Hyundai confirms Avante hybrid for 2009
Hyundai has announced that it will begin to mass produce hybrid cars next year in a move certain to please an environmentally conscious market and which is likely to cement its position as a top five automaker. The new Hyundai hybrid vehicle will be called the ‘Avante’ and it will arrive by the middle of next year. In 2010, Hyundai will follow it up with a second midsize hybrid model and eventually a fuel-cell model in 2012. While hybrids have been around for years, Hyundai is predicting large...

Hyundai Genesis Coupe to feature Brembo brakes
Update: Hyundai has announced that its upcoming Genesis Coupe will be available with a high-performance brake package from Brembo. For the Coupe’s front 18in wheels, Brembo engineers developed 13.4in x 1.1in 340mm x 28mm rotors and four-piston fixed calipers. The rear wheels, meanwhile, are fitted with 13in x 0.78in 330mm x 20mm rotors and smaller four-pot calipers. Original: Hyundai held a special event recently where it invited a total of 20 different aftermarket performance tuners to measure up the...

Hyundai joins race to develop ultra-low cost vehicle
Hyundai has confirmed it will enter the burgeoning ultra-low cost vehicle market with the announcement that it’s planning to launch a small car for the Indian and Chinese car market by 2011, or 2012. The car will have a relatively low price tag to attract customers in the two rapidly growing markets, which combined comprise over one-third of the world’s population and thus present a critical opportunity for carmakers. Hyundai is hoping to sell the car for around $3,500, which would make it...

Hyundai may replace Tiburon with Veloster-based coupe
This year is the last for the Tiburon two-door hatch, though Hyundai is quick to point out it’s not being replaced by the new Genesis coupe due to hit dealerships in early 2009. Its replacement - another small FWD coupe - will most likely be based on the sexy Veloster concept from the Seoul auto show. “We are seriously looking at a small front-wheel-drive coupe to replace the Tiburon, but I can’t say when that will happen,” said John Krafcik, Vice President of product development...

Hyundai rolls out Tiburon TSIII limited edition in UK
Hyundai is preparing for the launch of its all new Genesis coupe but before it arrives officials have given the car it will replace, the Tiburon Coupe, one last hurrah with the unveiling of the new TSIII limited edition model. On sale in the UK only, the Tiburon TSIII has offers a number of styling enhancements and unique colors as well as a new sports suspension set-up and quilted leather seats. The TSIII is available in Stone Black, Rose Red, Crystal White or Carbon Grey and is fitted with 17in...

Hyundai won’t offer 3.3L V6 in U.S. Genesis sedan
Contrary to a report earlier today about Hyundai’s Genesis Sedan potentially being outfitted with the same 3.3L V6 found in the company’s Azera and Sonata, the company says it will not be offering the engine in U.S.-bound versions of the car. The engine will be offered in some other markets, however. The information on the 3.3L engine, dug up by the eagle-eyed gang at The Truth About Cars on the EPA’s fuel economy database website, indicated that the same 249hp V6 equipped in the new...

Hyundai won’t offer 3.3L V6 in U.S. Genesis sedan
Contrary to a report earlier today about Hyundai’s Genesis Sedan potentially being outfitted with the same 3.3L V6 found in the company’s Azera and Sonata, the company says it will not be offering the engine in U.S.-bound versions of the car. The engine will be offered in some other markets, however. The information on the 3.3L engine, dug up by the eagle-eyed gang at The Truth About Cars on the EPA’s fuel economy database website, indicated that the same 249hp V6 equipped in the new...

Sept. launch for Hyundai Genesis Coupe in South Korea
Hyundai’s all-new Genesis Coupe made its world debut last month at the New York Auto Show but the car isn’t set to go on sale official until September and only in South Korea initially. Hyundai confirmed the car will eventually be launched in other markets including the U.S., Europe and China but has released details on a timetable or volumes. The carmaker’s first RWD model, the Genesis sedan, was also launched in South Korea first and it isn’t expected to arrive in global markets until the end...

Spy Shots: Hyundai Genesis LWB sedan
Given the popularity of long-wheelbase LWB models in Asia, particularly in China where a high proportion of premium cars owners prefer to be driven rather than tackle the traffic themselves, it was only a matter of time until an extended version of the new Hyundai Genesis sedan was spotted. These are the first images of the LWB South Korean saloon, caught while testing in Germany. The new model, codenamed BHL-VI, will stretch an additional eight inches over the standard model and will initially be...

Update: Hyundai announces pricing for Genesis Sedan
Updated: Hyundai announced on Monday that it had already signed 700 customers onto its Genesis Sedan sales rolls before the car even arrived in the U.S., and now the company has disclosed the price those 700 customers - and everyone else - will be paying. Starting at $33,000 for the V6 version and $38,000 for the V8 version, the Genesis Sedan will continue Hyundai’s tradition of pricing its cars well under the ostensible competition. The company also confirmed the power ratings of its engines at...