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Hyundai Santa Cruz ute built around car-like architecture

May 23, 2020 by Alastair Sloane

Spy pictures of Hyundai’s Santa Cruz ute have been floating about for some time, but this first picture of the actual bodyshell shows how the four-door production version has grown from the two-door concept shown below. It is a logical step, seeing as four-door variants make up the lion’s share of ute sales. But Hyundai has steered away from the accepted logic in the … [Read more...] about Hyundai Santa Cruz ute built around car-like architecture

New Hyundai Santa Fe picks up styling cues from Kona SUV

February 7, 2018 by Alastair Sloane

Hyundai has released the first official peek and some details of the new Santa Fe SUV, a few weeks out from its international media launch in South Korea. The fourth-generation mid-sized SUV will land in New Zealand later in the year. It gets new infotainment and safety technologies and adopts a bold new look, partially inspired by the Kona compact SUV. Up front are split … [Read more...] about New Hyundai Santa Fe picks up styling cues from Kona SUV

Hyundai confirms ‘serious’ hybrid sports car in its eco-friendly future

January 10, 2018 by Alastair Sloane

Hyundai’s surprise announcement at the Consumer Electric Show (CES) in Las Vegas wasn’t about its Nexo fuel-cell SUV (above), but that it is developing a hybrid sports car. The Nexo SUV and its high-tech equipment was expected but the news about the sports car wasn’t. The carmaker’s design chief Luc Donkerwolke told reporters at CES: “We are definitely doing it. I am … [Read more...] about Hyundai confirms ‘serious’ hybrid sports car in its eco-friendly future

Tagging along at the back of a convoy of Hyundai Konas

November 2, 2017 by Alastair Sloane

Hyundai NZ general manager Andy Sinclair says the new Kona is the “most important new model for Hyundai in years.” Easy to see why. Hyundai needs the compact model to bolster its stocks, because its sales at the end of September were down significantly on the same period last year. The numbers tell the story: 6379 sales in nine months last year – 5870 in nine months this … [Read more...] about Tagging along at the back of a convoy of Hyundai Konas

Hyundai cuts executive perks to aid expansion, says report

January 2, 2017 by Alastair Sloane

A lack of SUV and commercial models is costing Hyundai to the point where its global sales are hurting, along with its share prices, says a Reuters report. As a result the South Korean company is working to cut costs, going as far as taking away benefits such as annual flights home to expatriate executives for holidays, says the news agency. Business class trips are also … [Read more...] about Hyundai cuts executive perks to aid expansion, says report

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French carmaker Renault has won the 2025 European Car of the Year award with the all-electric R5 supermini (pictured). It’s the brand’s second win in a row, following the new Scenic’s gong in 2024. The R5 led the vote count from start to finish from the 60 jurors in 23 countries. It received 353 points, beating the Kia EV3 (291 points) and the Citroen C3/e in third place with 215 points. It’s Renault’s eighth win in the 62-year history of the Coty award. The R5 goes on sale in the UK this month. There are two main drivetrains: a 90kW motor/40kWh battery model with a 300km range, and a 112kW/52kWh example with a 400km range. The R5 starts in price at £22.995, or $NZ50,000.

EU carmakers seek trade deal with Trump

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are among carmakers urging the European Union to get a favourable trade deal with US President Donald Trump. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) wants to keep open trade with both the US and China. It fears Trump, who promises heavy tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, will look unfavourably on countries that continue to trade freely with Beijing. Ola Kallenius, president of the group and chairman of the management board of MB, said in a letter to EU leaders:  “Overall, it is essential to recognise that trade with China and the US is most vital for the prosperity of the European economy.The EU should seek a grand bargain with the US and attempt to avoid a potential trade conflict.”

Diesel fuels EV concept for US military

A  go-anywhere EV concept for the US military uses an onboard 12kW diesel generator to top up the batteries on the move.  The all-wheel-drive has 800-volt technology and a 200kWh battery pack to power three electric motors, two in the rear and one up front. Claimed output is 745kW/15,590Nm, or 1000hp and 11,500 ft-lb of torque.  The four-seater was developed by the defence division of General Motors and is based on the platform of the Hummer SUV. It rides on Fox performance shock absorbers and 37-inch tyres and comes with “exceptional” approach and departure angles for off-road mobility. Maximum range using the generator to keep things ticking over is said to be around 500km.

We are the World

The outside temperature in Midland, Texas, was 40.5C when staff at the local office of the US National Weather Service set out to show the cabin of a closed car can literally get baking hot in summer. They mixed up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and laid them on the car’s dashboard – the surface of which showed a temperature of 87.7C. A little over four hours later the cookies were ready to eat. “Even though ours weren’t golden brown, we can confirm that they are done and delicious,” the staff wrote on Facebook.

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