The South Korean people from Hyundai released full details on the new Blue Link infotainment system alongside pricing. The new in-car system is scheduled to officially debut with the 2012 Sonata and three-door Veloster this year while starting 2013, almost all the model adopting the Blue Link system which offers more features than you thought. To be more precise, Hyundai...
The Pikes Peak rally is set to take place on June 26th and so, with less than a month left for preparations, Rhys Millen showcased the upgrades his team made on the Hyundai-powered RMR PM580. The RMR PM580 is largely the same as the Hyundai-powered beast Millen tried to win the trophy with last year. The modifications he made for...
Hyundai released the pricing of the new i40 Tourer, the family variant of the i40 Sedan, a model revealed few weeks ago at the Spanish auto show from Barcelona. With the debut set for September this year, the South Korean model starts from £18,395 in the UK while the top of the range version comes at a price of £25,895....
It seems that the South Koreans from Hyundai needed 34 years to reach 5 million units sold in Europe. The German market proved to be the most profitable market for the South Koreans as they commercialized 714,260 units since 1977 when a British customer ordered the first Hyundai car sold in Europe, the Pony model. The celebrating five millionth unit...
Hyundai decided to release pricing details on the facelift version of Genesis sedan, a model that has been revealed last year at the Chicago Auto Show. The 2012 Hyundai Genesis brings significant styling updates but also some new goodies under the bonnet as it follows. The entry-level unit of the new Genesis is a 3.8-liter unit able to deliver 333...
Lately we've been getting a lot of information regarding car makers, but not necessarily of new models or design directions. As Saab fans will clearly know, it's from the world of financing. Saab's financing future is a little shaky but others keep investing to the point where it's actually newsworthy. Another important investment will be made by the Koreans at...
It's pretty common nowadays for all wheel drive to be a very demanded option on big and luxurious cars so it was only natural for this question to pop up. When are Hyundai's participation to the luxury segment going to get a drivetrain that includes all wheel drive? There's no better source for this sort of answer other than Hyundai's...
After teasing the model few days ago, the South Koreans from Hyundai unveiled the new i40 sedan today at the Barcelona Auto Show. The rivals of the new Hyundai i40 really have to be aware as the South Korean manufacturer has big plans with the new sedan in range. In terms of aesthetics, the new i40 sedan benefits from the...
The Barcelona Auto Show is ready to debut on May 12th and the South Koreans from Hyundai decided to reveal a rendering starring the new i40 sedan, a model designed in Germany and with some clear goals, namely to battle on the European market with the mid-segment sedans. If the wagon version of the model is already available, the new...
The model year rush is really going over our heads and it seems like in a world where delays keep coming around, the Koreans are beating everybody to the punch. In this situation, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, a car that's relatively new since it just had a debut a few months ago in Detroit, is soon going to start deliveries....
Recently, at the Seoul Auto Show, the Koreans from Hyundai decided to reveal a new concept, named Blue2, a prototype which uses hydrogen fuel-cell. At the exterior, the model gets a futuristic approach with an impressive design, special wheels and aggressive LED lights. However, this concept is innovative thanks to the powertrain it uses, not only due to the impressive...
In building their empire, the Koreans didn't move technology further but rather improve on the currently available stuff and sell it at a much lower price. Once they managed to get to a higher place on the automotive ladder, Hyundai came up wit the Blue 2 Fuel Cell Concept in order to prove that they can do more too. The...
The Global Rally Championship this past week included a special new debut, one which speaks of a racing car that comes from Korea. The car in question is the Hyundai Veloster, and its Korean origins aren't relevant at this sport since the car was prepped by someone else. Even so, the Hyundai Veloster Rally Car is a welcomed presence to...
Japan's manufacturers may be suffering from the natural disasters that struck their country but the Koreans are doing far better. Once the market demand wasn't being met by them, Kia has decided to step up and cover it with their SUV production. The increased production is targeted on the Kia Sportage and the Hyundai IX35, a couple of sister cars...
My anti-trend body is really not enjoying praising the Koreans but they are really on a roll these days. After Hyundai-Kia took the European market away from Toyota we find that the rest of their customers aren't very far away from it. A recent Brand Keys survey among the car buying people of the Korean brand reveals that they are...
A bunch of official photos are now available thanks to the kindness of the South Korean people from Hyundai who decided to reveal the future i40, the model assigned to replace the current Sonata. In the photos below we can see the new Hyundai i40 CW but of course the sedan version can't look too different comparing to the estate...
Here is an interesant teaser for the competition version of Hyundai Veloster which will be introduced at the Chicago Auto Show. The rally version of Hyundai Veloster gets now teased by the South Koreans from Hyundai very close to the upcoming Chicago Auto Show where it will be fully revealed, an automotive event which debuts on February 9th. From this...
The South Koreans from Hyundai decided to reveal an interior shot of the new i40, a model which is considered the replacement of Hyundai Sonata. With its reveal set for the Geneva Motor Show in March, Hyundai decided to give us a sneak peek of the i40's interior. Together with the new Hyundai i40, the South Koreans will bring the...
The larger South Korean manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Company decided to unveil recently at an event held in Seoul, the all-new Hyundai Grandeur, a model which will be sold in some countries as Hyundai Azera. Starting 2012 Hyundai will make the new Grandeur available in few other countries but since then the fifth-generation of the top-selling premium sedan of the Koreans...
The new Hyundai i30 which most likely will be introduced next year is caught in few spy shots while testing. The new South Korean model benefits from the new Fluidic Sculpture design phylosophy adopted by Hyundai and brings reshaped front and rear lights together with LED technology. These are the first spy shots with the incoming Hyundai i30 generation and...
