Evasive Motorsports Ditches Tesla for Hyundai Ioniq 5 N at Pikes Peak 2025!

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Evasive Motorsports is back at the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb—this time with a bold new EV contender: the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N! After previously racing a Tesla Model 3 in 2022, the California-based tuning shop has swapped it out for Hyundai’s high-performance electric crossover, ready to take on the mountain in under 10 minutes.  In this video, we take a deep dive into how Evasive stripped down, tuned up, and transformed the Ioniq 5 N into a race-ready beast. From carbon fiber aero by Voltex to Moton coilovers, Krontec air jacks, Titan 7 wheels, and Endless brake fluid—the upgrades are serious. Plus, meet the driver Rob Walker, who knows this car inside out thanks to countless laps at Buttonwillow Raceway.  🚗 Will the Ioniq 5 N outperform the Tesla? 🏁 Can Evasive break the 10-minute barrier again? ⚡ How does this EV stack up in one of the world’s toughest races?  Find out in our full breakdown of Evasive Motorsports’ journey to conquer the clouds with Hyundai at Pikes Peak 2025.  👉 Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more motorsport content!  #Ioniq5N #EvasiveMotorsports #PikesPeak2025 #EVracing #HyundaiN #TeslaModel3 #RaceToTheClouds #ElectricPerformance #RobWalker #VoltexAero #Buttonwillow #MotorsportsNews

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00:00For quick tire changes, a set of Krontek Air Jacks lift the car off the ground without the

00:05Nita pump jack, and reduces the risk of accidental damage in using it.

00:10Also underneath the Hyundai are custom Moton coilovers built in a very short time frame

00:15with legendary suspension tuner Mike Kojima designing the entire setup.

00:20They're joined by a set of EVS tuning anti-roll bars.

00:23The IONIQ 5N is protected by an Imer Engineering 6-point roll cage,

00:27and driver Rob Walker sits in a Sparco QRDC carbon fiber seat.

00:33Finally, the 5N and its new body parts are wrapped in the N-Division livery scheme,

00:38ready to tackle the legendary mountain.

00:40There is a bit of serendipity in the driver choice.

00:44Walker was in the process of shopping for a new, high-performance EV to have as a daily driver

00:49and was already looking at a Hyundai IONIQ 5N as a potential purchase.

00:53After a call from Evasive Motorsports co-owner, Mike Chom, Walker purchased one and has been

01:00slinging it around the equally legendary Buttonwillow Raceway and taking advantage of

01:04Hyundai's access to the Tesla supercharger network that has a set of chargers not that

01:08far away from the racetrack.

01:10Thanks to this purchase and constant seat time, Walker therefore has more than a passing familiarity

01:16with the 2025 IONIQ 5 North Pikes Peak International Hill Climb racer he'll be wheeling in the EV

01:22class this year.

01:24If you want to see how Walker, Evasive, and Hyundai perform, the 2025 Pikes Peak International

01:30Hill Climb will take place on June 22, 2025.

01:35There's a lot to love when it comes to Hyundai and its motorsports programs.

01:39They practice what they preach in their end-division vehicles, like the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5N, by

01:46taking them racing and applying that knowledge to their road cars.

01:50This year, the IONIQ 5N is headed to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, in an effort

01:55headed by a well-known tuning shop from Southern California, Evasive Motorsports.

02:01The stripped down, caged up, and kid-out 5N that Evasive is building for the race to the

02:06clouds as the outfits follow up to a 2022 Tesla Model 3 it's raced up Pikes Peak previously.

02:12The idea for 2025 is the same as 2022 when Evasive ran the Tesla Model 3, break the 10-minute

02:19barrier.

02:21Luckily, the playbook for the Hyundai is largely the same as for the Model 3, starting with the

02:26diet.

02:27The IONIQ 5N loses its entire interior, as well as its stock doors and tailgate, which

02:33are replaced by carbon fiber pieces.

02:36Next up, it gains a set of lightweight forged wheels from Titan 7 with their TP10 in 19-by-11-inch

02:42fitment that were wrapped in Yokohama Advan A005 race slicks.

02:48EVS Tuning, Evasive Motorsports Tuner Parts brand, adds a set of aero discs to help make sure

02:53the wheels are as slick as the 5N is through the ever-thinning air while going up the 14,115-foot

03:00summit.

03:00Behind those aero discs are a set of counterspace garage brake pads clamping down on the 5N's

03:07disc brake setup with endless brake fluid providing the hydraulic pressure.

03:11All told, the Evasive Motorsports team cuts 500 pounds from the IONIQ 5N's original 4,851-pound

03:19curb weight.

03:20As a bonus, the new wheels stick out so far beyond the stock fenders, it forced Evasive

03:26to fit a sweet body kit to contain them.

03:30With a close relationship with prominent aerodynamics builder Voltex, Evasive sent in a 3D model of

03:36the 5N, and Voltex went to work on creating a new front lip and splitter, side skirts, fender

03:42flares, new underbody aero, and a rear wing awl from carbon fiber.

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