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 …
Read More »Hyundai i30 Series II SR scores sporty upgrades
Hyundai Australia has announced a slew of sporty upgrades to the sports-tuned variant the company’s top-selling i30 small hatchback. New exterior upgrades to the i30 Series II SR range include 17-inch, grey-metallic machined-face alloy wheels shod with 225-45R17 tyres and the addition of a bold ‘Phoenix Orange’ exterior colour exclusive …
Read More »2017 Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo previewed. Arrives late 2016
This 2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport, unveiled in the US yesterday, is likely to form the basis for the Elantra SR Turbo that is set to hit Australian showrooms later this year. Billed as the most powerful Elantra ever created, the model sports a sportier front bumper with new LED fog …
Read More »Hyundai Motorsport finished 3rd & 4th at Rally Poland
Hyundai Motorsport has finished 3rd and 4th in the seventh round of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in Poland, picking up 27 manufacturer points along the way. Hyundai Shell World Rally Team driver Hayden Paddon claimed his third top-three result of the season so far, finishing third overall …
Read More »Next-generation Hyundai i30 spotted testing in the alps
This is something you don’t see very often. Car maker really testing their prototype by towing a trailer up and down a hill! Underneath the thick camouflage is the next-generation Hyundai i30, due out in mid-2017. Spotted by spy photographers, the hot-selling Korean hatch were undergoing testing in the Austrian Alps. A closer …
Read More »Hyundai introduces menacing Veloster Street Turbo
Hyundai has introduced its mean-looking Veloster Street Turbo Special Edition to the Australian market. Based on the Veloster SR Turbo +, the limited edition model is limited to just 200 units and is priced from $34,990 plus on-road costs – $1,000 more than the regular model. However, it is said …
Read More »Hyundai unveils 3rd iteration of RM16 N concept
Hyundai has taken the wraps off its latest “N” performance concept model, the RM16 N at the 2016 Busan International Motor Show in South Korea. This is the third iteration of the Project RM (Racing Mid-ship), which began in 2012 with a mission to test high-performance technologies and refine them …
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