The new Hyundai Santa Fe – Hyundai’s largest SUV in the UK – gets a new look, new platform, more luxury and hybrid powertrains. On sale September. There is an argument that car grilles – for so long the defining statement of a marque – should soon disappear as we move to electric cars which […]
Hyundai Santa Fe TEASED ahead of a facelift – but it’s more than just a cosmetic tweak for the 2020 Santa Fe
Hyundai begins the tease for a facelift of the Santa Fe SUV, but it’s more than that with a new platform and hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains too. When it comes to mid-life facelifts for cars you can usually bank on new bumpers, new lights and new alloys, some extra technology and a tweak or […]
Hyundai Ioniq is the UK’s ‘Highest Rated Car’ in new survey
The Hyundai Ioniq – Hyundai’s family car with Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric options – is the UK’s Highest Rated car according to a new survey. Hyundai’s ‘Car du jour’ is the Kona Electric, bringing with it, perhaps for the first time, an appealing compact family SUV with a truly usable electric powertrain delivering enough […]
Hyundai Kona N – Hyundai’s performance version of the Kona – hits the Nurburgring
The progress of Hyundai’s N Performance sub-brand continues with the Kona N on the way and now spotted testing at the Nurburgring. When Hyundai launched the i30 N three years ago to take on the established hot hatches from the likes of Ford and VW, it seemed, especially as the i30 N was so good, […]
Hyundai i20 N is OFFICIAL as Hyundai show the performance i20 playing in the snow
The next instalment of Hyundai’s performance adventure is officially confirmed as we get ‘spy’ images from Hyundai of the i20 N winter testing. It’s three years since Hyundai upset the established hierarchy for hot hatches with the arrival of the remarkably able i30 N, delivering, as a first effort, a car which stands up completely […]
Electric Hyundai 45 and Electric Hyundai Prophecy Concepts ARE heading for production
Hyundai’s two recent electric concepts – the 45 and the Prophecy – weren’t just concepts but will arrive as Hyundai production models. When you see a car concept, it’s usually pretty clear from the start whether you’re looking at a fantasy ‘Look what we could do if we wanted to‘ flight of fantasy and designer […]
Hyundai Kona N with 4WD and 8-Speed DCT to debut in July
The Hyundai Kona N – Hyundai’s performance take on the Kona SUV – will debut in July with 4WD and 8-speed DCT ‘box according to Korean press. Until now, the only N Performance models Hyundai has delivered are the Veloster N in the US and the i30 N and i30 N Fastback elsewhere. But that […]
Hyundai Veloster N OFFICIALLY getting Dual-Clutch ‘box – so the i30 N DCT should be arriving soon too
Hyundai has officially announced the Veloster N is about to get a dual clutch auto ‘box option, which should mean the I30 N will too. It’s getting on for three years since Hyundai took the Hot Hatch world by storm by delivering the fully formed i30 N to the world managing, from the off, to […]
This is the PERFORMANCE Hyundai Nexo N direct from Hyundai. Or is it?
In lieu of an April Fool in these rather serious times, Hyundai has delivered instead a set of images of N versions of the Nexo, Palisade and Prophecy. There probably were a couple of lame April Fool pranks floating around yesterday from the odd car maker, but in these difficult times it seems a bit […]
Hyundai Kona Electric finds the electric RANGE it lost last year
The Hyundai Kona Electric looks to have regained the electric range it lost year as production of Hyundai’s Kona EV soon starts in Europe. The Hyundai Kona Electric is possibly as good as a practical electric family car gets, but it has has one fatal flaw – you haven’t been able to buy one. Well, […]