Hyundai Motor Co. posted a third-quarter profit increase of 21 percent. The Korean automaker attributes sales of the Sonata and Tucson to the increase in profits. Hyundai’s net income increased to 1.92 trillion won ($1.7 billion) in the three months ended on the last day of September. Hyundai ended up beating the projections of 1.89 trillion [...]
The following is a short-list of all the model being considered for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year. On December 16, three finalists from each category will be announced, with the winner getting its fame and award at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. As you can probably see from [...]
BBC’s Top Gear is everything and more that any auto enthusiast would expect from a car show and Hyundai seems to agree. In its latest TV ad spots for the new ix35 (known to us Americans as the Tucson), Hyundai has put together a Top Gear spoof to cater to the UK market. We’d go [...]
The International Institute for Highway Safety announced that it has awarded Audi, Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen models the 2010 Top Safety Pick award. “Based on new rollover test results the 2010 Audi A4 and Q5, Ford Flex and Fusion (twins Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ), Hyundai Tucson, Lincoln MKT, and Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen earn the [...]
The all-new and redesigned 2010 Hyundai Tucson will be making its way to dealerships later this month with a starting price tag of $18,995 for the GLS model with front-wheel-drive and a 6-speed manual transmission. Prices will top out at $28,695 for the Tucson Limited with a Premium Package, all-wheel-drive and a 6-speed automatic transmission. [...]
Key Competitors: Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue. Power: Theta II 2.4L 4-cylinder – 176-hp / 168 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Fuel-economy: 23/31 mpg (city/highway). Availability: Dec. 2009. Pricing: TBA. At the 2009 LA Auto Show today, Hyundai unveiled its new 2010 Tucson, which will go on sale later this month. Hyundai says [...]
The 2010 Hyundai ix35 (known as the Tucson on the stateside) will be making its European debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in about two weeks. Hyundai says that the new Tucson has moved away from its “two-box off-roader look in favor of a sleeker, more reformed profile while aiming for a roomier cabin, [...]
The next-generation Hyundai ix35 (known as the Tucson) will make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. U.S. customers won’t see their version of the new Tucson until December at the 2009 LA Auto Show. Well, the Koreans get to see their version today – ruining the surprise for every other market [...]
Hyundai has released official renderings of its new ix35 C-segment SUV that will replace the Tucson. The ix35 will make its debut alongside the new Santa Fe at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The new ix35 was designed at Hyundai’s European design center in Russelsheim, Germany, and takes design cues from the ix-onic [...]
Hyundai has unveiled its new ix-onic concept at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The Hyundai ix-onic concept provides a strong hint at what the replacement for the Tucson SUV will look like when it hits the markets next year. The concept was designed by Hyundai’s design team in Rüsselsheim, Germany, led by the company’s Europe design chief [...]
