European Car of the Year 2012 Candidates Announced.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 4, 2011 | All News, Hyundai, Kia

The first phase of the European “Car of the Year 2012” [COTY] award has been completed with the announcement of the 35 candidates eligible to participate in the voting process. As with prior events, in order to be a nominee, the contenders had to be new...

Scooped: Hyundai mid-size MPV caught in Death Valley.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 3, 2011 | All News, Hyundai, Spy Shots

A surprise on the Death Valley roads, courtesy of a reader from AlVolante.it caught a new mid-size MPV developed by Hyundai. According to current models of Korean symbols, this van could be called i55 and should be officially presented at the Los Angeles AutoShow,...

Kia bringing EV to market this year.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 3, 2011 | All News, Eco Cars, Kia

Hyundai Motor Group, the umbrella company that includes Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp., plans to launch a Kia-badged small electric vehicle by year end and follow with more EVs starting in 2014, the company said this week. The announcement did not say whether...

Official: 2013 Hyundai i30. (Update).

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 1, 2011 | All News, Hyundai

Update with new information and photos. Here, we presenting the 2013 Hyundai i30. The korean automaker has released the first official images of the new compact. At the launch, the i30 will be available with two petrol engines (1.4i 16v 100 CV and 1.6 GDi 140 CV) and...

Hyundai Will Offer 10-Speed Auto Gearbox from 2014.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Sep 29, 2011 | All News, Hyundai, Technical

According to a Bloomberg News report, Hyundai Motor Group president Park Seong Hyon said that 10-speed automatic transmissions will become available in the group’s luxury models from 2014. Only a few years ago, six-speed automatic gearboxes were available only in...