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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hyundai is investing €5.5 million in a new permanent testing facility at the iconic Nürburgring track in Germany. Scheduled for completion in August 2013, the new test centre covers four floors and 3,622m2 and will include new workshops, office space and a VIP hospitality area. The new facility provides a …

Hyundai Motorsport has announced they have successfully completed the first round of intensive testing of the i20 WRC. Set to entre the FIA World Rally Championship next year, the latest specification of the Hyundai i20 WRC ran for the first time during a positive shakedown on a private testing ground …

Hyundai has unwrapped the Mistra Concept the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show. The concept is a joint project between Hyundai Motor Group’s R&D Center and the Beijing Hyundai Technical Centre. It serves to preview Hyundai’s upcoming midsize sedan, due for release in the Chinese market later this year. The Mistra Concept’s dimension …

Hyundai has unveiled a couple of renderings of the HND-9 sports coupé ahead of the car’s debut at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show later this month. The concept is likely to preview the styling of the next generation Genesis coupé, which has been confirmed for Australia. Developed by Hyundai’s R&D …

Hyundai Australia has introduced a new 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine to the European-sourced Hyundai ix35 SE line-up. Matched with an all-wheel drive system, the 2.0-litre R-Series CRDi turbo engine is one of the most powerful diesel engines in its class, with 135kW @ 4,000rpm and 392Nm @ 1,800-2,500rpm. It returns a …

Hyundai has announced it will be unveiling the new Grand Santa Fe at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show next month. The full size SUV is 10mm taller, 5mm wider and 225mm longer than the regular Santa Fe and has a 100mm longer wheelbase. This gives the Grand Santa Fe a …

Following the success of the Hyundai i30 Hatch, the company has launched the load-lugging i30 Tourer from $22,990. Sharing the i30 hatch’s 2,650mm wheelbase, the wagon adds 185mm in total length and offers 528-litres of boot space with the rear seats up – an increase of 150-litres over the hatch, …

Hyundai’s HCD-14 Genesis concept has been unveiled at the 2013 North American International Auto Show. As reported previously, the concept gives us a glimpse into the design of future Hyundai models. The concept seemed to have adopted Audi’s single shield grille which dominates the front facia, although Hyundai’s version sports …

Hyundai has released a teaser image of the company’s premium concept car, which will be unveiled at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show. The HCD-14 concept is said to preview the next-generation Genesis luxury sedan, a model that is currently not sold in Australia. It is a four-door with a coupe …

The Hyundai Veloster was introduced in 2011 with a sporty and daring design unlike any Hyundai that was released before it as the Korean car maker gears towards attracting younger buyers. Although it falls short of making into the performance car category, the Veloster, comes in the base 1.6-litre 4 …