NEWS FROM THE 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe launch today is that the successor to the Hyundai Tucson compact SUV, the ix35, will arrive in the first quarter of 2010, spearheading a wave of new models for the Korean brand.

The i20 hatch has also been confirmed for an early 2010 launch, while the successor to [...]

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SKIPPING THE BUSY Frankfurt Motor Show, Hyundai opted to give its brand-new sixth generation 2010 Sonata its first public appearance in its South Korean home market last week.

The latest incarnation in a relatively long line, the new Sonata’s heavily stylised lines represent a significant step forward for the model - and [...]

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SURFACING ONLINE TODAY, these new images of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata - purportedly the first official photos but more likely to be ’screen grabs’ from a promotional video - offer the first decent glimpse of the car in production guise.

Leaving behind the more traditional styling of the current model, the next generation Sonata takes on [...]

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A MASKED-UP Hyundai prototype has been spotted displaying an engine bay full of heavy-duty electrical hardware, confirming that development is well underway for the company’s first mid-sized hybrid.

Underneath the heavy camouflage lies the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, due to be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2010.

Hyundai is expected to revitalise the Sonata with [...]

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HYUNDAI’S EVER-POPULAR Sonata sedan is due for an all-new replacement next year, and word on the wire is that Hyundai is prepping the next-gen Sonata for a global debut at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next January.

Hyundai is expected to reinvent the Sonata as a four-door coupe, with a low, swooping [...]

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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 - [...]

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Korean auto site YF Love is certainly living up to its name by producing a succession of speculative renderings of the 2010 YF Hyundai Sonata.

Illustration number three appeared overnight, and once again highlights the coupe-like stance, large grille and Lexus-like headlights that will adorn Hyundai’s medium-sized car.

To capitalise on the home-crowd advantage, there’s a very [...]

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There’s been plenty of 2010 Hyundai Sonata spy photos and unofficial renderings getting around lately, and what do you know, here’s another. 

In line with the spy shots and illustrations, this concept features the new Sonata’s anticipated coupe-like roofline, long bonnet, and sharp headlights, as well as the huge grille that was evident under the camouflage of recently-sighted test [...]

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Early-bird ‘YF’ 2011 Hyundai Sonata fans YFLove.net have put together this illustration, showing their idea of what we might be able to expect when the camouflage finally comes off the next all-new Sonata.

The new Sonata has been spotted around South Korea in recent weeks during testing, and the more revealing the camouflage becomes, the more [...]

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In an effort to create the same instant name-recognition that Toyota has achieved with the Prius, Hyundai is reportedly considering an all-new body design for its upcoming Sonata-based hybrid.

Hyundai-Kia Motors Research and Development president Woong-Chul Yang believes that many Prius buyers choose the car not only for altruistic reasons, but also because its unique design [...]

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While the above image is merely a concept rendering with no official ties to Hyundai, our friends at Autoblog have gotten their hands on what appear to be spy photos of the genuine article out in cold-weather testing.

The Sonata is next in line for a complete redesign, and if the spy photos and the concept [...]

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Hyundai Australia, with the help of some talented drivers and the Kangan Batman TAFE motor sport division, has taken out the 2008 Australian Manufacturers’ Championship.

The Kangan Batman TAFE Hankook Hyundai Sonata driven by Jamie Augustine and Brett Youlden, and the Victor Chang Cardiac Institute Hyundai Tiburon driven by young up-and-comer George Miedecke, have proven to [...]

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