The very much on the up Korean car maker Hyundai has joined the select band of international companies lighting up Piccadilly Circus, replacing Sanyo on the iconic billboard. If you want a clear sign of how mainstream Hyundai has become, the news that it’s taken over the iconic billboard display in Piccadilly Circus from Sanyo is as much evidence […]
VW Boss Martin Winterkorn on the new Hyundai i30: Nothing Rattles!
VW boss Martin Winterkorn, visiting the Hyundai stand at Frankfurt, spent five minutes poking round the new Hyundai i30 and declared ‘Nothing rattles’! If you’re looking for a benchmark in quality mainstream cars, you can’t do a great deal better than cars from the VW group. From VW to Audi, Skoda to SEAT, VW knows how […]
Hyundai to eschew electric cars
It seems Hyundai has decided that electric cars are a dead-end, so they will not develop any more EVs but will concentrate on hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells. We were beginning to think that we were a lone voice in the wilderness crying about the futility of the headline dive in to developing electric cars. But we’re […]
Frankfurt 2011: Hyundai i30 (2012) engine details revealed
The 2012 Hyundai i30 has made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and Hyundai has revealed details of the engine lineup. We’ve had plenty of news on the 2012 Hyundai i30 in the last few weeks, but until now we’ve had no confirmation of what’s going to be on offer under the bonnet. But […]
New Hyundai i30 (2012) revealed ahead of Frankfurt debut
The 2012 Hyundai i30 was teased last month with a sketch, ahead of a debut at Frankfurt 2011. Now we get more detail and photos of the new i30. A couple of weeks ago we were teased with a sketch of the new Hyundai i30 ahead of a planned debut at Frankfurt 2011. But now Hyundai […]
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) at EcoVelocity
The UK debut of the Hyundai ix35 FCEV will take place at the EcoVelocity show in London next week. To all intents and purposes the Hyundai ix35 FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) is just like any other ix35. That means it’s a well designed, well-built and value for money softroader; a Tiguan and Kuga competitor […]
New Hyundai i20 Blue – just 98g/km CO2
Hyundai has revealed their eco-warrior i20 – the Hyundai i20 Blue – which emits just 98g/km CO2. On sale now at £13,195. With a keen eye for where the market moves, Hyundai has done much right of late and very little wrong. And another example of something right is the new Hyundai i20 Blue, a perfect […]
New Hyundai i30 (2012) previewed ahead of Frankfurt
Hyundai has released the first image of the next generation Hyundai i30 – expected to launch in early 2012 – ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s easy to think of the Hyundai i30 as part of the new wave of Euro-centric Hyundai’s. But it’s now four years old and starting to look like ‘Old’ Hyundai, so we’re […]
Hyundai i40 Tourer (i40 Estate) Price and Models
Hyundai has announced the price of its i40 Estate – the Hyundai i40 Tourer – which will cost from £18,395 when it hits UK showrooms in September. Yes, it’s the long-awaited prices for the Hyundai 140 Estate – or the trendy ‘Hyundai i40 Tourer‘ which Hyundai prefers – which is to be the first i40 to hit UK […]
Hyundai i40 saloon – that’s the Euro version – finally arrives
Hyundai has finally revealed details of the Hyundai i40 saloon for Europe. Choice of two petrol and two diesel engines. On sale September from £17.5k. As we reported last week – after Hyundai had, rather pointlessly, teased us with an image – the European version of the Hyundai i40 saloon is about to launch at the Barcelona Motor Show. […]