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Hyundai and Keiichi Tscuchiya come together to produce the Ioniq 5 N DK Edition that promises more driving thrills on a racetrack.
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Hyundai’s 2025 Ioniq 5 N has received its first special edition, with the DK Edition a collaboration between the South Korean brand and Japanese drifting legend Keiichi Tscuchiya – also known as the Drift King.
Limited to the South Korean and Japanese markets, the DK Edition of the Ioniq 5 N sports overhauled looks and handling thanks to input directly from Tscuchiya himself.
On the outside, there are lighter and wider 21-inch forged wheels, increasing from 9.5 inches to 10 and saving 10.6kg in weight.
The brakes have also been upgraded, now fitted with six-piston monoblock stoppers with a 54 per cent increase to the pad contact area.
The final mechanical change of note is the H&R lowered springs that drops the ride height by 15mm to make the SUV more like a hatchback.
Aside from the mechanical upgrades, the DK Edition also looks vastly different from the standard Ioniq 5 N thanks a smattering of carbon-fibre exterior trim pieces.
Most notably is the swan-neck spoiler, as well as the lowered front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser.
In total, the new carbon-fibre aerodynamics package contributes an additional 93kg of downforce at 140km/h.
No interior details have been revealed on the DK Edition, nor has any powertrain changes been communicated.
For reference, the standard Ioniq 5 N produces 448kW/740Nm (478kW/770Nm on N Grin Boost mode), which can accelerate it from zero to 100km/h in as little as 3.4 seconds, while the 84kWh battery pack enables a rated driving range of 448km.
It also features an N Drift Optimiser mode, which can help drivers in a powerslide without spinning out, as well as a Torque Kick Drift function to help the rear end get unstuck.
Hyundai positions the Ioni 5 N at $110,383 before on-road costs in Australia.
The latest Hyundai and Tscuchiya collaboration comes after the former drove an drifted an Ioniq 5 N at the 2023 World Time Attack Challenge in Sydney.
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Tung Nguyen has been in the automotive journalism industry for over a decade, cutting his teeth at various publications before finding himself at Drive in 2024. With experience in news, feature, review, and advice writing, as well as video presentation skills, Tung is a do-it-all content creator. Tung’s love of cars first started as a child watching Transformers on Saturday mornings, as well as countless hours on PlayStation’s Gran Turismo, meaning his dream car is a Nissan GT-R, with a Liberty Walk widebody kit, of course.
