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Car will compete in the 2016 WRC season

Hyundai has revealed in Germany the new i20 WRC, the car that will be representing the Korean brand at the World Rally Championship (WRC) in the 2016 season.   Based on the five-door version i20, the i20 WRC will be used only in the 2...

The 2012 Hyundai Veloster is making its world debut at the 2011 North American International Auto Show. This new cutting-edge three-door coupe features a unique third door for easy rear-seat access, bringing innovation to the compact coupe segment. ...

All of them also get a new 2.0-liter engine to replace the current 1.8

Hyundai is updating all three body styles of its mid-size Elantra in the US. Not only are they getting a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, but they all have their own styling enhancements.  The new 2.0-liter engine has 173hp and 154lb-f...

A smaller crossover is likely in the coming years

Hyundai America’s CEO John Krafcik says that Hyundai is “under-represented” in the crossover market, and that needs to change. He is hinting that the company will add a compact crossover to at least its US lineup. "We ar...

Hyundai and Cosworth are teaming up to create engine tuning kits for Hyundai's performance models. It already showed the 389hp Cosworth-tuned Genesis Coupe. Now, the company is showing the Velocity, which is based on the Veloster Turbo. Both c...

At last year’s launch of the Veloster at NAIAS, many were the voices that said the model needed a more powerful version. Well, for those voices Hyundai is making their wish come true with the unveiling of the 201hp Veloster Turbo. This v...

It also gets more aggressive steering and suspension tuning

It is not very often that automakers add performance and reduce prices, but that is exactly what Hyundai is doing with the Veloster Turbo R-Spec. “The R-Spec takes the Veloster theme of affordable performance to an entirely new level tha...

The third China-exclusive model by Hyundai has been presented at the 2010 Beijing Automotive Exhibition. The Verna is the new sub-compact model from Hyundai and has a coupe-like design that gives him a sporty and at the same time futuristic look. Th...

Hyundai thinks that it will be able to boost European sales by building the next Hyundai i10 in Turkey instead of India. To build the car, it will expand its factory in Izmit, Turkey, to be able to build 200,000 cars a year. It already builds the ...

It will also introduce Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language

It appears that the second half of the decade may see the first wide sales of fuel cell vehicles. Honda, Toyota and Hyundai have all announced plans to have fuel cell vehicles on sale by around 2015. Hyundai is unveiling a concept fuel cell vehicl...