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Hyundai’s rear-wheel drive Genesis sedan confirmed for July launch

Hyundai Australia has confirmed the brand’s flagship rear-wheel drive Genesis sedan will go on sale here in July. The car was unveiled for the first time officially at this week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit promising luxury-class dynamics, quality, technology, equipment and refinement at an affordable price. Australia …

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Hyundai Elantra Series II adds more style and substance

Hyundai has released the Series II Elantra with an injection of more style and substance into the ‘big small car’. Available in three variants – Active, Elite and Premium – the exterior makeover brings a chrome grille, beltline moulding, front and rear bumpers and foglights on all three variants, new-design …

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Hyundai to introduce innovative Intrado Concept at 2014 Geneva Show

Hyundai will showcase a new concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The Intrado Concept will feature styling inspired by the company Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language and previews future developments for the brand. It is built around a super-lightweight structure made from a mixture of advanced materials and joined …

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All-New Hyundai Genesis unwrapped – gets AWD option

Hyundai has today unveiled the all-new Genesis premium sedan in South Korea. With already 3,500 orders in its home country, Hyundai targets to sell 62,000 units globally next year, 32,000 units in Korea and 30,000 units overseas. “The all-new Genesis is a concentration of Hyundai Motor’s most advanced technologies, reborn through …

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Series II Hyundai ix35 released – new direct-injection engines

Hyundai has launched its substantially upgraded Series II ix35 small SUV, with a pair of direct-injected petrol engines headlining the update. The Series II exterior makeover includes new projection headlights with LED positioning lights, aerodynamic roof rails and new 17” alloy wheels on the Elite and 18-inch on the Highlander. …

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Hyundai’s 276kW Veloster Turbo for SEMA Show

Hyundai has joined forces with Fox Marketing Cars to create the most powerful street-focused Veloster Turbo ever. The car will be showcased at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas, 5-8 November. Fox Marketing leveraged the outstanding reliability and performance potential of Hyundai’s 1.6-litre, 4-cylinder direct-injected, turbocharged Gamma powerplant as …

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Hyundai Accent gets aSRe

Hyundai Australia has added its 3rd SR model to the local lineup. The Accent SR joins the Veloster SR Turbo and recently launched i30 SR in Hyundai’s growing range of Australian-developed SR models. First previewed at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show, along with the i30 SR, the Accent SR …

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Hyundai plotting performance brand

News is out that ambitious Korean brand, Hyundai is plotting a performance brand. This was confirmed by Hyundai Motorsport team principal, Michel Nandan, when speaking to Drive. In recent years, the firm has been working hard to shed its cheap and cheerful image with a string of appealing products. The …

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Hyundai partners Bisimoto to create 1000hp Genesis Coupe for SEMA

Hyundai is partnering with California-based tuner Bisimoto Engineering to create a 1,000 horsepower (745 kW) Genesis Coupe for the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas, which is held from November 5 to 8. Bisimoto Engineering is known for extracting huge, reliable power out of production-grade, everyday powerplants, and the rear-wheel-drive …

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Hyundai adds more powerful i30 SR to its range

Hyundai Australia has launched the first i30 in the world to be fitted with the company’s 2.0-litre direct-injected 4-cylinder petrol engine. Previewed at last year’s Sydney Motor Show, the i30 SR also comes with unique sports suspension tuned developed in Australia. The i30 SR’s 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engine develops 129kW …

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2014-spec Hyundai i20 WRC undergoes gravel test

Hyundai Motorsport continues to make strong progress on its WRC development programme by conducting the first gravel tests with a new 2014-specification i20 WRC in July. All three of the team’s recently-signed development drivers, Chris Atkinson, Juho Hänninen and Bryan Bouffier, got behind the wheel of the i20 WRC as …

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Hyundai adds 3-door i30 to local line-up

Hyundai has added a new 3-door i30 to the local line-up. The ‘Special Edition’ i30 is powered by the brand’s 1.6-litre GDI petrol engine also seeing duty in the Hyundai Veloster. It delivers 98kW @ 6,300rpm and 163Nm @ 4,850rpm and is paired with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic …

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