So it's a "body kit", it's not a new generation of the car itself.
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It's a carbon fiber version of the car built for funsies. Nothing more.
And not by Hyundai either so the title is misleading.
The first sentence of the article is
Based on the excellent Hyundai IONIQ 5 N platform, Vanwall gives its Vandervell H-GT a high-performance aesthetic makeover inspired by the classic Lancia Delta HF Integrale. But what makes this body kit a genuine [...]
It's a Vanwall Vandervell H-GT with a new body kit on top of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.
The headline is incredibly misleading.
But that has been cars since forever. The Nissan 400z is just a 370z with some updates, the G3 Subaru imprezza moved their manufacturing to another plant and made them "wide body" but is the exact same, look up the MQB platform from Volkswagen and the list is endless. Same with engines, Volvo modular series of engines has been in production since early 90's and still is to this day with a some changes, and again with Subaru and their EJ series of engines or GM with the infamous LS series. Putting a new body on a old chassis is just how it goes, because simply, it is cost effective, and if it works, why spend the billions in starting from scratch, put the money in a new designs and fix other issues
I don't think you get it...
It's a third party manufacturer using an Ioniq 5 and changing its shape, it's not a new generation of the Ioniq 5 with a new design. It's like coach builds from back in the day, it's not an official Hyundai product.
Volvo hasn't used the modular engines platform since 2016 by the way.
I have an Ioniq 5. Not an N though. I love the way it looks already but this carbon fiber treatment looks cool as heck!
I think it looks very cool, and the ionic 5 was the most fun car ive ever driven. Its like a gocart. :)