Hyundai opens new R&D centre in India

Hyundai has opened a new research and development centre in India to facilitate the company’s expansion and to meet increasing global demand for sub-compact cars.

The AUD$27 million, 18,580m² plant in Hyderabad took over two years to build and will complement its existing manufacturing plant in Chennai.
The centre will support all back-end operations like computer-aided engineering [...]

Hyundai scores highest-ever October sales result

As the Australian new car market shows signs of recovery, Hyundai have secured another record for the brand selling 6,281 vehicles and achieving a market share of 7.8 per cent.

Sales for October 2009 were up 106 per cent over the same time last year – giving Hyundai its best ever October result.
In a total market [...]

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Review

Hyundai’s updated Santa Fe brings the latest in diesel engine technology to the masses at an affordable price. Starting from $37,990 the face-lifted Santa Fe gets an updated interior and exterior plus a whole new engine and transmission system, meaning superior fuel efficiency and drivability.

There was a time when Korean cars were regarded as cheap, [...]

Hyundai i30 range achieves five-star ANCAP rating

The new 2010 Hyundai i30 SX now includes side and curtain airbags as standard equipment.

The move brings the model in line with the rest of the i30 range to score a five-star ANCAP crash rating.
“Safety is extremely important to Hyundai,” said Kevin McCann, Hyundai Motor Company Australia’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “The entire i30 [...]

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe

Following hot on the heels of sister company’s launch of the all-new Kia Sorento comes Hyundai’s Santa Fe. Although from the outside the face-lifted 7-seat SUV may still look very similar to the existing car, the array of technical changes makes the new Santa Fe very competitive.

For those of you that don’t know, it’s worth [...]

2010 Hyundai ix35 (Tucson)

Hyundai Australia has officially announced the Tucson replacement, now called the ix35, will be available in Australia in the second quarter of 2010.

A new diesel engine based on the recently released 2.2-litre turbodiesel (in Santa Fe and Kia Sorento) will highlight the new ix35 range.
Just like the i20, the ix35 was designed in the Korean [...]

2010 Hyundai i20

Hyundai Australia has officially confirmed the i20 as the latest in the “i” series of cars to come down under in the first half of 2010.

The i20 will continue the new family look for Hyundai with ‘i’ generation bold chrome-topped front grille flanked by teardrop headlamps.

Although Australian specifications are still unconfirmed, going by European standards [...]

Hyundai, Kia join Korean Electric Power in EV joint venture

Although details are scarce, rumours today tell us Korean cousins Hyundai and Kia have teamed up with Korean Electric Power Company in order to develop a special EV battery charging system for its upcoming electric models.
The vehicle will be developed jointly between the two vehicle manufacturers while the state-run power company develops charging systems and [...]

Hyundai Santa Fe Long Term Update

We’ve just been racking up the kilometres on our long term tester, the Santa Fe Elite CRDi. We’ve passed the 8500km mark, and with no real dramas, there’s not a lot to report.

To be honest, we’d rather it that way, as it means trouble free motoring for any who buys a Santa Fe. The engine [...]

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe enters Global Green Challenge

Hyundai has a new R series turbo diesel engine which is being released in the new 2010 Santa Fe seven seat SUV. To promote it’s release Hyundai will be entering two Santa Fe’s in the Global Green Challenge 2009.

The new Diesel engine with the six-speed manual gearbox offers 32 percent more power as well as [...]

Hyundai i30cw Long Term Review

Model tested: i30cw SX CRDi with five-speed manual transmission – $23,390

To understand how and why the i30 is such an outstanding drive, you have to understand just how far Hyundaui have come in the past few years, and where they’re at now.  Just five minutes at the Hyundai stand, at the world’s [...]

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