Hyundai’s sensational performance electric sedan look as electrifyingly nuts as its sister SUV.

SENSATIONALLY same again, but stylistically so different - that’s one way of sizing up the Ioniq 6 N, the second of Hyundai’s proposals of what it believes an electric high-performance car can be.

The low-slung electric super-saloon has made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, and did so in style: A massive tyre immolating run with a ’N Drift’-configured car (see video) captured crowd attention.

This car presents as N fans might hope it would. As a sedan version of the fantastic Ioniq 5 N hatchback-looking SUV. The same 484kW and 770Nm of torque. The same way of distributing all that between its front and rear electric motors, which are feeding off a 84kWh battery.

Using the 'N Launch Control' system for standing starts, Hyundai claims that the Ioniq 6 N will sprint to 100kmh from rest in just 3.2 seconds, and it has a top speed of 257kmh. So, a smidge quicker than the hatch.

Range? Hyundai isn't quite yet ready to reveal that. The Ioniq 5 N is credited with 413 kilometres when measured to WLTP. There’s likelihood Ioniq 6 N should go a little further than its chunkier brother, thanks to superior aerodynamics.

That Hyundai was working on this car has long been an open secret. The what and how of the project that has been kept under wraps until now.

Hyundai says that the Ioniq 6 N is designed around three central ideals, which it calls Corner Rascal, Racetrack Capability and Everyday Sportscar. Basically, that means that the Ioniq 6 N has to be fun to drive, has to be genuinely track-day capable, and still able to be used as a day-to-day car.

To achieve that, Hyundai's N-division has fully redesigned the Ioniq 6's suspension, even to the point of giving it a completely new geometry with a lower centre of roll.

As per the sister car, it has the N e-Shift system that minimises performance losses, while still giving the driver the sensation of having a multi-gear shift system as well as including an up-shift warning light.

The N-Battery system, which optimises the Ioniq 6's cells for performance and longevity by actively cooling or heating the battery pack as necessary.

The Ioniq 6 N also gets a new body, effectively. As well as getting the same slim-fit lights as the rest of the updated Ioniq 6 range, the N gets wider wheelarches to cover its increased suspension track, and a massive rear wing. Hyundai doesn't mention a specific downforce figure, but it does claim that the Ioniq 6 N has “enhanced stability during high-speed cornering.”

As per the Five, it has the N Active Sound Plus system that works through the stereo via a performance-enhanced Acoustic Design Processor (ADP), which allows you to choose from different sounds, including the motorsport-inspired 'Ignition', the heritage-infused EV sound 'Evolution', and the futuristic sci-fi tones of ‘Lightspeed'.

The Ioniq 6 N also takes up all the Ioniq 5 N's trick electronics, including N Launch Control, N Drift Optimiser, N Grin Boost and N Torque Distribution, which allows you to manually select which end of the car gets the most power.

There's also the N Track Manager, which allows you to record and analyse your track-day lap times like an F1 team manager, and can even project a 'ghost' car onto the screen to show you whether you're faster or slower than before. Providing you can find a circuit that will allow you to try this. Many still get heebie jeebies about letting EVs play.

Not enough for you? Hyundai is also offering a full suite of N performance parts, which will allow owners to further customise their Ioniq 6 N.

So when’s it here? Hyundai New Zealand has yet to officially announce a release timeframe, and at the moment has yet to say when the recently refreshed standard model is coming.

However, it has committed to N, saying it has been impressed by the take-up of the products already here, with those Kona, i30 and i20 petrols preceding the Ioniq 5 N.

On that note, too, it is pleased that the parent has made clear that, even though it’s concentrating on electric N cars just now, that doesn’t mean that combustion editions are completely out of the picture.