Hyundai has announced the debut of the 2021 Elantra and Elantra Hybrid in Hollywood. Both of the vehicles are four-door with coupe styling using what Hyundai calls its "Parametric Dynamics" design theme. The digital debut in the vehicles was broadcast around the world and highlighted the latest version of the popular compact sedan.
The Hyundai Prophecy is well-named for a concept, given its aesthetic is what the South Korean automaker thinks is the "Ultimate Automotive Form" for an electric vehicle. Created for the coronavirus-curtailed Geneva Motor Show 2020, the Prophecy is a long, sleek, somewhat ominous looking sedan that previews Hyundai's latest design language.
Los Angeles-based Canoo has teamed up with automaker Hyundai to help develop an all-electric platform for future Kia and Hyundai electric vehicles. This platform will be based on Canoo's own skateboard design, according to the company, which will help lower vehicle prices by simplifying and standardizing the development process. By using Canoo's skateboard architecture, Hyundai also expects to decrease the complexity of its electric vehicle assembly line.
Hyundai has announced that it has added three years of free maintenance on new models of its cars. The free maintenance will come to any who purchase or lease a new 2020 model year Hyundai vehicle. Hyundai's complimentary maintenance program includes oil and filter changes and tire rotation at factory-schedules for three years or 36,000 miles.
Hyundai has revealed the 2020 Ioniq Electric, its compact all-electric car, with range and power up for the new model year, as well an increase to the starting price. The automaker is now offering up to 170 miles of range for the EV, a 37-percent improvement over the outgoing car, thanks to a larger battery pack.
Hyundai and Uber are working on a flying taxi, promising to transport up to five people through city skies, and eventually one day ditch the human pilot, too. It's part of Hyundai's Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vision, with a so-called Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) using vertical take-off and electric motors to alleviate road congestion.
Hyundai plans to bring a flying car to CES 2020, previewing its vision of not only air taxi transportation, but how passengers will move between the ground and the skies. The Hyundai Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) will just be a concept, the South Korean automaker says, but it argues that there are legitimate benefits from spreading the commute upwards.
Hyundai has a new entry-level SUV that is launching for car buyers shopping on a budget. The SUV is called the Hyundai Venue, and it starts at $17,250. At that price, the buyers get a 1.6-liter DPI 4-cylinder engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. Buyers who want that SUV with a 6-speed Smartstream IVT transmission will pay $18,450. Pricing doesn't include the $1,095 destination charge.
Hyundai is going on an electrification spree, promising eight new "alternatively fueled vehicles" by 2022 as the 2020 Ioniq Electric lands with significantly greater range. The South Korean automaker says that it plans to have 13 different eco-focused models in its line-up by 2022, spanning an array of different drivetrains.
Hyundai may be one of the few automakers with a hydrogen-powered vehicle on the road, but even that didn't prepare us for its latest fuel cell concept. The Hyundai HDC-6 Neptune is the company's vision of a zero-emission truck, and it's not just the powertrain that sets it apart from other such models.
Hyundai has unveiled a very cool van that is called the iMax N Drift Bus. The van is a one-off ride that is "inspired by the mischievous spirit of N" and promises to put a smile on faces of the driver and up to seven passengers. Building the van required an engine swap.
Hyundai has announced a world's first technology that it called Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML). SCC-ML is a technology that is meant to incorporate the driver's patterns into the self-driving behavior to create a custom experience for the driver. Hyundai says that the tech is an industry first and plans to implement the technology in the future.