Category: Hyundai

Hyundai more than catered for the bare-arsed would-be racetrack tyros with the i30 N hot hatch; now the South Korean automobile manufacturer has turned its attention to the ‘driver of a certain age’ with a sedan version. Hyundai’s first dip in the sports sedan segment, the latest tech and creature comforts go hand in glove in the i30 Sedan N with surprising alacrity, without losing the hot hatch experience. And, by all accounts, Hyundai’s debutant is on the way to becoming a segment icon. Not to be confused with the… Read more

Hyundai’s mid-sized SUV Tucson has been around since 2004. The current (fourth generation) was released here in February 2021. There are three variants: Tucson, Tucson Elite and Tucson Highlander with three powertrains: 2.0-litre petrol, 1.6-litre turbo-petrol and 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engines. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid are available overseas but are unlikely to come here in the near future due to RHD production constraints. Our test vehicle was the Highlander 1.6-litre turbo-petrol AWD priced at $50,000 plus on- road costs. STYLING We love the adventurous new styling route that Hyundai is taking… Read more

The i20 N is Hyundai’s first light hot hatch. We are assured it can run with its N stablemates, “delivering its speed and performance with a fun personality that turns every trip into a Special Stage” according to Hyundai. (Note that ‘light’ means ‘small’ in this category of vehicles.) At this stage the i20 N is offered in a single grade, we have queried the Australian importer about other grades, but were told that’s all they will divulge at this time. In any case the single grade is well specified… Read more

If there were such a thing as automotive astrologers Hyundai would have claim to their effectiveness following wins for its Staria people mover, along with stablemate IONIQ 5 electric SUV, in the 2021 Good Design Awards. Winning features, the company claims, include a strikingly futuristic look to the Staria exterior, reminiscent of a spaceship, while a single line from front to back recreates the curve of light that illuminates the Earth’s horizon at sunrise when viewed from space. You’ve got to hand it to those South Koreans. A cruise ship-inspired… Read more

Those cheeky chaps from Monty Python may well have had the new IONIQ 5 in mind when they coined their “And Now For Something Completely Different” catch-phrase. A futuristically-styled mid-sized SUV, the IONIQ 5 is Hyundai’s first-ever dedicated battery- electric vehicle as distinct from the Kona SUV and IONIQ hatchback models which also come with hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants. Although it carries Hyundai badging, the SUV IONIQ 5 is the first vehicle from the Korean company’s new sub-brand and joins the luxury Genesis marque but with EV only models…. Read more

Believe it or not, there are some people who wish to maximise vehicle seating capacity without being held hostage to the LCV-like people mover or rugged off-roader. These folk need look no farther than the Hyundai Palisade, a sports utility vehicle capable of carrying up to seven or eight people. Now, with a name in the origins of a paling fence or line of lofty cliffs, the Palisade, for 2022, is taking up more ground by the addition of a third variant – the Elite – dividing the entry-level Palisade… Read more