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Geneva 2010: Hyundai i-Flow a Future Vision for the Sonata
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Hyundai unveiled its i-Flow concept vehicle, calling it a preview for a future D-Segment contender. According to Hyundai, we may see the i-Flow’s styling and technology in a 2011 production model. Would it be too much to expect it in the 2011 Euro-spec Sonata? The seventh of a series of concepts from the Russelsheim design…
Geneva 2010: Kia Sportage Unwrapped in Geneva
Kia unveiled the third generation Sportage new styling and a longer, wider and lower body at the Geneva Auto Show. The 2010 Kia Sportage takes many of its styling cues from the Kue concept model shown in Detroit in 2007. For Europe, Kia will offer the Sportage with four engine options, two diesel and two…
Geneva Preview: Hyundai i-Flow Concept a Hybrid Diesel That Gets 78-mpg
Hyundai has just revealed the first photo that shows its new i-Flow concept in full. The concept car is set to be revealed at next week’s Geneva Auto Show and is a look ahead at the future of the Sonata in Europe. With a new Sonata having just been launched in North America and Korea,…
New York Preview: Hyundai Sonata Turbo and Hybrid Models to Get Big Apple Debut
With the all-new 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4-cylinder now on sale with its best-in-class power and fuel economy, the Korean automaker will launch turbocharged and hybrid versions of its mid-size sedan at the New York Auto Show in late March. The Hybrid Blue Drive model is expected to use the new 2.4-liter GDI Theta II engine…
New York Preview: 2011 Kia Optima (Magentis) Teased
Kia has just released a single teaser image of the aggressively-styled 2011 Kia Optima (sold as the Magentis in some markets), which will debut at the 2010 New York Auto Show. Based on the same platform as the Sonata, this Optima is also likely to get coupe-like styling and feature Kia’s bold grille (as shown…
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AutoGuide.com Places 3rd In Hyundai Sonata Fuel Economy Challenge With 46.8 MPG
While we can’t write any driving impressions about the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata due to an embargo that lifts Monday, we can tell you that during the vehicle’s launch our car achieved an incredible 46.8 mpg. And as impressive as that number sounds, it was still only enough to earn the team of AutoGuide.com Editor-in-Chief…
Geneva Preview: Hyundai i-Flow Concept Previews Sonata Replacement for Europe
Hyundai has just released a single sketch of the i-Flow Concept, which it will officially unveil at the Geneva Auto Show next month. The i-Flow is a look at what the company’s next D-segment (mid-size) car for the European market will be. We’re surprised to hear Hyundai is going this route because in the past…
2011 Hyundai Azera Makes More Power, Uses Less Fuel
With a mild facelift for 2011, the important changes to the Hyundai Azera come as a result of changes to the two V6 engines, delivering more power and improved fuel economy. Both the standard 3.3-liter V6 and optional 3.8-liter V6 are still part of the package, but both mills now get added power and improved…
Chicago 2010: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept Debuts; Kia Announces “Alternative Energy” Model On the Way
Kia is working to infuse all of its vehicles with passion, even hybrids. Over the past year Kia launched the exciting Forte Koup, along with a related motorsports program and more recently it advertised during the SuperBowl for the first time with an edgy commercial featuring the all-new Sorento and a bucnh of life size…
Kia SuperBowl Ad Released Ahead of the Big Game
After an entertaining teaser, Kia has just released its complete SuperBowl commercial a day before the big game debut. With some catchy tunes and life-sized toys out for an adventurous road trip it will certainly catch your attention. Kia is also hoping its new Sorento will catch the attention of young families, who want a…
Chicago Preview: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept Teased Again
Kia has released one more teaser photo of the Ray plug-in hybrid concept that it will debut at the Chicago Auto Show next week. As with all modern Kia’s it has a sporty, if not downright aggressive look and we’re eager to see what the whole package looks like. We expect that the Ray will…
Geneva Preview: 2011 Kia Sportage Unveiled Ahead of Official Debut
Kia has just released the first photos of its upcoming 2011 Sportage crossover, which will officially debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March. With Kia’s new front grille and a muscular new body, the 2011 Sportage is all-new, inside, outside and under the hood. With many design cues similar to the new Sorento, the…
Video: Kia Previews Its First Ever SuperBowl Commercial with… a Commercial
Kia has just launched the above commercial to drum up interest in its first-ever SuperBowl ad set for this Sunday. The bizare campaign features several strange life-sized children’s toys, that look like they’ve been plucked from an internet meme. At least one of them is a “real” character – monster Muno from the Nickelodeon show…
2011 Hyundai Sonata Priced from $19,195
Hyundai has just announced pricing for the all-new 2011 Sonata, starting at $19,195 for a base GLS sedan with a six-speed manual transmission. The price has climbed from the outgoing model, but just by a models $500 and when you consider what the new model brings, that’s a real bargain. Along with a beautiful new…
Hyundai Releases New Super Bowl Commercials Featuring 2011 Sonata, Brett Favre
Ahead of their official airing during Super Bowl XLIV, Hyundai has released two of its commercials. The first is called “10 Years/Favre” and is set 10 years in the future where a 50-year-old Favre (even more gray-haired than now) accepts the MVP award and contemplates retiring… again. With the words, “We don’t know what things…
Kia’s Motorsports Program Off to a Rough Start
Kia has been promoting its first entry into motorsports in the U.S. in a big way since the Korean automaker first introduced its Forte Koupe race car at the SEMA Show last year. Prior to the green flag at Daytona Speedway, kicking off the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season (formerly Koni Challenge), Kia…
Report: Hyundai Tucson Blue Edition Coming With More Efficient 2.0-Liter 4-Cylinder
Hyundai will expand its Blue Edition range of fuel-efficient “green” vehicles to include the all-new 2010 Tucson CUV. Last year Hyundai introduced the Blue Edition Accent and Elantra with mild adjustments to eek out a few more miles per gallon. The Korean automaker’s plans for the Tucson Blue Edition are more significant, with a new…
Report: Jilted Buyer Lawyers-Up After Hyundai Dealer Breaks “Verbal Agreement”
Recently we brought you the story of an ongoing saga between GenCoupe.com forum member McFly and the Kansas Hyundai dealership that refused to honor an eBay sale. The last installment of the story saw McFly thanking his supporters, which had inundated the dealership with emails and calls, to please stop as he had reached an…
Report: Kentucky Hyundai Dealer Honors eBay Sale After Pressure from GenCoupe Forum Members, Online Media
Known only by his screen-name of McFly on GenCoupe.com, this forum member forced the uncooperative Glen Hyundai dealership in Kentucky to reverse its decision and honor his eBay bid for a used Genesis Coupe after harnessing the power of his online community and media outlets like Jalopnik. The dealership had apparently posted the slightly used…
Chicago Preview: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept Teased Ahead of Debut
Kia has just released a single teaser image of a new plug-in hybrid concept called the Ray. Set to debut at the Chicago Auto Show next month, little is known about the new vehicle other than that it was created by the team at the Kia Design Center America. It appears to feature a solar…
Detroit 2010: Hyundai Donates $50,000 to Children’s Hospital
Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels program donated $50,000 to the Detroit Medical Center Children’s Hopsital of Michigan. The Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour traveled across the nation and raised more than $1.3 million for pediatric cancer research, and the DMC Children’s Hospital as the final stop. The $50,000 donation will fund research by the hospital’s pediactric…
Detroit 2010: Kia displays GRAND-AM Challenge Series Forte Koup
Kia displayed one of its two race-prepped Forte Koups entered in the 2010 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Challenge Series at the Detroit Auto Show. The #10 Infinity Kia Forte Koup will compete in the Street Tuner (ST) class with drivers Nic Jonsson and Andy Lally. Kia will enter a second car, the #12 Forte Koup, with…
Detroit 2010: Kia Delves In the Darkness of its Soul with Shadow Dragon
Kia introduced a new special edition Soul dubbed the “Shadow Dragon” at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. From afar, the Shadow Dragon gives off a sinister impression with its black paint, but Kia kept its usual sense of fun at the car’s unveiling at the Detroit Auto Show. Kia’s press unveiling was…
Detroit 2010: 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Mild Update Includes Big Changes
Hyundai officially introduced the 2010 Santa Fe with two new engine options, a more efficient 3.5L v6 and a 2.4L inline-four. Mated with a six-speed automatic “Shiftronic” transmission, the four-cylinder claims better fuel economy than the 2009 2.7L V6 Santa Fe. With 175 hp and 169 ft-lbs of torque, less power than the old 2.7L,…
