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  • Hyundai Intelligent Personal Cockpit concept from 2018 CES

    Hyundai detailed its vision of future in-car technology this week at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, and it includes the brand's upcoming in-car personal assistant slated for a 2019 introduction. The in-car technology didn't come with a firm timestamp for production, but many of the elements echo what various companies also debuted at the show, and the conceptual ideas seem on track for production sooner rather than later. Hyundai's Intelligent Personal Cockpit includes voice recognition by SoundHound, a personal assistant via an artificial intelligence system, and Internet of Things...

  • IED Turin and Hyundai's PassoCorto sports car concept
    Hyundai hybrid sports car confirmed

    Hyundai is working on a plug-in hybrid sports car with two seats, senior executives have confirmed to Australian media. The Korean automaker revealed on Monday at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show that it is working on as many as 18 eco-friendly models for launch by 2025, one of which is tipped to...

  • Hyundai Nexo
    Hyundai reveals Nexo fuel cell-powered SUV at 2018 CES

    Hyundai on Monday rolled out the Nexo SUV at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. The Nexo is a dedicated fuel cell vehicle that will serve as the replacement for Hyundai’s Tucson Fuel Cell when it goes on sale later this year. Hyundai previewed the model with the FE Fuel Cell concept at the...

  • Teaser for 2019 Hyundai Veloster debuting at 2018 North American International Auto Show
    2019 Hyundai Veloster teased ahead of Detroit debut

    Hyundai’s Veloster is a great deal of fun for buyers on a budget. It offers agile handling, punchy performance and decent space—all for a reasonable starting price of about $18,000. Soon, a sharp-looking successor will arrive. The new Veloster is due for a debut at this month's 2018...

  • Hyundai panorama airbag for panoramic sunroofs
    Hyundai Mobis introduces world's first panorama sunroof airbags

    Hyundai Mobis, a long-time South Korea automotive supplier with obvious ties to Hyundai, introduced a world-first piece of safety equipment this past Saturday. Feast your eyes on the very first production panorama sunroof airbag. The airbag covers the almost the entire open portion of a panoramic...

  • Hyundai Nexo
    Hyundai gives first look at new fuel cell-powered SUV

    Hyundai will present a fuel cell-powered SUV at next week’s 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. The vehicle, whose name will be revealed at the show, serves as the replacement for the Tucson Fuel Cell but is a standalone model with its own styling. It’s due on sale in limited regions later...

  • Hyundai self-driving car prototype

    Hyundai on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with self-driving car technology company Aurora Innovation. Hyundai plans to tap Aurora’s talents to bring to market a self-driving car by 2021. Level 4 means a vehicle can fully operate on its own in select conditions. Specifically, Hyundai will integrate Aurora’s self-driving system including sensors, hardware and software—including machine learning and artificial intelligence—in its own vehicles. The plan is to run test programs in pilot cities initially and over the longer term look to commercialize self-driving...

  • Hyundai personal assistant agent
    Hey Hyundai? Automaker to offer personal assistant beginning in 2019

    As soon as 2019, Hyundai will offer drivers an in-car personal assistant powered by Soundhound's artificial intelligence (AI) system. The Korean brand announced Thursday its "intelligent personal agent" will make its debut at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show along with a conceptual cockpit. The...

  • 2019 Hyundai fuel cell SUV spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Hyundai fuel cell SUV spy shots

    Hyundai’s new hydrogen fuel cell-powered SUV has been spotted testing for the first time. The vehicle is due on sale in early 2018, so its reveal can’t be far. This is backed by the lack of camouflage gear on the test vehicles. An appearance at next week’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto...

  • 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Hyundai Kona Electric spy shots

    An electric version of the Hyundai Kona subcompact SUV is coming next year, and we’ve just spotted a prototype. We know the prototype is for an electric Kona because it’s missing exhaust tips. It also sports a high-efficiency wheel pattern, and the spot where the Kona’s grille...

  • Hyundai SUV roadmap
    Hyundai SUV onslaught will include diesel, electric and fuel cell models

    Hyundai’s been caught out by the consumer shift to SUVs and pickup trucks, and this is reflected in the automaker’s sales which in the first half of the year are down nearly 11 percent compared to an overall market decline of only 2.9 percent. The picture is much bleaker when you focus...

  • 2018 Hyundai Ioniq
    Hyundai looks to make car buying easier via transparent pricing, full refunds

    Buying a car should be fun but for many the process can be tedious and in some cases harrowing. The process usually involves trekking to a number of dealerships and hoping there’s someone available to serve you and arrange a test drive if necessary. Then there’s the completely...

  • Rockstar Energy Moab Extreme Off-roader Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Concept

    The SEMA show never fails to offer extreme concept vehicles, and Hyundai has published an image of its first concept that will head to the show: the Rockstar Energy Moab Extreme Off-roader Santa Fe Sport Concept. Yes, that's a mouthful, and the laundry list of supporting modifications is nearly as long. To tackle one of the world's most-challenging off-road terrains, the Moab off-roader Santa Fe Sport boasts wheel, tire, suspension, and other upgrades. The suspension comes via King with 2.5” internal bypass shocks with reservoirs. KMC wheels provide a trendy, yet brutish look, with...

  • 2019 Hyundai Veloster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Hyundai Veloster spy shots

    Hyundai engineers are out testing prototypes for a new generation of the Veloster. The prototypes reveal the redesigned Veloster will keep the basic shape of the current model, including the unique three-doors-and-hatch configuration. (There’s a single door on the driver’s side and two...

  • Genesis G70
    Luxury automakers focus on too much "stupid" tech, Genesis performance boss says

    Genesis' performance chief Albert Biermann had some harsh words for the brand's German rivals. The former BMW M boss of 30 years said rival brands invest too much in unnecessary technology, and it gives Genesis a clear path forward for quality and longevity. "It’s all marketing, first of...

  • Pierre Leclercq
    Kia hires ex-BMW designer Pierre Leclercq as new design boss

    Hyundai Motor Group is boosting its arsenal of top designers by adding Belgian Pierre Leclercq to its ranks. Leclercq will fill the new role of Head of Styling for Kia, where he will be in charge of shaping the long-term design strategy for the brand. He’s also been tasked with ensuring...

  • 2019 Hyundai Veloster N spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Hyundai Veloster N spy shots and video

    Hyundai N only in July revealed its first model, the i30 N hot hatch, but the official performance division of the Korean automaker has more coming. The next will be a Veloster N, a prototype for which has been spotted once again testing at the Nürburgring and on some of the German...

  • 2018 Hyundai i30 Fastback
    2018 Hyundai i30 Fastback reveals its sleek silhouette

    Following the reveal of the i30 and i30 Tourer, and finally the i30 N hot hatchback, Hyundai has debuted the final variant of i30: the 2018 i30 Fastback. Note, the 3-door Hyundai i30 does not return from the previous generation—the i30 Fastback serves as its successor. And a sleek successor...

  • 2018 Hyundai i30 N

    With the reveal on Thursday of its first model, Hyundai's new performance division, Hyundai N, has made its aspirations clear: to directly challenge the mainstream performance marques. The first model is the i30 N, a hotted-up version of the Volkswagen Golf-rivaling i30 hatchback which is on sale in the United States as the Elantra GT. Sadly, there are no plans to bring the i30 N to these shores. Instead, we’ll receive another N car, one likely based on the next-generation Veloster. If the i30 N was sold here, it would challenge the VW Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST. It brings to the fight...

  • 2018 Hyundai Azera (Korean spec)
    Hyundai’s swanky new Azera ruled out for US

    The latest generation of Hyundai’s Azera sedan won’t be sold in the United States. The automaker has confirmed that the Azera is being discontinued in the U.S., which means the 2017 model year is the final year for the nameplate in these parts. The latest Azera, known as a Grandeur in...

  • Hyundai i30 N race car on the Nürburgring
    Hyundai N performance brand aims for America: will it be Veloster first?

    The air’s thick around the Hyundai R&D facility in Namyang, South Korea. It’s summer. It’s humid. Dust from beyond Beijing blows in from the west and turns the sky to cement. The air’s thick with excitement, too. It’s the first time a slew of global journalists get...

  • 2018 Hyundai Kona
    2018 Hyundai Kona revealed, electric version coming

    Hyundai’s rival to funky subcompact SUVs like the Nissan Juke, Toyota C-HR and upcoming Ford Ecosport, the 2018 Kona, has been revealed ahead of its market launch later this year. The name comes from a popular tourist spot in Hawaii and is meant to signify the fun, adventurous nature of the...

  • 2018 Hyundai i30 N races in the 2017 24 Hours Nürburgring
    Hyundai i30 N survives 24 Hours Nürburgring race

    Motorsport provides a fun, challenging and highly-visible avenue for car development, and it’s a well-worn path Hyundai has taken for the first model from its recently-established N division. That first model is the i30 N, a high-performance version of the Golf-rivaling i30 hatchback. Sadly...

  • 2018 Hyundai Kona spied in Portugal
    Hyundai Kona spotted undisguised during video shoot

    Despite a reveal expected to occur sometime this summer, Hyundai's upcoming Kona has been spied sans any camouflage during a promotional video shoot. As expected, the Hyundai Kona wears some pretty polarizing sheet metal. The photo was posted by Facebook user Adrian Pâdeanu, who captured the...

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