The Hyundai and Kia empire has announced it is investing up to $3.1 billion in the U.S., while considering a new production facility in the country. At a time where the outsourcing of production to countries like Mexico can result in a very public outburst from president-elect Donald Trump, Hyundai […]
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Hyundai to debut new car at Chicago show – report
Hyundai will launch a new car at next month’s Chicago Auto Show, but it is unclear what that vehicle will be, beyond the fact it won’t be the Santa Cruz ute/pickup. In an interview with Car and Driver, Hyundai USA’s VP of corporate and product planning, Mike O’Brien, said: “We […]
2017 Wards 10 Best Engines announced, Infiniti 3.0TT gets in
Nissan’s luxury arm Infiniti has made the cut for the highly-competitive field of Wards 10 Best Engines list for 2017, with its new twin-turbo V6. Infiniti’s recently-developed 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine was selected from a field of 40 units. The VR-series engine, found under the bonnet of the Q50 sedan, […]
2017 Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo review – manual & DCT auto (video)
Hyundai has successfully exorcised the demons of its past and won the hearts and minds of middle Australia, so now it is turning its attention to creating genuinely cracking sports variants of the range. Its new N performance division aims to be competitive with the best from VW, Ford Performance, […]
Top 10 best selling cars in Australia during 2016
It’s that time of the year again. The new vehicle registration figures for December have been released for Australia, revealing the best-selling vehicle models of the year. Before we get into the full report, here’s a snapshot of the top 10 best selling cars in Australia during 2016. Sitting in […]
Hyundai to debut wearable robot & smart house concepts at CES
Before the Detroit Auto Show and Summernats 30, one event that has become inundated with entries from automakers in recent years is the Consumer Electronics Show, starting January 3, 2017. With plenty of automakers investing in electrification, autonomous capability and user interfaces of the future, sophisticated electronics play an increasingly […]
Genesis recruits former Bugatti designer for future models
The man responsible for the Bugatti Chiron’s styling, Alexander Selipanov, has now moved onto a perhaps equally daunting project as chief designer of Hyundai’s luxury Genesis division. The ‘Global Genesis Advanced Studio’ is based in Europe, and while the G70 and upcoming SUV are no doubt locked in, his influence […]
Hyundai’s Genesis could have ‘N’ performance sub-sub-brand
Hyundai’s luxury Genesis arm and its N performance division could be joining forces in the not-too-distant future to create ‘N’ branded versions of Genesis vehicles, in a similar way Nissan’s Infiniti brand is using Red Sport to label its spicy variants. After the Genesis line of SUVs are expected to […]