After claiming double podium in Spain, Hyundai Motorsport is shooting for its first Wales Rally GB podium finish at this weekend’s penultimate round of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). The team will be fielding three New Generation i20 WRC cars with Thierry Neuville in the #3, Dani Sordo …
Read More »Hyundai ARK Road Racer Elantra Concept headed for SEMA
Hyundai has come up with another concept for the 2016 SEMA show, creating the ARK Road Racer Elantra Concept with ARK Performance. The car is based on the new Hyundai Elantra and sports a wide body kit with flared wheel arches housing bulding forged racing wheels, custom new front and …
Read More »Hyundai and Gurnade develop race-ready Veloster Concept for SEMA
Hyundai has partnered with Gurnade to develop a race-prep Veloster Concept for the 2016 SEMA show. The Gurnade Veloster Concept takes the Veloster’s already aggressive stance and dials up a few notches, integrating flare arches, front splitter, racing canards, three-piece lightweight forged wheels and a custom rear spoiler. “Gurnade has …
Read More »Hyundai and Rockstar Performance Garage creates nitrous-fuelled Santa Fe
Hyundai Motor America and Rockstar Performance Garage have join forces to create a nitrous-powered Santa Fe for the annual 2016 SEMA show in the U.S. The Rockstar Performance outfit is renowned for the boundless energy it brings to any product concept and event and the Rockstar Santa Fe Concept is …
Read More »Sub-$29k for Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo
Hyundai has announced specification details and pricing for its most dynamic Elantra yet – the SR Turbo. Featuring a 1.6-litre T-GDi turbocharged engine, dramatic full body kit, locally-tuned dynamics, and a host of exclusive features, the SR Turbo becomes the new flagship of Hyundai’s three-tier Elantra range. Power for the …
Read More »Hyundai and Bisimoto develops 1040hp (745kW) Santa Fe for SEMA
Hyundai and Bisimoto have again partnered for the upcoming SEMA show, this time going absolutely power-obsessed by developing a 1,040 horsepower (775kW), rear-drive Santa Fe SUV. The hyper SUV, called the “Santa-Fast”, gets its power from a flex-fuel twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre Hyundai Lambda V6 powerplant, positioned longitudinally and driving the rear …
Read More »2017 Hyundai i30 hatch officially unwrapped
The 2017 Hyundai i30 hatchback has been officially unveiled overnight. Designed, developed and manufactured in Europe, the next-generation will also spawn the company’s first hot hatch under the ‘N’ moniker. Described as ‘the DNA car’ for Hyundai, the i30 is an important model for the Korean brand in Europe, with …
Read More »Hyundai introduces ‘30’ Special Edition Tucson and Santa Fe models
Hyundai is commemorating its 30 years in Australia with limited-production special edition versions of its compact Tucson and seven-seat Santa Fe SUVs. Limited to just 300 examples each, the special edition models deliver added performance and unique features and equipment. The all-wheel-drive Tucson ’30’ Special Edition is powered by the company’s familiar 1.6-litre turbocharged …
Read More »Video: Hyundai shows the handling prowess of its i30 N hot hatch
Hyundai has released a teaser video of its engineers pushing the upcoming i30 N hot hatch to its limits, complete with the pre-requisite pops and cracks under acceleration. The potent hot hatch is set to adopt a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated with a six-speed manual transmission driving the front …
Read More »Next-gen Hyundai i30 teased ahead of September debut
Hyundai has unveiled its first hints of the next generation i30, the company’s best selling model, ahead of its world premiere on 7th September. The new i30 will also be making its first public appearance at the Paris Motor Show next month. Releasing three teaser shots of the new i30 …
Read More »Hyundai Veloster range streamlined, gains smartphone integration
Hyundai has streamlined its Veloster range in Australia from four grades down to just two high specification variants. Entry to the radical three-door coupe now starts from $29,590 for the normally-aspirated 1.6-litre Veloster. Not too much dearer, the turbocharged 1.6-litre Veloster SR Turbo is priced from $30,650. Both stickers exclude on-road costs and …
Read More »Hyundai Motorsport aiming for podium at Rally Finland
Hyundai Motorsport hopes to secure its first Rally Finland podium this weekend with the i20 WRC as the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) enters the second half of the 2016 season. The team is fielding a revised driver line-up for Rally Finland after Dani Sordo was ruled out of the …
Read More »2016 Hyundai Elantra Review
Australians’ taste in cars has changed dramatically since the new millennia. Fifteen years ago, our favourite mode of transport was large four-door sedans with no fewer than six cylinders. Then came the invasion of the Sports Utility Vehicle or SUVs, which single handedly ended the dominants of our local heroes …
Read More »Hyundai Sonata scores more equipment for MY17 upgrade
Hyundai has packed the stylish Sonata sedan with more standard equipment for its MY17 update. New to the range are wheel-mounted paddle shifters and premium tyres on all three variants. Additionally, mid-level Sonata Elite gains rain-sensing wipers, heated front seats, front parking assist system and an electronic parking brake with …
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