Just introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai’s full-size family sedan—the Azera—receives a full-size makeover for the 2012 model year, showcasing a new look, new powertrain and new levels of interior comfort. The sleek and sophisticated sedan is the capstone to Hyundai’s 24/7 version 2.0 product initiative, which has seen the introduction of seven all-new vehicles in the past 24 months, including the Tucson, Sonata, Equus, Elantra, Accent and Veloster. [click to continue…]
With another strong showing in one of the country’s top gauges of perceived quality, Hyundai is further growing its status as one of the most trusted names in the auto industry. According to ALG’s Fall 2011 Perceived Quality Study, Hyundai is now in the top ten in this important measure, having jumped from the 18th spot to the ninth position in just three years—by far the biggest improvement during that period. [click to continue…]
Continuing to shine as one of the fastest-growing automakers in America, Hyundai sold 52,402 new vehicles in October, representing a 23 percent jump as compared to the same month in 2010. Even more impressive: With a year-to-date total of 545,316 deliveries, Hyundai already has achieved its best-ever annual sales in this country—and that’s with two more months of sales still to come. [click to continue…]
Speaking to reporters on the eve of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik confirmed what has long been rumored – the automaker is planning to produce a turbocharged version of the Velostar. The 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo hatchback is scheduled to debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January.
According to Krafcik, the car will be powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged engine. The engine is expected to be the recently announced turbocharged version of the inline-four that’s in the current Veloster, which produces 204 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft. of torque. This is compared with the current engine that makes 138 horsepower and 123 lb.-ft of torque. [click to continue…]
Decisive magazine has named the 2012 Veloster the “Urban Car of the Year,” an award selected by a panel of independent automotive journalists, who spend several months testing and evaluating vehicles looking for those that are “stylish, practical and attainable.”
Winners and finalists of the Urban Vehicles of the Year will be honored at the 16th Annual Urban Wheel Awards on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 at the MotorCity Casino Hotel’s Sound Board Theater in Detroit.
“The Hyundai Veloster is a combination of a hip and edgy image, along with exceptional value to price and outstanding fuel economy that is perfectly suited for urban drivers,” said Lyndon Conrad Bell, Decisive magazine’s editor-in-chief.
Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com recently reported that Hyundai – for the second quarter in a row – topped all other auto makes in the U.S. for brand loyalty. The rating is based on information from “owners of the brand who are currently shopping the same brand for their next vehicle,” according to the team from Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence. [click to continue…]
Las Vegas usually isn’t considered hurricane country, but that’s going to change come this November, thanks to Hyundai. The automaker will be launching the Hyundai Genesis Hurricane SC during the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, scheduled for Nov. 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. [click to continue…]
Hyundai has teamed up with tuner PM Lifestyle and Universal Technical Institute to create a custom Veloster to display at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Plans are to send the car on a three-year tour with UTI after the show, visiting autocross, supercross and school demonstration events.
A custom blue paint job, carbon fiber hood, trunk and rear diffuser, 18×8 Konig Deception wheels, custom leather interior and audio system are paired with performance enhancements including an AEM intake, Autometer nitrous pressure and air/fuel ratio gauges, B&M launch control, KW coilover suspension, Magnaflow exhaust, SSBC big brake kit and Continental Extreme Contact tires. In addition to V-LEDS HID fog lights, PM Lifestyle did a complete LED light conversion and added a Sequence-X body kit.
Anticipated performance is 163 horsepower, an increase of 25 horsepower over the stock tuning.
The sophisticated Hyundai Genesis will get some notable enhancements for the 2012 model year, as Hyundai continues to improve its award-winning sports sedan to stay ahead of the competition.
The changes include further refinements to the Genesis’ exterior, which gets a fresh, more aggressive face, thanks to a new front fascia that incorporates larger intake openings, completely redesigned front head lights—now with LED accents—and daytime running lights. The rocker panels have been resculpted as well, while the side window surrounds are now accented with a brushed aluminum finish that heightens the athletic appearance of the Genesis. Hyundai designers also fine-tuned the rear of the car, where redesigned tail lights and new, dual asymmetrical exhaust tips help accent a revised bumper fascia. [click to continue…]
When Hyundai launched its “4 x 40” campaign in December, the automaker’s goal was simple: It wanted to have four vehicles on sale in the U.S. in 2011 that could achieve at least 40 mpg. And while reaching that mark won’t occur until the all-new Veloster debuts this fall—joining the Elantra, Sonata Hybrid and Accent in Hyundai’s 40-mpg club—according to Hyundai Of Charlotte, the company already has notched a notable fuel-efficiency achievement recently by becoming the very first automaker to sell more than 100,000 40-mpg vehicles in this country.
According to Alexandria Hyundai, Hyundai passed that mark earlier this summer after seeing sales of its 40-mpg vehicle fleet account for 29 percent of its overall volume in the first half of 2011, capped off by a June in which fully 40 percent of all Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. boasted EPA ratings of 40 mpg highway. At that point, Hyundai’s overall sales-weighted fuel economy had climbed to a stellar 35.9 mpg. [click to continue…]
