Archive for the ‘hyundai’ Category

Jag XJ and Lexus LS named Chauffeur CotY

Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Close your eyes, sit back and imagine you're being chauffeured around town. Now open your eyes, and say what luxury conveyance you pictured your ride to be. The editors of The Chauffeur magazine – who we'd all imagine are named Jeeves or Somethingsworth – have made their selections, naming the J......

April Foolery: Toyota resurrects Oldsmobile in its own image

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
We've been trying to keep a straight face today as we report all these April Fools jokes, but this one from Car and Driver is so ridiculous that we must forego all the winks and nods and state plainly that it is not real. C&D concocted an alternate universe in which General Motors forgot to rene......

Lexus brand isn’t flying in Toyota’s home market

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
In trying to establish a Japanese-market foothold for Lexus, Toyota has seemingly fallen prey to the same tactic that made the Cadillac Cimmaron such a maroon. When trying to launch a brand, especially an upscale brand, it's not advisable to rebadge existing models and crank up the price. It doesn't......

New York ‘08 Preview: More Hyundai Genesis Coupe pics come online

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Click above for full high-res gallery of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis CoupeIt would've been cooler had the world met the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe on Wednesday when it's scheduled to be unveiled at the 2008 New York Auto Show. That's not how things are playing out unfortunately, what with the first bat......

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe gets web-assisted early unveiling

Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Click image for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis CoupeAs some of you might have already heard by now. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe has been unceremoniously de-cloaked courtesy of MyRide.com and the New Tiburon forums and is now making the rounds online. The consumer-grade version of the c......

VIDEO: One cranky South Korean gets to drive the Hyundai Genesis

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Click above to watch the videoThe Hyundai Genesis has had a lot of positive speculative press, and there are a lot of journalists anxious to get behind the wheel of the rear-wheel-drive sedan from South Korea. A quick check of the Genesis stat sheet shows that Hyundai is delivering an awful lot of ......

Geneva 2008: Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode aims to isolate

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode.Some automakers consistently trot out well-conceived, beautifully sculpted concepts to the world's auto shows. Others swing for the fences and rarely make it passed the infield. Hyundai seems to do a little of both. The Genesis duo prove......

Spy Shots: Hyundai Genesis Coupe caught in Sweden

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click either image for high-res gallery of Hyundai Genesis Coupe spy shotsThough we've seen spy shots of Hyundai's upcoming rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe before and now have the Genesis Coupe Concept as a reference for the upcoming production version, these brand new spy shots taken in Sweden revea......

Hyundai Superbowl ads improved brand awareness

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Click above to view Hyundai's two Superbowl ads.While we're hardly advertising analysts, of all the TV spots that we endured while watching the Superbowl, Hyundai's Genesis commercials seemed to be the most clear and cohesive (unlike some other automakers). Apparently, we weren't alone.Nielsen's On......

Geneva ‘08 Preview: Hyundai to debut HED-5 concept

Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Click image for photo galleryHyundai's announced what it's bringing to the party in Geneva, and it sounds like quite a bit. First up is the HED-5 concept, a wedge-shaped doorjam of an MPV that apparently boasts good fuel economy, seats for six (from Recaro, based on how the announcement reads), and ......