The N Vision 74, Hyundai’s on-again, off-again supercar, might very well be the red car intentionally blurred out in this video. Posing alongside the spectacular concept, the low-slung coupe is likely being teased in a trailer for the new “The Great Heritage—CAR” video, which is coming out today on WAVVE, a streaming service from South Korea. The documentary goes behind the scenes of Hyundai’s meteoric rise and seemingly previews future products.
The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it N Vision 74 duo appears at the 1:05 mark. We can’t say with certainty that Hyundai is hiding the road-going model, but that’s the only logical explanation we can think of. After all, the cars are shown together and move simultaneously. Moreover, the blurred vehicle appears to have a similar silhouette. It wouldn’t make sense for Hyundai to be hiding a different car, and since the concept is already nearly three years old, its companion is probably the production version.
Hyundai confirmed plans to sell the N Vision 74 last August, following contradicting reports about whether the car would receive the green light. It’s one of the “high-performance EVs” currently in the pipeline, with an Ioniq 6 N coming soon. While the electric hot sedan will only have batteries, the coupe concept combines a 62.4-kWh T-shaped pack with two hydrogen tanks holding 4.2 kilograms (9.2 pounds). Technically, that makes it a hybrid, even if it doesn’t have a combustion engine.
Hyundai insists there’s a future for hydrogen by showing the Initium concept as a preview for the Nexo replacement. The N Vision 74 had a pair of electric motors mounted at the back, producing more than 671 horsepower (500 kilowatts) and over 664 pound-feet (900 Newton-meters) of torque. In conceptual form, the radical sports car delivered a driving range of over 373 miles (600 kilometers).
Hyundai gave it an 800-volt architecture, enabling an 18-minute battery recharge from 10% to 80%. Refueling the hydrogen tanks took just five minutes. The front-mounted fuel cell stack pumped out 95 kW to help power the motors or recharge the battery. As for performance, it was certainly no slouch. Hyundai quoted a 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in less than four seconds and a top speed of over 155 mph (250 km/h).
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The concept was a modernized interpretation of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s 1974 Hyundai Pony Coupe concept. If you’re wondering about the size, it was pretty big: 194.6 inches (4952 millimeters) long, 78.5 inches (1995 millimeters) wide, and 52.4 inches (1331 millimeters) tall, with a generous wheelbase measuring 114.3 inches (2905 millimeters).
It’s still unclear when the N Vision 74 with a license plate will break cover, but this teaser suggests the wedge-shaped machine is indeed coming. When the production version was confirmed, Hyundai said it would be one of the 21 electric models planned to be released by 2030. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait until the decade ends to see what is arguably the most interesting Hyundai ever.
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