Hyundai Motor Company announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the “Attack Tsukuba 2025” racing event in Tsukuba, Japan, on Saturday, aiming to set a new electric vehicle record with its Ioniq 5 NTA spec.
Tsukuba, located about an hour north of Tokyo, has hosted the Attack Tsukuba Time Attack since 1994. Unlike traditional races, where multiple cars compete simultaneously, time attack racing competitions rank vehicles based on their fastest lap times.
The Ioniq 5 NTA spec retains the production model’s core components, including the body and motor, while incorporating minimal race-specific modifications to maximize performance.
Through software tuning, Hyundai boosted the rear motor’s output by 37 horsepower, bringing the total output to 687 hp. The vehicle has new shock absorbers, motorsport-grade brakes, and 18-inch Yokohama ADVAN 005 slick tires. Its aerodynamic design maximizes downforce.
Last June, the Ioniq 5 NTA spec set a record of 9 minutes and 30.852 seconds at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, winning the class and establishing a new record for electric modified vehicles.
At Attack Tsukuba 2025, Hyundai aims to surpass its record in the electric vehicle category. The company sees this as an opportunity to demonstrate its technological capabilities to the Japanese market and global customers.
To achieve this goal, Hyundai has partnered with renowned Japanese race car driver Nobuteru Taniguchi for the Ioniq 5 NTA. Taniguchi has set numerous records in Japanese motorsport events, including Super GT, and holds four records at Attack Tsukuba.