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THE ULTRA-SMALL HATCH market in Australia was bracing for a newcomer when the Hyundai i20 made its Australian debut at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show in February, with sales of the diminutive Korean car expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.
Now, with the global financial crisis in full swing, Hyundai’s plans [...]
HYUNDAI IS BUSY tooling up its US engine plant in Montgomery to switch production from the current four-cylinder motors to more powerful and more efficient direct-injected petrol engines.
The new direct-injected mills will likely feature in upcoming versions of the US-market Santa Fe and Sonata, and output is expected to be around the 149kW mark - [...]
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Korea’s largest carmaker and a serious player on the world stage, has announced that pre-launch orders for Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle are now open in Korea.
Hyundai’s new hybrid is the world’s first hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by a Liquefied Petroleum Injected engine, first unveilled at the 2009 Seoul Motor [...]
THE 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE CRDi Elite won its share of friends at the TMR office for its pleasant interior, driving comfort, versatility and value-for-money pricing. Now, images and details of the 2010 facelift have been revealed in Korea, Hyundai’s home ground.
Only the one image has been revealed thus far, but it’s clear at [...]
WHILE HYUNDAI AND KIA already boast a range of models with impressive fuel economy, the Korean manufacturers are not resting on their laurels in the pursuit of fuel economy gains.
The Hyundai Elantra and Accent, along with the Kia Cerato (badged as the Forte) are about to be tweaked in the US with a series of [...]
TWENTY YEARS AGO, if you’d said that by 2009 Korean manufacturer Hyundai would be a genuine global automotive force, with tentacles deep into the European, North American, Asian and Australian markets, someone would have said, “…you’re dreamin’ mate.”
Yet here we are: truth is stranger than fiction.
Number two in small car sales in this country, and [...]
JUST AS KIA Australia Public Relations Manager Jonathan Fletcher predicted at the Australian launch of the 2009 Kia Soul, the Korean manufacturer’s funky new small car has achieved top honours in its Euro NCAP safety testing.
According to Euro NCAP, the Soul achieved maximum points in the program’s new testing scheme for child and adult protection [...]
HYUNDAI’S ENGINEERS and designers are right now working to bring to market what promises to be a revolutionary leap forward for the Korean giant-killer, in the form of the sleek upcoming 2010 Hyundai Sonata.
But for the moment, the current fourth generation Sonata, first released back in 2006, is Hyundai’s offering in the mid-size sedan segment [...]
Alas, this modified Hyundai Tiburon isn’t a genuine pursuit car, but that’s probably for the best: while a good looking unit and a great seller for the Korean carmaker, the Tiburon isn’t the most powerful coupe on the road and probably not the best suited to high-speed chases.
In this particular example, the modifications are simply [...]
With the US-market 2009 Hyundai Genesis and Genesis Coupe models proving to be the modest sales success the Korean carmaker had hoped for, its American dealers are clamouring to get hands-on with the top-tier Korean-market 2009 Hyundai Equus.
In the hunt for a luxury car that will help take the fight to the European marques, Hyundai [...]
Following previous CEO Steve Yeo’s reassignment to a senior position at Hyundai’s Seoul headquarters, Edward Lee will step into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Hyundai Motor Company Australia, the manufacturer announced today.
Hyundai Australia’s new CEO previously headed Hyundai’s Corporate Audit Group in Seoul and has worked extensively within a number of overseas operations [...]
When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe made its Formula Drift debut early last month, the Korean automaker’s first rear-wheel-drive sports car was powered by a Nissan VQ35DE, yanked from the chest cavity of a Nissan 350Z.
It seems that, at the time, Hyundai’s approval for the use of its Lambda V6 in the factory-sponsored drift car had [...]
Word around the water cooler is that the Hyundai Tucson will be replaced sometime next year by a production version of the shapely ix-onic concept, which made its debut at the Geneva Auto Show earlier this year.
At this stage it’s unclear whether the next-gen Tucson will share its mechanical spec with the ix-onic, but if [...]
Above: The HKS Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
The four-cylinder turbo version of Hyundai’s first foray into rear-wheel-drive sports cars - the 2009 Hyundai Genesis Coupe - was always going to be favourite among enthusiasts and tuning houses.
Now, having had some time to investigate the inline-four Theta engine’s capabilities, tuners are starting to unleash its full potential.
American tuning [...]
If John Krafcik - Hyundai’s boss in the US - has his way, we could soon see a new luxury brand on the market: Genesis.
It’s not so difficult to believe, either, when you look at the path taken by the likes of Toyota, Nissan and Honda as the big Japanese brands transitioned into the luxury [...]
As you’ve no doubt already heard (you DO read TMR obsessively, right?) Ford’s evergreen Mustang is celebrating its 45th birthday this year.
Fans of the original pony car are already gathering around the USA to pay tribute to the car, but one well-wisher is more than a little unexpected. Hyundai Motor America just put up this [...]
As the first Korean-made car to break into the world of top-tier professional driving, our eyes have been keenly watching the progress of the Red Bull sponsored, Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis drift car.
In previous reports we said that the Genesis drifter would be powered by Hyundai’s newly-developed Lambda V6, which would be bored and [...]
After gently teasing our eyeballs with a solitary, not-too-revealing image last week, Hyundai has officially unveiled its Nuvis concept SUV at the New York Auto Show. It’s wild, it’s attractive but it’s also somewhat realistic, and if this is where Hyundai is headed with its next generation of SUVs, then colour us interested.
While there are [...]
The original Hyundai Grandeur first put in an appearance in 1999. Priced then at $33,990, it was a largely forgettable early attempt at ‘luxury motoring on a budget’ from the Korean manufacturer.
But we should all know by now that Hyundai is a fast learner.
Hyundai’s latest Grandeur is essentially an updated version of the current generation [...]
Hyundai North America has appointed former General Motors Europe design chief Philip Zak as its new head of design, who will take over from Joel Piakowski who left the firm in December 2008.
Zak began his career with GM in 1988 as a new vehicle concept designer, later moving on to become lead designer, chief designer [...]
There is no doubting that Hyundai knows what it needs to do to beat the big boys at their own game: the Korean brand is preparing a plug-in hybrid to be ready for sale in the US, and expected to hit global markets by 2012.
The Hyundai BLUE-WILL concept on display at the Seoul Motor Show will provide the [...]
Hyundai revealed its Elantra LPI Hybrid at the Seoul Motor Show earlier today, a car it says is the ‘world’s first’ LPG-fueled hybrid to use a lithium-polymer battery pack.
A strange claim, considering Hyundai’s compatriots over at Kia unveiled the Forte LPi hybrid last week - a car which also runs on LPG and utilises a [...]
Is it just us, or have Korean automakers got real sexy all of a sudden? First it was the Hyundai Genesis, then the Kia Soul and pro_cee’d - and that’s before we even get to the concept cars.
The Tiburon’s replacement is rumoured to be based off the delicious Veloster concept, and the surprisingly beautiful ix-onic [...]
Thanks to the way the International Date Line works, this news comes to us a day late. But for you Brits, Yanks and European-ites its right on time. Better late than never though, hey?
Hyundai has utilized the first day of the fourth month of the year (I’m not saying it – I refuse to jinx [...]
It appears that Hyundai’s Elantra-based and Veloster-inspired Tiburon replacement won’t be sharing the name of its predecessor.
Nor will it share any other attribute with the Tiburon either, with acting CEO of Hyundai Motor America John Krafcik saying the new four-seat coupe will be “positioned below the current Tiburon”.
“It will have a lower price point, [a] [...]
You know you’ve hit the right notes with your design language when prestigious European fashion labels are keen to collaborate on special edition concepts for your flagship vehicle.
The Hyundai Genesis Prada, a joint effort between the Korean carmaker and the trendy Euro fashion label destined for this week’s Seoul Motor Show, receives a host of [...]
Ever been befuddled by the subjective nature of competitive drifting? Wonder what it takes to convert a road-going sports car into a decent drift car?
Today’s your lucky day, for in this video champion drifter Rhys Millen steps us through a brief rundown on how drift competitions work and what’s needed to compete. Check it out [...]
When the smallest Hyundai in the Aussie market first hit showrooms in 2002, it represented a significant change in the Korean carmaker’s approach to the western market.
While previous models had been designed with Europe, the US and Australia in mind, they were the products of a Korean perspective on the rest of the world - [...]
With its perfect blend of power, looks and keen pricing, Hyundai’s game-changing Genesis Coupe has quite understandably been hogging the limelight lately.
But according to Hyundai’s top brass, that doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten about their last sporting model, the Tiburon. They have now announced that a front-wheel-drive sports coupe is still most definitely in the pipeline.
During [...]
It looks like titles with full capital letters are becoming a bit of a trend; is it some sort of attention-grabbing effort? Someone get on the horn to Hyundai then, because the BLUE-WILL doesn’t need any help in that department.
The BLUE-WILL represents Hyundai’s efforts to enter the plug-in hybrid game. It’s powered by an all-aluminium [...]
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