The news about Hyundai making a production version of their gorgeous N Vision 74 concept has been back-and-forth, but in the end, the rumors were squashed. Despite that, one digital designer took it upon themselves to create production-esque renderings of the retro-styled coupe to see what it would look like.
Called the Pony Coupe, the renderings were created by Instagram user wrd.wrld. The car keeps the main parts of the N Vision 74’s design, but ditches the hardcore aero kit. Think Porsche 911 GT3 versus GT3 Touring.
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There are also a few other changes to give it a more roadworthy look, most notably the omission of the large black intakes just ahead of the rear fenders. The amber pixel headlights are also now white, and a light bar was added at the rear. Additionally, the car dons new six-spoke wheels in place of the original turbofans, which themselves hid a multispoke design underneath.
All of this makes for a design that wouldn’t look out of place in Hyundai’s Ioniq lineup, especially as a halo car. Not only that, but the cleaner styling is more faithful to the original Pony Coupe concept developed by Hyundai and Giugiaro in the 1970s. But despite the restrained styling, it still manages to keep its sportiness thanks to things like the box flares, sizeable front lip, and rear diffuser.
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Rather than the N Vision 74’s hybrid electric-hydrogen setup, wrd.wrld imagined the Pony Coupe as a pure electric vehicle riding on Hyundai‘s E-GMP platform. More specifically, it would have a 30 kWh battery pack capable of delivering up to 200 km (124 mi) of range, and thanks to its 800V architecture, it could theoretically charge to 80% in less than ten minutes.
They didn’t provide any information on power (it could theoretically be anything since these are just renderings), but given the size of the hypothetical battery, we wouldn’t expect it to be all that much. Wrd.wrld even described the car as “compact and agile” to remind us that “driving still matters”, so it’s possible they could have been going for the Mazda Miata approach of a low-power tossable driver’s car.
Note: This story contains renderings that are neither related to nor endorsed by Hyundai.
