at Car and Driver have ever evaluated. Specifically, in the battle of the AWD Korean EVs, the IONIQ 5 N out-sprinted the Kia EV6 GT by 0.1 seconds.
The Kia EV6 GT isn’t the only one, either. With its impressive 3.0-second dash to 60 mph, the new IONIQ 5 N beats the pre-facelift 2023 Tesla Model 3 Performance by just one-tenth of a second. Moreover, the IONIQ 5 N widens the gap by the end of the quarter mile. The Hyundai EV’s 11.2-second quarter-mile sprint puts it 0.4 seconds ahead of both the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT.
