Hyundai reveals new teasers of its ‘ultimate concept car,’ the N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo

By Miles Branman Published September 9, 2015

Automakers are continuing to pump out Vision Gran Turismo concepts for the Gran Turismo video game franchise and Hyundai is next in line to reveal the future of its design.

New teasers have surfaced for Hyundai’s N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Hyundai’s “ultimate concept car,” the N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo is inspired by aeronautics with an ultra low-slung stance with fighter jet design elements like the cockpit and wing-shaped headlights and taillights. Its styling, “blurs the line between air and asphalt,” says Hyundai.

Besides building design credibility, the N 2025 Vision GT supposedly offers insight into the future of Hyundai’s N Performance characteristics, and marks the debut of Hyundai’s sub-brand. The concept highlights “sustainable technology and race car design, truly representing the future potential of Hyundai N,” the automaker said in a previous release.

Obviously most of the design elements that have been teased are a far cry from consumer-market vehicles, but recent concepts like the Vision G show the Korean’s automaker’s spark for sleek, premium products that will hopefully hit showrooms in the next few years.

Hyundai is sincerely targeting performance luxury rivals like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi, all of whom have design-forward, high-performance models beyond the realm of Hyundai’s present offerings. Models like the redesigned Genesis sedan are steps in the right direction, but for the brand to exist on the same plane as Germany’s elite automakers, Hyundai will need to take greater risks than design studies.

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This week in EV tech: Audi exemplifies auto industry’s EV holding pattern

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The road to the future runs through the present, and it’s not a straight line. This week, we’re focusing on how Audi is negotiating the twists and turns on the way to an electrified future. EVs are here to stay at Audi, but a gasoline crossover SUV is still the automaker’s bestselling model, and it’s not ready to risk those sales just yet. That’s why the 2025 Audi Q5 received a top-to-bottom overhaul for this model year, bringing its tech features and styling up to date without altering the what has proven to be a very popular package. By maintaining parallel lineups of electric and internal-combustion cars, Audi hopes to give customers more choices. But that doesn’t completely level the playing field. The new Q5 may have yesterday’s powertrain, but Audi isn’t holding back on tech. It features the same electrical architecture, operating system, and three-screen dashboard display as the latest Audi EVs, like the Q6 e-tron. So aside from a little engine noise, there’s little difference in what you can see and interact with from the driver’s seat. It’s not just the infotainment systems. The Q5 and Q6 e-tron are close in size, with similar space for passengers across their two rows of seats. The Q6 e-tron has a bit more cargo space, but not as much as you’d think given the lack of a bulky engine, transmission, and driveshafts. The two SUVs also have similar styling but, having now driven both, we can say that the Q5 is the more pleasant of the two.

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Welcome to Digital Trends’ weekly recap of the revolutionary technology powering, connecting, and now driving next-gen electric vehicles.
If you’re hesitant about electric vehicles (EV), it’s likely that your top concerns include how far you can drive in a single charge, how long it takes to charge the battery, and how much this advanced tech will cost you. And you're not alone.
According to Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study, nearly half of U.S. consumers (49%) still say that available battery driving range is their biggest worry about EVs. That’s followed closely by the time required to charge (46%) and the lingering cost premium (44%) associated with battery electric vehicles.
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BYD’s bold battery bet
Chinese auto giant BYD, already the world’s top-selling EV manufacturer, may have just redrawn the limits of battery performance. According to Chinese media, and other reports, the company is testing a new solid-state battery that can add 900 miles of range in just 12 minutes of charging.
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