Right out of the proverbial box, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster is an instant contender in the sports economy segment. The 2012 Veloster is an all-new unique three-door coupe for Hyundai, and the hits just keep coming for the South Korean carmaker. It was announced last week that Hyundai Motor America can’t seem to keep up [...]
“It looks like a rental car” it is never used as a positive term. That is because rental cars have gotten a bad reputation, with the models sold usually being stripped out, low price specials. Fleet sales – whether to rental car companies, corporate fleets or government operations, generally have a negative impact on public [...]
Ever since the current generation Hyundai Sonata launched in 2010, the car has emerged as one of the leading players in the mid-size sedan segment. Style and interior design as well as a competitive engine lineup have helped spur this development. As always though, the competition never stands still. Surprisingly, American manufacturers are fielding the [...]
The family crossover vehicle market is a segment major automakers can’t afford to neglect. Whereas the sedan and large pickup truck vehicle categories permit auto brands to be reactionary with their products, ever-continuing inventive spirits of crossover vehicle design leads to every product launch to be a pre-emptive strike. In 2012, two class-topping crossover [...]
For casual automotive observers, the Ferrari FF has put the shooting brake style back into the spotlight. With the classic British configuration in vogue again, Hyundai’s designers have whipped up the i-oniq Concept. It is no FF, that’s for sure, but it shows that Hyundai is exploring some different themes. The Hyundai Veloster and Kia [...]
If you wanted a rear-wheel drive mainstream sedan in the past, your choices in the past were. Today, that isn’t the case as much. Most mid- and full-size cars are front-wheel drive. Things are a bit different in the luxury segment, but even there many manufactures like Audi, Acura and Lincoln use front-wheel drive platforms [...]
In the auto industry, Hyundai fits the overachiever bill nicely. The company’s lineup has been transformed from a lackluster group of vehicles to some of the top performing cars in their classes. One snickered at, no one is doing that now. Now the race is on in the industry to produce fuel-efficient vehicles, ones that [...]
You asked for it, you got it. Hyundai is giving enthusiasts more power at the North American International Auto Show, with two updated and new offerings. Each are in Hyundai’s performance lineup, and the 2013 Genesis got some significant boosts to power. The Veloster has grown on us since its debuted – its funky, sporty [...]