Hyundai News
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The new Hyundai Sonata Hybrid makes its debut.
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Can Fuel-Cell Cars Boost Hyundai's Technology Leadership Image?
Hyundai hopes its fuel-cell crossovers will boost its image.
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Hyundai And Kia Target # 2 Slot In Green Vehicles By 2020
Hyundai and Kia plan to triple the number of green cars in their combined lineup.
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Hyundai, Kia To Pay $300 Million For Gas-Mileage Testing Errors
The penalty paid by the two Korean carmakers is reportedly the largest ever for a Clean Air Act violation.
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
The third of our five nominees for Green Car Reports' 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco, the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid version of the Korean maker's mid-size sedan. This new-for-2015 version of the Sonata is the sole model to use a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine, in...
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Hyundai's Updated Hybrid Six-Speed Transmission: For Plug-In Hybrids Too?
Hyundai announces a new six-speed automatic transmission for hybrids.
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The 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco is the most fuel-efficient version of the Korean maker's mid-size sedan, aside from its Sonata Hybrid model. And this year, the Sonata Hybrid uses the carryover body from the last-generation model--meaning that if you want the highest-mileage Sonata with the new and more refined design, the 2015 Sonata Eco is the one. DON'T MISS: 2015 Hyundai Sonata: Gas Mileage Review Of New Mid-Size Sedan We've now driven the new Sonata Eco, although we didn't test it on our standard test route. Instead, all of High Gear Media's editors took turns in the Sonata Eco during...
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Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid Coming Next Year, Kia Optima Too
While the 2015 Hyundai Sonata is a completely redesigned vehicle for the new model year, the Sonata Hybrid for 2015 continues to use the previous-generation body. This has led to a certain amount of speculation about what direction Hyundai plans to take with its hybrid program. Now, it appears that...
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Hyundai And Kia Evaluate Offering Diesels For Fuel Economy In U.S. Cars
Hyundai and Kia are reportedly considering offering diesels in the U.S.
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Ford, Hyundai Dedicated Hybrids To Target 2016 Toyota Prius?
It's been a quiet period for hybrid news lately, with the 2016 Toyota Prius launch delayed and still more than a year away. But further down the road, it appears that both Hyundai and Ford now plan to offer dedicated hybrids--vehicles designed specifically around a hybrid powertrain that offer no...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata: Gas Mileage Review Of New Mid-Size Sedan
The last Hyundai Sonata was a striking stylistic departure from usually bland mid-size sedan styling. The new one, not quite so much: To our eyes, there's very little aside from the badges that identifies it as a Hyundai. We spent a few days with a 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited, a test car so new it...
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Hyundai: Gasoline Suppliers 'Should Invest In Hydrogen Infrastructure'
Hyundai recently handed off the keys to its first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell customer, and the Korean carmaker has consistently said it believes hydrogen vehicles--and fuel-cell technology--will be the equivalent of "the next electric car." Plug-in electric vehicles are steadily gaining a foothold...
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Every so often, an auto executive will say something that raises an eyebrow or two. In this case, a Hyundai executive suggested that while his company had received no money for its hydrogen vehicles from the U.S. government, the Tesla Motors network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations for electric cars was paid for using "money that has come from grants and loans from the government." Michael O'Brien is head of U.S. product planning for Hyundai; his assertion came during a discussion of the Korean automaker's view of hydrogen fueling infrastructure and which entities should provide it...
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Could Upcoming 2016 Hyundai Tucson Get A Diesel Engine Option?
While the keys of the first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell to be leased in the U.S. were handed over last month, the automaker is putting the final touches on the new 2016 Hyundai Tucson. It's expected to launch early next summer. Hyundai's chief U.S. designer, Chris Chapman, told us the next Tucson will...
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Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Covers 435 Miles On Single Tank Of Hydrogen
If there's one area that electric vehicles still lag their combustion counterparts, it's in the distance you can travel between stops to recharge. It's one area that companies producing fuel-cell vehicles will be keen to capitalize on too, and Hyundai has proven that long-distance ability with its...
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Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Carries Over, Eco Gets 32 MPG--But Where's That Plug-In?
The 2015 Hyundai Sonata is nearly entirely new--save for the steadily improving Hybrid edition. Hyundai says the Sonata Hybrid will stick with its existing gas-electric drivetrain and body style through the 2015 model year, while the rest of the range takes on a more subdued look and more refined...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco: 32 MPG Combined From 1.6 Turbo Sedan
Mid-size car buyers now have another option if they want to reduce their gas consumption--the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco. Joining the Sonata 2.0T and the 2.4-liter model in the range, the Sonata Eco uses a 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine to deliver combined EPA fuel economy of 32 mpg (28 mpg...
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2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell To Earn CA Credits, Not Profits
Last week, the very first 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell hydrogen-powered vehicle was delivered to lessee Timothy Bush in Southern California. The event was widely covered, as the fuel-cell Tucson crossover may well be the highest-volume hydrogen vehicle on U.S. roads until Toyota and Honda start...
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The very first 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell crossover vehicle was delivered yesterday to its lessee, Timothy Bush, in a ceremony that attracted both Hyundai executives and California government dignitaries. The keys to the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, leased for three years at $499 a month with $2,999 down, were given to Bush at Tustin Hyundai yesterday morning. “My family is certainly excited to be doing their part in driving a zero-emission vehicle that benefits the environment," Bush said in a Hyundai press release, "and at the same time, reduces our nation’s dependence on...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Prices Released, No Details On Hybrid Yet
The redesigned 2015 Hyundai Sonata midsize sedan goes on sale later this month.
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Hyundai-Kia Topples Honda For UCS 'Greenest Automaker' Title
Honda has long had the reputation of offering fuel-efficient, relatively green vehicles--but this year, it has lost the "Greenest Automaker" laurels that it's held since 1998 to an upstart: Hyundai-Kia. The latest award, detailed in a report that's now been issued six times by the Union of...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata: Redesigned Sedan Debuts In New York (Photos)
This year's New York Auto Show is seemingly one of facelifts and revisions, but one car offering slightly greater changes is the new 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The 2015 car marks a step away from the dramatically swooping lines of recent Hyundais to something a little more grown-up--evidence that Kia...
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Hyundai Sonata Gas Mileage Overstated Again, In Korea This Time
Reporting gas mileage is a tricky subject for automakers. Naturally, you want your car to be seen in its best light. You test it according to regulations, and publish what you find. Sometimes, it can go wrong. Hyundai and Kia found this out the hard way recently. Now, Hyundai's done it again--but...
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Hyundai Intrado Fuel Cell Concept: Live Photos From Geneva
Hyundai's Intrado concept--a fuel cell crossover unveiled at Geneva--is the first Hyundai to be designed under the watchful eye of Peter Schreyer, and it really shows. Schreyer was previously head of design at Kia, and transformed the maker's lineup. On the motor show stand, the Intrado really...
Antony Ingram