2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Performance Is Getting Carbon Fiber Wheels
A set of very fancy aftermarket wheels promises some impressive weight savings on the powerful EV SUV.
With the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N set to be unleashed soon, we're starting to learn about some of the go-fast aftermarket bits that will be available. That includes the N Performance wheels created by Dymag and Hankuk Carbon. While some manufacturers are going full-carbon on their wheels, the dynamic duo supplying Hyundai's performance arm have gone in a different direction with a hybrid-carbon wheel.
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Currently, the wheels are in their prototype stage, but already promise some impressive weight savings. The wheel face is made traditionally with a forged aluminum piece that then gets attached to a carbon fiber barrel, giving you the strength and rigidity of forged aluminum where it's needed most combined with the lightweight and stiffness of carbon fiber where it can be used best. The full specifications on the wheel, like its offset and actual weight, are not yet available, but the 21-inch wheel used during the Goodwood Festival of Speed claims a weight savings between 40 and 50 percent of a traditionally cast aluminum wheel.
Dymag says the Ioniq 5 N won't be the only N model to benefit from these carbon fiber wheels; all vehicles with N Performance aftermarket support will have a hybrid carbon wheel option soon.
Hyundai Might Not Be the Only Customer
These wheels are also bespoke to Hyundai, so don't expect to find a similar looking set for your Mustang Dark Horse from Dymag. In the future, however, the companies are hoping to provide similar wheels to other OEMs.
N Performance Parts Teased
The N Performance Display at Goodwood also showed off some of the N Performance Parts you'll soon see for your Ioniq 5 N. Hyundai's performance arm teased a pair of steering wheels (with one wrapped in Alcantara), a pair of fire extinguishers, a new fixed back seat, and the massive brakes and calipers the Ioniq 5 N comes equipped with. Maybe we should keep our eyes out for some hop-up parts for our long-term Ioniq 5 tester.
Having experience in many forms of the automotive industry, Justin Banner has done more than just write about cars. For more than 15 years, he's had experience working as an automotive service technician—including a stint as a Virginia State Inspector—service advisor, parts sales, and aftermarket parts technical advisor (a fancy way of saying he helped you on the phone when you had trouble fitting your brakes over your aftermarket wheels and the like). Prior to his tenure as a full-time editor, Justin worked as a freelance writer and photographer for various publications and as an automotive content creator on YouTube. He’s also covered multiple forms of motorsports ranging from Formula Drift, drag racing, and time attack, to NASCAR, short course off-roading, and open desert racing. He's best known for breaking down complex technical concepts so a layperson can more easily understand why technologies, repairs, and parts should matter to them. At MotorTrend, Justin is part of the news team covering breaking news and topics while also working as a judge for MotorTrend Of the Year events and other major comparison tests.
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