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Hyundai i20
By Stuart Livesey on Aug 11, 2010 in Hyundai
It’s the replacement for Hyundai’s top-selling car but why didn’t it come with a diesel option?
Category: Hyundai
Hyundai i45 – a first look and drive
It would be a Camry-beater if only Toyota didn’t have so much goodwill in the bank with Australian new car buyers.
The Hyundai i30CW CRDi Road Test
Over the last month we’ve tested four different vehicles … see why this was our favorite
The Hyundai Santa Fe – an overview
A quick look across the three models in the Hyundai Santa Fe range
Hyundai Santa Fe – first impressions
Toni’s first experiences in Hyundai’s big soft-roader … I think she’s in love.
Hyundai i30CW – first impressions
If you’ve got preconceived negative ideas about small wagons then the Hyundai i30CW is going to change them.
Hyundai ix35 – interesting times ahead for the compact SUV market
This will really hot up the competition in the compact SUV segment
The Hyundai Tiburon
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 11, 2010 in Hyundai
If you want a real sportscar with mind-numbing acceleration then this is probably not for you. But if you want a car that looks the part …
Hyundai Sets Some Sales Records
It’s been a great year for Hyundai in Australia and overseas as well.
Major Hyundai Elantra Recall in the US
By Stuart Livesey on Aug 30, 2008 in Elantra
Hyundai will soon be recalling around 65,000 Elantra’s sold in the United States due to a fuel pump defect. The recall relates to Elantras built in South Korea between November 2007 and June 2008.
There is no word yet on whether the defect is also found in Hyundai Elantra models sold in Australia.
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Five Star Safety Rating for Mitsubishi and Hyundai
Two more small vehicles available in Australia have been given a five-star crash test rating by the Australian New Car Assessment Programme – ANCAP
The top of the range Lancer ated highly for occupant protection following a series of crash tests – a frontal offset, a side offset and a pole test. The model tested was [...]
Hyundai Meltdown
Of course Hyundai – the car company – is not in meltdown. But back in December I wondered should I be thrilled when I found that a part of my Hyundai Grandeur had melted and was having a very adverse effect on the acceleration.
It’s been so bad that our normally very responsive car has [...]
Holden and Ford Suck – It’s Official!
Holden and Ford have long been Australian icons and they have a very vocal following among motoring enthusiasts … but out in the real world they just plain suck … and it’s official … almost.
It seems that a comsumer website here in Australia – ProductReview.com.au asked owners to rate their vehicles in a number of [...]
Reading the Fine Print
by Stuart Livesey
One of our daughters is thinking of buying a new small car and that’s a perfect excuse for someone like me to go tyre kicking and collecting a few brochures for her. It also helps that she’s about as tall as me … and that’s rather tall so I can cull the cars [...]
Hyundai Veracruz – Luxury SUV
Only available in the United States … but maybe one day
Hyundai have now announced the release of their latest crossover vehicle in the United States. The 2007 Veracruz combines luxury and performance.
Inside, passengers are coddled in a rich, sophisticated environment that was inspired by boutique hotels. The result is an interior that could be found [...]
Should I be Thrilled …
… that my 2000 Hyundai Grandeur has developed a fault that no one has heard of before?
by Stuart Livesey
For the latest on this story see Hyundai Meltdown
Our 2000 Hyundai Grandeur has been running a little sluggish lately and She who must be obeyed and who only knows two speeds (flat out and stop) decreed that [...]
Hyundai Santa Fe Wins Awards in the US
SUV of the Year and Best Midsize SUV
The fourth annual Autobytel Editor’s Choice Awards is a listing of the best new 2007 vehicles on the market in the United States and the review team consists of veteran automotive editors.
This year the Hyundai Santa Fe was adjudged the best midsize SUV and it [...]
Hyundai Elantra 2007
Hyundai has released the fourth generation of its Elantra small-medium car, its global best seller and second most popular model in Australia.
Redesigned and refined, new Elantra sedan enters the scene with fresh new styling, a more spacious and gracious interior, a quieter, cleaner and perkier drivetrain, sharper dynamics and more safety features.
Four variants of [...]
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group is world’s sixth largest automaker in 2005
The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group ranks as the sixth largest automotive manufacturer in the world, according to the Detroit-based weekly Automotive News.
In Automotive News’ most recent survey of global automotive sales and production, Hyundai Motor Co. and its subsidiary Kia Motors Corp. registered an 11.6 percent jump in global sales in 2005 to 3,715,096 [...]
Kia Expands Into Europe and Honda Expands in America
Honda has announced plans to have a completely new manufacturing plant on line in 2009 to produce 150,000 Civics and Fit models for the North American market. Reports suggest that the new plant will have the capacity to increase production to 300,000 models a year bringing Honda’s total capacity in North America to something [...]
Hyundai Moves Up to Sixth
Hyundai outsold Mitsubishi and moved up another place to claim sixth spot in the Australian car market in April with 3965 vehicles sold and a 5.8 percent share of the market, up 1.1 percent over April 2005.
Year-to-date, Hyundai has overtaken Honda and also moved up a place to sixth with 16,073 sales, accounting for 5.3 [...]
The New Hyundai Elantra Released
By Stuart Livesey on Apr 14, 2006 in Elantra
The all-new 2007 Elantra makes its world debut today at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. Hyundai’s 2007 Elantra is the seventh all-new model from Hyundai in just 24 months, giving Hyundai the freshest lineup in the industry. All new from headlight to taillight, Elantra brings more refinement, safety and interior space to compact [...]
An Interesting Trend for Hyundai
By Stuart Livesey on Apr 07, 2006 in Sonata
The March US sales figures must be rather perplexing for executives at Hyundai. Sales of the Elantra dropped 9.6%, sales of the Accent dropped 44.6% and sales of the Santa Fe and Tucson dropped a combined 22.9%.
But sales of the Sonata increased by 53.8% and that meant that total Hyundai sales for March were up [...]
Hyundai Grandeur 2006 Part 2
By Stuart Livesey on Mar 05, 2006 in Grandeur
At last I have actually seen one up close and personal and my wife and I sat in one at the Brisbane Motor Show while an eager young salesman practiced his sales pitch on us.
And our impression was … for $42,990 we will quite happily stick with our 2000 model..
My wife’s impression of the driver’s [...]
Hyundai Grandeur 2006
Despite what we were told by a salesman at our local Hyundai dealer several weeks ago the new Grandeur is here and it is being advertised by the local dealer. So what do we have and is it really going to be worth the money.
Sadly if you go to the Hyundai website you’re not going [...]
US Car Awards
The motoring industry in the United States is going through it’s annual round of car awards and one of the first is the Roand and Travel Magazine International Card of the Year Awards.
Typically the Americans give a world title to something that only applies in the US but still it’s interesting to see what did [...]
Hyundai Sonata – a Top 10 Vehicle in the United States
By Stuart Livesey on Jan 03, 2006 in Sonata
Back in November Aussie Motoring posted some comments about the Hyundai Sonata. It seemed to attract mixed reviews from motoring journalists here in Australia that were somewhat at variance with what Sonota owners ,that we have spoken to, have to say about the car.
Those reviewes are also at variance with what motoring journalists in the [...]
Australia’s Best Small Car
Hyundai’s Getz has reclaimed the title of Australia’s Best Small Car – its second win in three years – in the annual Australia’s Best Cars awards, the car industry’s most rigorous and comprehensive rating regime run by all the state Royal Automobile Clubs and the NRMA.
In the Large (formerly Family) Car class, mostly the preserve [...]
Hyundai Sets Its Sights on Australia
In a major announcement the chairman of Hyundai Automotive Group revealed that by 2015 is aims to be selling 100,000 Hyundai and 50,000 Kia cars in Australia.
The chairman, Chung Mong-koo suggested that by the end of 2007 the company would be selling 70,000 units in Australia and by 2010 it would have doubled it’s market [...]
Hyundai Sonata
By Stuart Livesey on Nov 21, 2005 in Hyundai
The new Hyndai Sonata has been out on the streets for a short time now and, despite what some reviewers think, the new Sonata is proving popular with owners
The Sonata comes in either a 2.4 litre 4 cylinder version or a 2.7 litre V6 and each version comes in various levels of creature comfort and [...]
