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Video: Hyundai launches three complimentary years of Blue Link/Assurance Connected Care Service for equipped models

In a move to offer in-car service and roadside assistance similar to that of General Motors’ OnStar, Hyundai has officially announced that they’ll be offering their own Blue Link-equipped models to come with three years of complimentary Assurance Connected Care service. The service was originally announced earlier this year at the 2013 New York International [...]

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Report: Next generation Hyundai Genesis due for 2014 Detroit Auto Show debut as 2015 model

The Hyundai Genesis sedan can be labeled as the epitome of the brand’s turnaround since it was the South Korean automaker’s first attempt at a rear-wheel drive premium sedan. Though despite the fact that it fell a little short in the performance department, they still did a very decent job making one. That said, there’s [...]

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First Review – 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited

First Drive Review: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited proves that mainstream need not be boring

I’m not married. Nor do I have any kids, a 401K, a mortgage, and an underlying fear for discoloring hair and sagging body parts invoked by the stress of a nine-to-fiver and coming home some to juniors running around…yet (no offense). But all in all, I pretty much seem like the worst candidate to be [...]

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Report: Kia puts Audi, BMW, VW directly in their sights, to emphasize use of technology and flair for future models

AutomotiveNews Europe reports that KIA seeks to step up their game…like, really. According to a recent report, Kia now has their sights set on BMW and Audi in terms of competition. Being one of the more recent brands to have truly marked themselves as a key player amongst the already extremely competitive and preexisting established [...]

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Report: Next gen Hyundai Sonata will maintain current core styling and evolve rather than change drastically

WardsAuto reports that Hyundai is planning to maintain the core characteristics for its next generation Sonata midsized sedan as the brand has concluded that they hit the spot with the current design language. “I think we found a design language that works, the ‘fluidic sculpture’ stuff, so I would is not pulling back in any [...]

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Kia and Hyundai recall nearly 1.6 million models over faulty brake lamp

Hyundai and Kia in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have issued a recall for nearly 1.6 million models over a malfunctioning brake lamp, which not only is a safety hazard for drivers behind, but the defect apparently can inadvertently prevent the vehicle from disabling its cruise control system. Yikes. Additionally, the malfunctioning [...]

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Report: Hyundai considering entering the pickup truck market, currently studying the possibilities

AutomotiveNews reports that Hyundai is interested in the possibility of producing a pickup truck specifically for the United States market, according to the brand’s sales chief. “We do not have a pickup truck. Other than that, we cover almost every segment,” Lee In-Cheol told AN, Hyundai’s sales chief. “We are studying that one very hard [...]

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2013 Hyundai HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept Left Side

Hyundai debuts its latest 2013 HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept at the Seoul Motor Show in S. Korea

While most of us were busy tackling the debuts of the 2013 New York International Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled a new sports coupe concept at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show in South Korea. The 2013 Hyundai HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept is being called a design study, much like the 2013 Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis Concept that [...]

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2014 Hyundai Equus NYIAS

2013 New York: The Hyundai Equus receives a facelift and update for the 2014 model year

Hyundai revealed a new update for its flagship Equus luxury sedan for the 2014 model year at the 2013 New York International Auto Show earlier today. Many of the core components from the original Equus sedan carry over, so there’s still plenty of kit that the newly updated 2014 Hyundai Equus comes with. But more [...]

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2013 Hyundai HND-9 Concept Rendering Rear

Hyundai unveils HND-9 high performance luxury sports coupe online, due at 2013 Seoul Motor Show

Hyundai has just pulled the virtual sheets off of a new concept that they plant to unveil at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show on their home turf. It’s called the HND-9 and is described to be “Hyundai’s next-generation luxury sports coupe design.” The HND-9 is presumably another model to gauge Hyundai’s interest in expanding up [...]

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