"It would be premature for anyone to say what our sound will be. "They still put all that time in, because they knew that that sound was key," he said. Joyce compared the work Hyundai is doing with a future electric N sound to how the original Mazda Miata's exhaust note was tuned to sound bigger than its 1.6-liter engine suggested.
"It may be a unique sound, or it may be an augmented traditional sound. "As the industry and the world move more and more towards electrification, we're going to try and provide that aural excitement as part of the driving experience," Joyce said. Derek Joyce, senior manager of PR for Hyundai's N-Models, said he understands aural excitement is a key part of enjoying the drive, and Hyundai is already working on ways to make a synthetic sound that reacts with the performance level - changing pitches with the RPM, for example - in future N models. Currently, an exaggerated exhaust note is one way the N models announce their presence. That future brings with it a challenge for the N line-up. Hyundai said its RM prototypes are basically rolling testbeds for applications in future N models, and that the RM20e "signifies the electric-based high-performance potential for Hyundai N brand." The RM20e is a rear-drive all-electric track vehicle with an 800-volt motor that produces the equivalent of 810 horsepower and 708 pound-feet of torque. For the past six years, development of the N brand models has been shaped by Hyundai's racing midship (RM) program, Boyle said, and Hyundai's latest RM performance prototype is the electrified RM20e Racing Midship Sports Car, which was revealed earlier in 2020.
There was the hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo back in 2015, but the next phase will be battery powered. Hyundai has also envisioned how the N brand could evolve in the future, including some alternative powertrains. Hyundai Electrified RM20e Racing Midship Sports Car Prototype.
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