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The Hyundai Veloster is a car of contrasts which defy expectations. It looks like a coupe, but it’s not. It looks like it should be able to shift quickly, but doesn’t. They went to the trouble of making a quirky yet good-looking coupe-hatch and then ruined it with a weedy little diesel. But they’ve been [...]
Hyundai has unveiled their newly facelifted i20 supermini on the eve of its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Due to compete with the all-conquering Ford Fiesta, this little ‘un has been armed with Hyundai’s fluidic family face, extra equipment and an ultra-efficient range of engines. Ultra Efficient In fact, when it reaches UK [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Hyundai i-oniq electric sports hatch concept. Revealed ahead of its debut in Geneva, the i-oniq has one major aim, apart from attempting to save the world. The electric hatch is here to show Hyundai’s vision of future design and technology. So let’s peer into the South Korean’s crystal ball… [...]
This is the new Hyundai i30 Tourer Estate. It’s the second member of the new i30 range after the hatchback and it’s on its way to the party in Geneva. Compared to the previous generation model, it looks better, provides more space and judging by the way the i30 hatch handles should also be much [...]
Hyundai has finally announced full UK pricing and specifications for its new i30 five-door hatchback. The new Hyundai i30 will arrive in UK showrooms on March 12th priced from £14,495 on the road. Promising new standards of quality and driveability, Hyundai claims that the new i30 is one of the cheapest compact family cars to [...]
A total of 119,188 new cars found a UK home among the mince pies and Christmas jumpers during December 2011. But the figures published by SMMT show that new car sales in Britain fell by 3.7% compared with December 2010. As expected, the Ford Fiesta was the best selling car of the month. It also [...]
Feast your eyes on the first official images of the newly facelifted Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The Korean muscle car will debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2012. And the images which appeared on Hyundai Worldwide’s Facebook page are something of a damage limitation exercise. Leaked images which appeared around the interweb last week [...]
Standard Hyundai Veloster with its 2+1 door wackiness not hot enough for your tastes? Fear not, the Hyundai Veloster Turbo is on the way. On the eve of the 2011 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Hyundai CEO John Krafcik confirmed that the Veloster Turbo will debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January before [...]
The Nissan Qashqai has been named the best used car of 2011 at the 34th What Car? Used Car Of The Year Awards. Praised for its styling, price and family-friendly cabin, it also offers a five star NCAP crash test rating, low running costs and reliability. The seven-strong judging panel involved people from all parts [...]
The 14th Annual Scottish Car Of The Year Awards took place in Glasgow on the 14th October. And it was the Range Rover Evoque which drove off with the prestigious Scottish Car Of The Year Award. The winner was revealed by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) at a gala dinner held in Glasgow’s [...]
