It's a sEGGway! Hyundai Displays E4U Concept at Seoul Motor Show

It seems that Asian manufacturers area just so much better than the rest of the world at coming up with very weird transportation ideas. The Japanese always seem to be the ones wowing motor show crowds with their contraptions, however the Koreans aren't far behind on the innovation front, or so it would seem. Take this concept from Hyundai, called E4U, which was introduced at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show. Read more »

We Take a Look at the Hyundai Equus' Mitsubishi-Based Predecessor

Hyundai does not really have a history of making luxury cars, but the brand's current S-Class rival from South Korea, the Equus or Centennial, depending on the market, is not the first car of its kind from the manufacturer. It was actually preceded by a front-wheel drive car, which was developed by Mitsubishi, based on the latter's amusingly-named Proudia. Read more »

Hyundai and Kia Conduct Massive US Recall for 1.9 Million Vehicles

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have announced a very large-scale recall, which affects a total of 1.9 million vehicles in the United States. Of the total figure, 1.06 million of the recalled vehicles are Hyundais, while Kia has called back some 623,000 cars in total, all of which share the same electronic problems. Read more »

Auto Shop Spends €10,000 and 30 Days to Build a Dacia Logan Coupe with Bits from Hyundai Coupe

Three years ago, Romanian auto repair shop AutoK9 built a convertible version of the Dacia Logan. It was a one-off prototype aimed at demonstrating the workshop’s technical abilities. Now they did it again, only this time they built a coupe version of Dacia's first-generation budget sedan.

To convert the Logan into a coupe in a fast and cost-effective way, AutoK9 added the roof and doors from a Hyundai Coupe on a regular Logan bodywork and chassis. After integrating the Korean parts, the folks from the repair shop fitted sport seats and steering wheel, as well as a lowered suspension and a noisier exhaust.

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Hyundai Group Still Considering Launching a Pickup Truck

Remember the 2004 Kia KCV4 Mojave pickup concept? Well, it's 2013 and Hyundai and Kia still don't have a pickup truck in their lineups. That could change in the future, as Hyundai is once again pondering the launch of a pickup truck model, according to the carmaker’s sales boss, Lee In-cheol.

Engineers and product planners in South Korea are at the stage of studying what size truck would be best, said Lee In-cheol, vice president of international sales.

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Hyundai Gets Glitzy with Equus Stretch Limo Designed by Hermes [w/Video]

While Hyundai premiered its restyled 2014 Equus in New York, at the Seoul Motor Show today, the Korean carmaker unveiled a special edition of its limousine, designed in collaboration with Hermes French fashion house "Hermes".

Based on the 2012 model year version, the “Equus by Hermes” is a more luxurious edition of the long-wheelbase model, with the exterior tweaks and the cabin styled and customized by Hermes designers.

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Hyundai HND-9 Concept is the Blueprint for the Next Genesis Coupe, Debuts in Seoul

When Hyundai first showed us renderings of its new HND-9 Concept last week, it said that it hints at the company's "next-generation luxury sports coupe". After its world premiere at the Seoul Motor Show on Thrusday, the Korean automaker laid it out loud and clear: "the next generation Genesis coupe, will draw on technical and stylistic elements from the HND-9".

How close the second generation of the RWD Genesis Coupe will be to the impressive looking concept, remains to be seen, but one element we don't expect to see on the production car are the butterfly doors.

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Hyundai Debuts 2014 Equus, Which it Says, is the Number One Shopped Premium Luxury Sedan

Yes, you read right – the Hyundai Equus, which has just debuted in NYC in facelifted form, is the " number-one shopped premium luxury sedan, well ahead of Mercedes-Benz S-Class (really?), BMW 7-Series, Audi A8, Lexus LS, and Jaguar XJ according to industry shopping analysis by Compete," as stated in the Korean carmaker's press blurb.

What that is supposed to mean, or whether it has anything to do with any aspect of reality, we don't know. However, what Hyundai is clearly trying to say - besides the marketing nonsense, is that the Equus has been significantly improved for 2014, in several important ways.

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U Spy: Hyundai's Refreshed 2014 Equus Flagship Caught on U.S. Roads

It's only a matter of days before Hyundai blows the covers off the North American market version of the subtly revised 2014 Equus sedan at the New York Auto Show, and even though we've seen what the Korean domestic market (KDM) model looks like, the company's engineers continue to drive around camouflaged prototypes here in the U.S.

One such test car was captured on camera by Carscoops reader Sammy, who sent in these pictures of the 2014 Equus.

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Watch Firefighters Cut Open a Hyundai Elantra to Rescue a Trapped Driver

WARNING: Some readers may find the following video story disturbing.

We can all agree that no one wants to be in a car accident (or any type of accident, for that matter), and certainly no one wants to be trapped in their car if something like this were to happen (knock on wood), but when it does, your best hope for survival are the emergency crews.

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Hyundai's New HND-9 Concept with V6 Turbo Hints at Next Genesis Coupe

Did you know that the 2013 New York Auto Show coincides with this year's edition of the Seoul Motor Show in Korea, as both events will be open to the public between March 29 and April 7? Well, if that doesn't sound interesting, maybe this will: Hyundai has chosen the Korean show for the world premiere of a new concept sports coupe named HND-9.

What makes the ninth concept model developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s R&D Center in Namyang, Korea, particularly interesting is that according to the automaker, it's design and technical specifications hint at its "next-generation luxury sports coupe", by which Hyundai means the replacement to the Genesis Coupe.

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