Hyundai News

Ever since the sleek new Genesis Coupe hit the scene, speculation about a possible convertible version has been brewing, but today Hyundai shut down all hopes, stating flatly that there are no plans for a drop-top Genesis. Miles Johnson, manager of product public relations for Hyundai Motor America...

Hyundai has developed its own 6-speed automatic transmission, which according to the company makes it just the third major carmaker in the world to have achieved this feat. Hyundai also claims that the new transmission boosts fuel economy by over 12%, while shedding 12kg and 62 parts compared to...

Hyundai has used today’s Los Angeles Auto Show to announce the expansion of its ‘i-blue’ environment conservation initiative, revealing that the eco-friendly brand will be expanded to include new petrol-electric hybrid models as well as future hydrogen fuel cell technology. The...

Hyundai is not holding back on its ambitions to push past its budget brand connotations and move into the premium-luxury segment. The South Korean carmaker, famous for econo hatches like the Excel, has now teamed up with luxury fashion label Prada to develop special edition Genesis Sedans. One car...

Late last week we reported on news that Hyundai was in talks with Chrysler to potentially acquire the Jeep brand, and other assets from the Auburn Hills carmaker. Now, Reuters is reporting that the South Korean manufacturer has denied any interest in Chrysler's assets due to the fact that its own...

Two new engines today joined Hyundai's growing range of in-house designed and built powerplants. This time around they're diesel-powered, in 2.0 and 2.2L displacements, promising power outputs of 181hp (135kW) and 197hp (147kW) respectively. The new engines will be headed into a range of vehicles...

A wide array of Hyundai Genesis Coupes have been on the SEMA charts for the past several months, and today the company finally revealed them all in full pictorial detail. The high-resolution photos show the car in both sedan and coupe form and spanning the range from full-on race car to genteel...

Hyundai will soon be joining the likes of Ford and Fiat by offering a new music and information interface developed jointly with software giant Microsoft. To enable that collaboration, the two companies have announced the founding of a dedicated Automotive IT Innovation Centre (AIIC) with the aid...

As Hyundai moves up the ranks of the global sales charts, so too does it strive to rise to new heights of quality and value. The next step on that path was taken earlier this month with the launch of the Genesis Coupe in Seoul, and now the company as finally revealed fine-grained details on the...

The annual extravaganza of excess that is the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas is gearing up to run from November 4-7. The latest entrant to the show floor is a custom Hyundai Genesis Sedan kitted out with an absurd amount of technology, including no fewer than three...

Hyundai’s new Genesis Coupe won’t be the only modified model on the South Korean carmaker’s stands at next month’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. Joining the Rhys Millen Racing, Street Concepts, and HKS prepped Coupes will be a customized version of the new Genesis Sedan...

Hyundai is pulling out all the stops for its upcoming Genesis Coupe, already confirming the car will ship with Brembo brakes and now with a newly developed high-performance V6 engine as well. Based on the Lambda V6 family first introduced in 2004, the new mill has been given a number of...

Toyota, Honda and nearly every other major manufacturer has beaten Hyundai to market with a hybrid powertrain solution, but the South Korean company is making up for lost time as the Paris Motor Show draws near. The latest development is the Santa Fe petrol-electric hybrid SUV concept, which will...

The third and final tuning company chosen to use the Hyundai Genesis Coupe as their canvas at the upcoming SEMA show may just unveil the most outrageous Genesis Coupe yet, if the pictures are anything to go by. Hyundai has given their Genesis Coupe to 'Street Concepts', long-time Hyundai tuners...

The floor dropped out of the market for SUVs and pickups this year, and Americans were supposedly replacing them with small cars. But what's small in America isn't what's small in the rest of the world, and truly small cars appear to continue to get short shrift. The latest evidence of this fact is...

Hyundai has taken the wraps off the latest addition to its stylish i-range of compact cars, the all-new i20 five-door hatchback, which is set to go on sale in global markets early next year. Designed at the carmaker’s European design center in Russelsheim, Germany, the hatch follows the...

Targeting the world's luxury carmakers with an all-new, unknown product and a less-than-ideal brand reputation will make for a tough sell for Hyundai's Genesis sedan, despite favorable early reports. That job will, however, get a little bit easier now that the car has earned a five-star safety...

Ranked fifth overall in the global auto industry for the first time this year, surpassing brands like Honda, Nissan, Chrysler and Fiat in overall sales, Hyundai-Kia has been intent on improving its U.S. manufacturing and distribution resources for several years. Already a small-car plant in West...

The Tau V8, Hyundai's first completely in-house engineered and built V8 engine, has received positive preliminary opinions from those that have had the chance to test it, but already the company is looking at boring or stroking the Tau out to 5.0L from its current 4.6L to help boost low-end torque...

Strong demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient models in North America has carmakers scrambling to increase their compact offerings in order to capitalize on the market shift. Hyundai is the latest company reported to be considering adding more small cars to its U.S. lineup, and is said to be...