Hyundai

When the Hyundai Kona made its debut in 2018, pretty much everybody predicted that it would enjoy a lot of success. And that’s exactly what happened. Last year, the Kona became the best-selling small SUV in Canada with nearly 26,000 units on the road. The closest competitor is the Nissan …

Hyundai recently invited us to its assembly plant in Alabama, where the Sonata , Elantra and Santa Fe are all built, not to mention the future Santa Cruz pickup. We were introduced to the completely redesigned 2020 Sonata, a finalist for the North American Car of the Year award along …

Just before our test drive of the all-new 2020 Hyundai Venue, we received a short message from the company’s public relations staff. Basically, they asked us to put ourselves in the customer’s shoes. You see, the Venue is aimed at city-dwelling millennials with a fondness for the latest and hottest …

In the U.S. and Canada, about 1.5 million midsize, three-row SUVs are sold each year. That’s a important segment not just in size, but in profitability, and everyone obviously wants in. Hyundai does too, and it recently introduced the 2020 Palisade. Oh, it’s not the brand’s first effort to produce …

As we all know, the subcompact SUV segment is gaining in popularity and Canadian consumers seem to be willing to trade in their compact cars for one. These trendy vehicles may not be very spacious, but most of them are available with all-wheel drive to help us get through the …

Ice cream shops can try all they want to come out with new flavours, and of course people will try them out. However, it’s safe to say that vanilla will always remain the most popular one. Aside from its taste, it can easily be matched to any other topping or …

Hyundai came to this year’s Montreal Auto Show with a North American premiere. Originally introduced in Frankfurt last September, the 45 concept celebrates the 45th anniversary of Hyundai’s first car, the Pony. It’s a retro-looking electric vehicle that hints at the future design direction for the Korean automaker. The car’s …

Flying cars have captured our imagination for a long time, but they’re still many years away from hitting the sky in cities around the world. At the 2020 CES in Las Vegas this week, Hyundai and Uber announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial …

The 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show marked the world debut of a plug-in hybrid SUV concept by Hyundai called Vision T. It signals a future production model and shows the design direction Hyundai wants to take for small urban SUVs. Right now, this segment is covered by the Kona and …

The redesigned and upgraded 2020 Hyundai IONIQ lineup made its North American debut today at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, offering a fresh look, additional infotainment technology and new Hyundai SmartSense active safety features and driving assistance systems. The biggest improvement was made to the IONIQ Electric in the …

You know what displacement, horsepower and L/100 km all mean. These automotive terms exist since, well, pretty much the invention of automobiles. Electric cars are a different creature, however. They have their own unique features and a unique vocabulary. A Few Definitions Fossil fuels are out, electrons are in! Let’s …

Hyundai confirmed on Wednesday that the production version of the Santa Cruz will hit the assembly line at its Montgomery, Alabama plant in 2021. The vehicle was first shown as a concept way back at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It will join the Hyundai Santa …

As part of its annual vehicle evaluation event to select the Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year, better known as “TestFest,” the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced the winners of the 2020 Automotive Innovation Awards on Tuesday night. The jury was made up of seven expert …

The 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is fast approaching and many automakers have already announced their lineup for the event. Hyundai is no exception. We first saw an off-road-ready Veloster; now, check out this sportier version of the Veloster N hatchback. The Veloster N Performance Concept features engineered, OEM-quality …