Archive : Hyundai

We have already brought you a spy shot of the 2012 Azera’s front end, revealing a very aggressive yet elegant design, thanks to the Fluidic Sculpture design touches. We are kept in the dark about the new Azera’s dimensions, but like the current model, the 2012 Azera must be marginally wider and longer than the Sonata. The car is based on the Sonata’s platform and it will come with [...]

The Korean manufacturer Hyundai seems to busy churning out model after model. The car is question today is the new Hyundai Azera sold as the Grandeur in many markets. The prototype car as seen in the pic is expected to hit the market in early 2011 (as the  2012 model) and will be positioned between the Hyundai Sonata and the Genesis. The currently running Azera is slightly wider and longer than the [...]

The new Hyundai i10 will be unveiled in India on the 23rd of September (made official by Hyundai India on Indian Autos Blog) a full week ahead of the Paris Motor Show. It will be launched in India (one of its biggest markets) with a VTVT (variable valve timing) equipped 1.2-liter Kappa engine. Presently, the i10 is offered with a 1.1-liter Epsilon engine and a 1.2 Kappa without variable valve timing. The [...]

The Hyundai i10 football car designed by famous car artist Andy Saunders has been sold in an auction by ebay for a price of 5005 pounds. This car was used for publicity during the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. Created by car artist Andy Saunders – a hugely talented car modifier, the car features a grass bodywork with the same theme carried inside, huge goal posts fixed onto the A pillars [...]

A survey conducted by car insurer RACV in Australia has revealed that the Hyundai Getz is the cheapest car in terms of the cost of ownership aspect. This result now means that the Getz can now celebrate its fourth year atop the standings of the survey. Following the Getz home in second and third places are the Fiesta Econetic and the Civic Hybrid. The survey by RACV termed the ‘Driving Your [...]

Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com awarded the  2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring as one of this year’s Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000. Scott Margason, product planning director of Hyundai Motor America - It’s great to see the Elantra Touring getting the recognition it deserves. It is one of the hidden gems in the Hyundai lineup and definitely boasts ‘cool’ credentials with its sporty [...]

Hyundai will soon be replacing their successful & aging Tiburon Coupe with the Veloster. Shown here, the Hyundai Veloster will make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October & will hit UK showrooms early next year. The car will be a direct competitor to the VW Scirocco but would be much cheaper. The car will have an asymmetric body, with two doors on the left-hand side of the car to make [...]

If you liked the 2011 Sonata, you would like this too. The unofficial Hyundai blog has snapped the 2011 Elantra, camouflaged, in South Korea. The new Elantra looks totally different from the uninspiring design of the current model and seems to have extended lights on the front. The 2011 Elantra sedan will feature four cylinder engines, including a 1.6L and 2.0L generating between 140 and 165bhp of [...]

The recalls are back. Hyundai has announced a recall of 1,300 cars from the United States and another 46,000 from South Korea in response to complaints of faulty front-door locks on some of them.”In very rare instances, the front doors of some of the new Sonatas cannot be closed properly if a motorist simultaneously pulls the door latch and holds down the lock from inside”, said a Hyundai [...]

The new Hyundai Sonata has taken off like a space shuttle and is already in orbit The Hyundai i40 has just broken sales records in Korea with more that 100,000 customers signing contracts since the car hit showrooms in September 2009. This figure translates to more than 1,000 bookings per day! This is no budget hatch mind you. Hyundai now has customers waiting in line for their i40 for the next 10 [...]