SHARING THE LIMELIGHT with the ix35 crossover at Hyundai’s Frankfurt Motorshow stand will be a new concept from the Korean company, the ix-Metro.

Designed to showcase the automaker’s new environmental technologies, the ix-Metro merges a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain and a six-speed twin-clutch gearbox with a compact high-riding four-door bodyshell.

With its 1.0 litre three-cylinder engine [...]

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HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Korea’s largest carmaker and now a serious force on global markets, has launched the Elantra LPI hybrid in South 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 Show in April.

The Hyundai Elantra LPI hybrid [...]

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