Love them or hate them - and these cars really do polarise opinion - there’s no denying that hybrids have been a huge success, with Toyota’s Prius being the biggest seller so far. Now Hyundai has a competitor. How does it fare against the current favourite?The RangeThere are two versions of the Ioniq currently available...
Ah, the Paris Motor Show. A show most have probably forgotten about. Do you remember what big car was launched at the last Paris Motor Show? No, I don’t either.* It’s in the awkward place in the motor show calendar of being near the end but not really.Most manufactures use the early shows such as Detroit and Geneva to show off...
It may seem a strange time to be launching a new mid-size sedan as global figures indicate the small SUV is very soon to be the reigning king of mid-size vehicles, but to Hyundai the Elantra is a number one seller. Its 25 year history is one of great success, selling over 10 million worldwide over its 5 generations in the Hyundai line...
Another week, another motor show done and dusted. The New York Motor Show may not be the most glamorous or the biggest motor show of the year but it does always provide important new models for the upcoming year as well as hosting the World Car of the Year award ceremony (well done MX-5).This year’s New York Show lacked a few...
Waitangi Weekend 2016 was the date of the fourth Leadfoot Festival. Inspired by the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Kiwi racing legend Rod Millen turned his driveway into a race track then created a hill climb event around it. Drivers are invited from all over New Zealand and the world to bring cars and race the tricky and narrow 1.2km up...
The Hyundai Tucson won two awards in the AA’s Car of the Year 2015 - Best Medium SUV and the People’s Choice Trophy. The Tucson has been around since 2004 and this 2015 model, which is built in the Czech Rebublic, is the third generation. Our test car was the 1.6 turbocharged petrol version, in the top Elite Limited spec.The...
Sport Utility Vehicles, SUVs, are the biggest market in the world at the moment for car sales. All of the manufacturers have been busy bringing out whole ranges of different sized SUVs, and until recently I’ve always wondered why. It’s just a taller, uglier car, right? Surely you don’t need all the extra height, you’re just...
It's easy to see why the Hyundai ix35 was New Zealand's best selling small SUV in 2014. Despite its age it still managed to look contemporary, it's well priced, decent value, spacious, practical, economical, and easy to drive. It's a car that makes sense for a lot of families. Now Hyundai have taken the wraps off the replacement...
What if I told you could have a brand new sedan with the luxury of a Mercedes S-Class, the size and dynamics of an E-Class but only costing as much as a C-Class? Sound too good to be true? Well no, because the car in question isn't German, British, or American. It's not even Japanese. It's actually Korean. Hyundai have been selling...
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