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If BMW or Infiniti made the Genesis Coupe, would it be more appealing? The Hyundai Equus, Hyundai Genesis, and Hyundai Genesis Coupe are extremely good cars, but does the Hyundai name deter premium-car buyers? Are label-conscious buyers opting for mechanically similar cars with more cachet? This is the dilemma the ...    Read more

The Chicago Auto Show bills itself as the biggest in the world, and to a certain extent that's true. McCormick Place is the biggest convention center in the world, and the show itself attracts huge numbers of visitors when it's open to the public. Like other auto shows, it's a chance ...    Read more

The Hyundai Elantra is a great compact car, and it's a great-selling compact car. So, why would the Korean automaker tinker with success and introduce two new models--the sexy Elantra Coupe and European-derived Elantra GT hatchback? Because one can never have too much of a good thing, that's why. Yes, this ...    Read more

In the classic 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray’s character is forced to live one day—the titular Groundhog Day—over and over again. After much soul searching, Murray's character eventually learns not to be a pompous jerk, gets the girl, and even falls in love with the town of Punxsutawney. But ...    Read more

Korean auto makers Hyundai and Kia had a very lucrative year in 2011 and that trend of success appears to have carried over into the first month of 2012. Both auto makers had a January for the record books (again) moving a staggering 78,211 units combined. Kia is up 27.8 ...    Read more

The Super Bowl of advertising is just around the corner, once again coinciding with the actual Super bowl. Good thing too, since it's a sure bet that not all of the millions of people watching The Big Game actually enjoy football. However, all of them do buy stuff on occasion, ...    Read more

Today's video of the day comes from the fairway, where a Hyundai Veloster Rally Car subs in for a traditional golf cart, and ace driver Rhys Millen does some expected drifting (shocker), and even a doughnut or two. But the payday comes at the end of the short video. Set to ...    Read more

We're only three months away from the New York Auto Show, site of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe debut, but as you well know, the inter-webs don't much like that waiting stuff. Thanks to the enthusiastic folks at the Hyundai Blog, we've got a sneak peek at Hyundai's redesigned crossover. One ...    Read more

It's no secret that the continued growth of technology has both helped and hurt the automotive industry. With the addition of smartphones, many auto makers have developed apps that are capable of starting a vehicle and checking other vital systems. On the flip side, smartphones are also responsible for countless ...    Read more

Is the 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo a better car because it's now featured in glorious digital splendor on Forza 4? Or is Forza 4 a better game because it now has the Veloster Turbo? These questions have been perplexing Korean automakers and the Forza Motorsport gaming world for dozens of ...    Read more

As more auto makers begin importing diesel variations of models already stateside, some buyers have begun questioning the importance of electric vehicles. But don't count IBM among those who disregard electric vehicles. In fact, the tech giant is in the process of developing a lithium-air battery capable of achieving 500 ...    Read more

It's been a busy couple of months for Hyundai: In November the Korean automaker debuted the all new 2012 Hyundai Azera, and just this past week in Detroit it unveiled the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Veloster Turbo. The popular 2012 Hyundai Elantra ...    Read more

People like Hyundai. People really, really like Hyundai for things such as their ten-year warranty, a slew of new products, and Jeff Bridges’ soothing, whiskey-dipped voice. And people also really like Hyundai because, occasionally, the company does stuff like this: Expanding its warranty program to cover the batteries on the ...    Read more

An annual tradition at the Detroit Auto Show—well, since 1994 anyhow—is the unveiling of the North American Car of the Year. Selected by 50 North American automotive journalists, the NACOY purports to honor the best all-new car and truck introduced for the current model year. And the winners this year are: ...    Read more

Conventional wisdom held that 2011 would be the year of the compact car. Instead, it was a year of disaster, frustration, and not atypically—hope. But everyone already knows 2011's great story: tsunami, earthquake, floods, and burying the past. It's that last part, plus summer's annual focus on the next production ...    Read more

Like oatmeal, homemade holiday cookies, and your Grandma Eunice, midsize sedans are a familiar sight in tough times. They’re not flashy (no matter how hard Hyundai tries), but they’re good for you. They’ve been around since forever, much like Eunice. And also like her, no matter how hard she tries ...    Read more

Today's car ads, which can be found in video , webpages , and yes, the lowly magazine or newspaper (remember those?) can be informative, but ultimately unsatisfying because you still have to trudge down to the local dealership to test drive said ...    Read more

A few months ago, it got real in the Whole Foods parking lot. If you don't know what we're talking about, the inter-webs were taken aback this past summer with a video posted to YouTube that seemed to perfectly depict and hilariously parody Whole Foods' clientele, exorbitant prices, and a ...    Read more

Habemus Papam! The finalists for the 2012 North American Car of the Year awards are out, and up for grabs this year are the Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Passat. On the flip side, the North American Truck of the Year finalists are a diverse field: the BMW X3, the ...    Read more

Hyundai is previewing a new concept car for the Geneva Motor Show next March, and in typical understated and artsy form, they’ve released a moody profile sketch and a silly name: “i-oniq.” The name “i-oniq” (trendy lowercases and all) combines the sensibilities of an air purifier designed by Apple and hawked ...    Read more

Volkswagen's design boss Walter de'Silva spilled the beans about a new small crossover to sit below the already compact Tiguan as the German auto maker expands its crossover offerings. It also appears that this new crossover won't be the only one to join Volkswagen's lineup. VW is looking to add crossovers ...    Read more

Consumer Watchdog, a California and Washington D.C-based nonprofit consumer watch group, is asking that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) investigate mileage claims for the popular Hyundai Elantra. The EPA currently estimates the Elantra at 29 city, and 40 highway mpg, with an average of 33 mpg. Like most cars Hyundai makes, ...    Read more

Marketing folks love to trot out the phrase “it’s the product, stupid.” Some of them probably have it tattooed somewhere on their bodies. Spurred by this hackneyed phrase, it’s been a good month for the Korean automakers, to say the least. both Hyundai and Kia saw record sales for the ...    Read more

Shortly after automakers showed off their latest products to the media in Los Angeles, Dodge is created a buzz for the North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show. When it opens its doors to the media in the second week of January 2012, Dodge will ...    Read more

If you're unhappy with the navigation system in your vehicle, you're not alone. J.D. Power and Associates has released details on its  2011 U.S. Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study, and many manufacturers have a long way to go to improve their user interfaces. J.D. Power surveyed 18,303 people who recently ...    Read more