Watch the Hyundai RN22e ship it into the straw bales on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity

There’s all the time an enormous crash or two on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity hill climb, and this yr isn’t any totally different. On the identical day that Hyundai revealed its Ioniq 5 N, the Hyundai RN22e completely despatched it into the straw bales on the hill.
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You possibly can watch and replay the video within the tweet above to see the crash occur again and again. The nook that the RN22e merely didn’t decelerate for in time is called Molecomb. Fortunately, the motive force of the automotive was OK, however as you’d anticipate from such an impression, the automotive is just not.
As a reminder, the RN22e is predicated on the Ioniq 6, however its dual-motor setup makes a hearty 577 horsepower and 546 pound-feet of torque. It additionally has a limited-slip differential and greater brakes. Hyundai initially stated it constructed the automotive as a check mattress for the way it can use regenerative braking to regulate the automotive’s dealing with, altering how a lot is utilized entrance and rear.
To learn every little thing else there may be to know in regards to the RN22e, be sure to try our authentic reveal publish right here. After which tune in for the remainder of the Goodwood Competition of Velocity by way of our reside stream publish.