Category: Hyundai

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HYUNDAI ELANTRA SR TURBO

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Hyundai has added to its sporty SR model range with the introduction of an Elantra SR four-door sedan. With a turbo-petrol engine producing more power than others in its class it features Australian tuned suspension and steering aimed at producing the sort of car that keen Australia driver love. A starting price of $28,990 it certainly provides a lot of bang for your bucks. The 1.6-litre engine in the Elantra SR Turbo produces 150 kW of power, and 265 Nm of torque across a wide spread from just from 1500… Read more

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HYUNDAI’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY

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Hyundai Tucson '30'

In 1983, Alan Bond’s yacht Australia II won the America’s Cup and made the Western Australian businessman a national hero. Three years later Bond began importing Hyundai cars to Australia. Only in a small way, and initially only in Western Australia where he partnered with his brother-in-law, local automotive legend John Hughes. Sadly, the America’s Cup has long since departed our shores and there’s no sign of it returning anytime soon. But Hyundai is now very much part of the Australian automotive scene, routinely selling over 100,000 vehicles each year,… Read more

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HYUNDAI RELEASES 2017 SONATA

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Hyundai’s Sonata dates back to the late 1980s and is an excellent example the huge strides made by the South Korean automotive industry in the almost 30 years since its introduction. A medium-large car, Sonata is one of the many contenders starting to line up to replace the Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore and Toyota Camry when they disappear from the local car-making scene. Camry is the closest in external size to the Sonata. Inside however, the Hyundai’s use of front-wheel-drive means it’s not that much smaller than the big Holdens… Read more

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HYUNDAI UPGRADES ITS i30 SR

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Hyundai is enjoying a boom period in Australia. Midway through 2016 the Korean importer is sitting in third place in the total vehicle sales race, having overtaken Holden, with only Toyota and Mazda ahead of it. Equally impressive has been a dramatic increase in sales of Hyundai’s top-selling i30 which has overtaken both Toyota Corolla and Mazda3 as Australia’s biggest selling motor vehicle. There’s little doubt that aggressive pricing ($19,990 driveaway) has been the main driver of the i30’s sales surge, but it has also established its credentials as a… Read more

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HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2000-2015

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2000 Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe is a large wagon that began as a real 4WD, not simply an SUV. The South Korean company understood the way buyer preferences were heading and it became a comfortable SUV, but retained some unsealed-road capability. Hyundai Santa Fe first arrived in Australia in 2000. While some saw it’s somewhat over-the-top styling as a turn off others appreciated that the South Korean designers were having a go at being different. However, the all-new and larger model, launched in 2006, took a safer styling path, being more mainstream…. Read more

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SANTA FE HIGHLANDER AT HOME AMONG LOFTY CHALLENGERS

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Hyundai’s large Santa Fe seven-seat sports utility vehicle has been given a makeover. All three variants – Active, Elite and Highlander – gain fresh looks inside and out, while the features list has been boosted. Technology upgrades include Siri Eyes-Free and Google Now voice activation across the board, while the top-of-the-range Highlander gets new safety systems including Autonomous Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Smart Cruise Control, Blind-Spot Detection, Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert. Elite and Highlander receive a premium Infinity 550-Watt Logic7 audio system, with six speakers,… Read more

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ELANTRA ILLUSTRATES HYUNDAI’S EVOLUTION

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You have to hand it to Hyundai. A decade or so ago the South Korean automobile manufacturer churned out cheap and cheerful cars in which refinement was not a strong suit. Now, with the sixth generation of the Hyundai Elantra not only has refinement reached new heights, quality has followed while still maintaining its affordable status. And design no longer takes a back seat with Hyundai’s sleek design philosophy there for all to see. The latest Elantra is not lacking in specification, with two levels – Active and Elite (Premium… Read more

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HYUNDAI ACCENT 2000-2015

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2011 Hyundai Accent

Hyundai Accent arrived in Australia in June 2000 as a replacement for the Excel, a car that had proven to be a big hit downunder. Accent never did manage the huge sales of the Excel, but there are plenty of them out there in used-car land. There’s good interior room in this small-medium Hyundai and buyers with pre-teen children can use the Accent as a family car. The boot is roomy and easy to use and has a good shape that’s reasonably easy to load. Hyundai’s Accent has good handling… Read more

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TUCSON LEADS STRONG BID FOR SUV DOMINANCE

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As things go, it is likely SUVs could become the biggest selling segment in the passenger car market sometime during 2016. According to industry analyst VFacts research has shown that only five per cent of four-wheel-drive owners do any serious off-roading in their vehicles. However, they favoured the high-set seating position and the robust character of the bodywork made them feel protected inside an SUV. Automobile makers took note. They cut out the low mode of the 4×4 transfer case, leaving the vehicle, at first known as a soft-roader, able… Read more

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HYUNDAI TWINS TAKE LEAD IN NEW SERIES

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The popular Hyundai mid-size twins, the i40 Sedan and Tourer, have had a mid-life spruce-up and it’s much more than a once-over with a damp face cloth. Not only have the pair smartened up, they have a few new technological tricks up their sleeve. Hyundai Series II i40 comes in sedan or Tourer (station wagon) form, with the choice of either petrol or diesel power and in a couple of specification levels – Active and Premium. We tried out the Hyundai i40 1.7-litre CRDi turbo-diesel automatic Active Tourer, which comes… Read more