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Hyundai Shipping 100 Equus Models To The U.S.
Hyundai continues to flirt with the luxury market as the automaker has now announced that it will ship 100 of its flagship Equus luxury sedans to U.S. dealerships to gauge interest. The Equus is based of the same platform as the Genesis Sedan, which launched in 2008, but is even larger, taking aim at the…
Genesis Coupe Drift Car Gets Hyundai Engine
Recently we ran a story reporting that the Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe that competed in the first round of the Formula D series was actually powered by (ghasp!) a Nissan motor. That won’t be the case from now-on, however, as Rhys Millen himself has just confirmed that for the second race of the…
Ford Outsells Toyota, Hyundai Surpasses Nissan
Interesting times indeed. As the economy continues to lumber on, this economic shakeup is certainly changing things in the automotive industry. While in a bustling economy it may take decades for shifts to happen in an industry, it can take just a month in a recession. And so with every passing month the sales figures…
Hyundai ix-35 Caught Testing in California
Photos: Jason Bauer and Colum Wood First off, we apologize for the terrible photos. We can blame Blackberry for the poor quality, but we should be so lucky the pics turned out at all. We just happened upon this this undercover vehicle while cruising north on Highway 1 (PCH) after leaving Huntington Beach, CA. The…
Rhys Millen Formula D Hyundai Genesis Coupe: Powered by Nissan?
When Hyundai announced at the Chicago Auto Show that Rhys Millen Racing would run a new Genesis Coupe in the Formula D series, we didn’t know (nor did they it seems) that the car would be powered by Nissan. Despite an official press release that stated the car would be powered by a 550hp stroked…
Hyundai Nuvis Concept Revealed With Hybrid Powertrain
As promised, Hyundai drew back the cover on the Nuvis HCD-11 Concept at the New York Auto Show. As the name suggests, the Nuvis is the 11th concept to come from the company’s North American design center. The Nuvis, which follows closely in the footsteps of the ix-onic Concept, which debuted in Geneva, is further…
Hyundai Equus Headed to the U.S.?
As though there was any doubt that the Hyundai Equus luxury sedan was headed to the U.S. market, Hyundai has all but made it official, bringing the high-luxury sedan to the New York Auto Show. Hyundai doesn’t hold its press conference until tomorrow, but we can tell you a few detail now. For starters the…
Next Hyundai Tiburon To Be Smaller and Less Expensive
With all the excitement surrounding the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, you’ve probably forgotten all about the Tiburon. The what? Do they still make those? Our point exactly… and technically speaking, no, they don’t make Tiburon’s any more… although you can still buy a “new” one. OK, so the car does still exist, but it won’t for…
Auto Sales Slump Continues With 36.5 Percent Drop for March
Hyundai performed well above the industry average for March, which may be one of the main reasons by both Ford and GM have copied the Korean automaker’s job-loss protection incentive. (Photo Credit: Liberty Cars] Well, it ain’t getting any better. The recession continues to bully automakers as creditors continue to bang on their front doors…
Hyundai Teases Nuvis Crossover Concept Ahead of New York Auto Show
Yesterday some grainy images of Hyundai’s new concept car appeared online after a New Yorker snapped a few photos of the crossover and sent them over to AutoBlog (picture below). Today Hyundai has released this official photos of the Nuvis Concept. Designed at Hyundai’s California Design Center in Irvine, CA, the Nuvis is part of…
Kia Forte LPI Hybrid Coming to Seoul Auto Show
Ahead of it’s official unveiling at the Seoul Auto Show, Kia has dropped the curtain on its first ever hybrid, the Forte LPI hybrid. Based on the upcoming Forte compact sedan, the hybrid model makes use of a 1.6-liter engine that runs on liquid petroleum (more commonly known as propane). The Liquefied Petroleum Injected (LPI)…
Hyundai Makes Genesis Coupe Press Launch Open to the Public – Sort Of
Generally speaking, car manufacturers hold press launches of new vehicles for the press, but not this time. As Hyundai continues to reinvent itself as a company, it is also reinventing how the whole system works and so they’ve invited, well, everyone, to come along – virtually anyway (those without WiFi, an ethernet cable or anything…
Hyundai Elantra Touring: First Drive Impressions
Today we attended the launch of Hyundai’s latest vehicle, the Elantra Touring. You probably haven’t heard a lot about it, as it isn’t as sexy as the Genesis Sedan or Coupe models that seem to be catching all the headlines lately. It is, however, certain to sell in significantly higher volume than those other two….
Hyundai Genesis: The North American Car of the Year
For the first time ever a Hyundai has won North American Car of the Year. Beating out the other finalists (the Ford Flex and VW Jetta TDI), was the Hyundai Genesis Sedan. With a V6 and optional 380 hp V8 powerplant the Genesis is the new flagship of the Hyundai lineup and is the Korean…
Hyundai Gets a Return Policy
These tough times have hit Hyundai harder than most. If the 30-plus percent drop in sales reported by General Motor or Toyota sounds scary, just think how the folks over at Hyundai are doing after it was announced that their December sales were down 48 percent. So to keep people buying Hyundai’s the Korean manufacturer…
Hyundai V8 named to Ward’s “10 Best Engines” list for 2009
Every year Ward’s announces its “10 Best Engines” list for the upcoming year and the document reads as you might expect with entries from Audi, Lexus, Honda and BMW. But this year there was one very large surprise… Hyundai! That’s right, the Korean manufacturer is already getting respect for its surprisingly powerful V8 engine that…
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