• All-new Elantra and All-new Tucson win prestigious iF Design Award

     

    •  All-new Elantra and All-new Tucson receive ‘iF Design Award 2016’ in product design category

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    Hyundai Motor received international recognition for its vehicle design from the prestigious iF Design Awards jury. All-new Elantra and All- …

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  • 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON & 2016 SONATA EARN IIHS 2015 HIGHEST SAFETY RATINGS

    Sept 25, 2015, Arlington, Virginia -  In one of the industry’s most rigorous tests of vehicle safety, the 2016 Hyundai Tucson and 2016 Sonata earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award. This is the first time Tucson, which received a significant redesign for the 2016 model year, has received the highest honor from IIHS.

     

    IIHS rates vehicles for occupant protection based on performance in five tests: moderate overlap front, small overlap front, …

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  • Hyundai Motor Holds World Premiere of All-new Elantra in Korea

    • Hyundai Motor’s best-selling model evolves with innovative design 

    • Award-winning compact sedan inspires driver confidence with enhanced performance and stable handling 

    • Class-leading convenience and safety features are tailored to customer needs 

     

     

    September 9, 2015 – Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, today unveiled the ‘All-new Elantra (named Avante in Korea)’, a sophisticated evolution of the brand’s long-established compact sedan. Now in its sixth …

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  • Hyundai Motor Partners with Shell for Global Lubricants Business

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  • HYUNDAI SONATA WINS 2015 BEST ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AWARD FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE SCIENCE GROUP

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – The all-new Hyundai Sonata won the 2015 BEST Economic Performance award from the Automotive Science Group (ASG). The award recognizes the model that holds the lowest cost of ownership in its class. In addition, the Sonata and Santa Fe Sport were honored as BEST 5 All-Around Performance models for achieving the highest combined social, environmental and economic performance scores.   “The Automotive Science Group recognizes Hyundai’s continued commitment to innovation, …

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Hyundai Genesis and Sonata Win 2014 GOOD DESIGN Awards

  • Models Honored for Innovative and Unique Designs in Transportation
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Dec. 22, 2014 – The all-new Hyundai Genesis and Sonata earned GOOD DESIGN™ Awards for their quality design, function and aesthetics from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

 

The GOOD DESIGN Awards honor the yearly achievements of the best industrial and graphic designers, and world manufactures for their pursuit of extraordinary design excellence. GOOD DESIGN is the oldest and the most prestigious architecture and design awards program organized worldwide, and strives to create a revived awareness about contemporary design. The awards honor both products and industry leaders in design and manufacturing that have chartered new directions and pushed the envelope for competitive products in the world marketplace. The GOOD DESIGN Awards were judged in Chicago by an international jury of design professionals, architects, experts and cultural leaders.

 

“By earning GOOD DESIGN awards for the all-new Genesis and Sonata from the most longstanding and respected organization in the architecture and design industry is proof of Hyundai’s commitment to developing products that embody anything but ordinary design,” said Chris Chapman, chief designer, Hyundai Design Center. “Both Genesis and Sonata were designed to offer the highest quality driving experience, while being eye catching on the road.”

 

Representing a bold step forward for Hyundai, the Genesis is all-new inside and out with a host of premium features and improved dynamics. Riding on a completely revamped platform, the sedan is stiffer and stronger than before. A suite of advanced assistance features such as Rear Cross-traffic Alert, Lane Change Assist, Blind-Spot Detection and Smart Cruise Control are offered.

 

The all-new seventh-generation Sonata offers a more refined look through a new Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language, stiffer body structure, better ride quality, reduced noise, vibration and harshness and advanced safety and convenience features. Sonata truly democratizes the premium design and convenient technology of the Genesis sedan for the mid-size class