Posts Tagged ‘VeraCruz’

7-seat Lexus RX on its way

Sunday, June 10th, 2007
With annual sales of over 100,000 units, the Lexus RX350 is the crown jewel of Toyota's luxury marque. The CUV started the luxury crossover craze, but a recent comparison test by Motor Trend concluded that the Hyundai Veracruz was perhaps the better all-around crossover. Lexus fully intends to prote......

LEAKED: Supposed Kia Mesa interior shots

Friday, May 25th, 2007
TheCarBlogger just published three leaked pics of what they are claiming to be the first official images of the interior in the new Kia Mesa, nee HM. And just like we were when we saw the interior on the Veracruz, we have to say we are pretty impressed. Nothing cutting edge, but definitely styled to......

Hyundai Veracruz gets the full-frontal treatment from IIHS

Thursday, May 24th, 2007
And you've gotta know Hyundai is thrilled with that line of nothing but green Gs its full-size SUV scored. IIHS said crash results indicated, "... a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity." Which, we would all agree, is a good thing.This shouldn't be a big surprise, though,......

Hyundai reaches 5 million cars in the US

Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Hyundai announced today that it has passed the five million sales milestone in the U.S. since entering the market a little over two decades ago. During that time, Hyundai has transformed itself from a cheap and shoddy import brand into one that can rival industry leader Toyota for reliability, and i......

Cruise Control: Hyundai’s next big launch

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Think the Veracruz is the biggest vehicle Hyundai's ever produced? Compared to an Accent, the crossover is colossal, but it could soon find itself shrinking in the shadow of something much, much bigger from the Korean company.With a number of contracts coming up for grabs in 2009, Hyundai is anticip......

Spy Shots: Hyundai Sonata

Saturday, April 28th, 2007
It's more of a freshening than a full-out restyle, but that's okay, since the Hyundai Sonata is an enjoyable little number. The meat in the middle of the sandwich remains the same, but the nose and tail have been nipped and tucked. Up front, there's new headlights, a reshaped bumper and more chrome ......

IIHS gives SantaFe Top Pick status

Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Hyundai has been on a mission to turn their fortunes around with hard work, smart engineering and a dogged determination to improve. The 2007 Santa Fe has just gone from the dubious rating of "poor" to a trifecta of "good" in front, side, and rear collisions by the IIHS. The '07 Santa Fe owes its dr......

In-dash nav systems do damage to resale value

Friday, March 16th, 2007
How's this - you pay a nearly ten percent premium to get a factory navigation system in your new whatever, and when it's replacement time, that very same nav system will cost you again, whacking 1% off the car's resale price. It makes perfect sense if you try to use some of the integrated nav setups......

Hyundai bringing diesel mill to the U.S. by 2010

Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Hyundai already offers a diesel engine in its Veracruz crossover abroad, but like many other would-be U.S-bound oil burners, it doesn't meet the emissions standards of all 50 states. That's said to change, when Hyundai overcomes those hurdles and releases their three-liter V6 diesel in the U.S. in e......

Hyundai brings down the hammer on 50 dealers

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Shape up or ship out seems to be the message that Hyundai is sending to 50 of its worst performing dealers. Automotive News is reporting that Hyundai Motor America COO Steve Wilhite sent a "strongly worded" letter to 50 'chronic underachievers.' Poor sales and customer service is at the heart of Wil......