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The World Rally Championship is one of the most popular motorsport competitions in the world, perhaps the second one after Formula One. It is the sport where Sebastien Loen was undisputed king for the past decade and, next to him, Citroen was the brand that basically ruled a competition where the manufacturers’ list became smaller and smaller each year.Following the financial turmoil of the late 2000’s, out of the eight constructors that were competing before 2008, only three remained, some of t...

While we are waiting for the first official images and details of the new2019 Hyundai Santa Fe, the Korean car maker has dropped a commercial revealing in it the SUV in its full glory. The new Santa, we have to say, looks better in the flesh than what we saw in the official sketches and preview photos. In fact,2019 Hyundai Santa Fe seems to have migrated from the average, affordable SUV category to the high-end, luxury class. The lines that make the the serious face of the new Santa Fe, the slim headlights, the sophisticated grille and the whole profile of the car which is entirety new and a lot less ‘generic’ than the previous models, they all point to the fact that with the new model H...

Visitors to this year’s Chicago Auto Show got their first glimpse at the new 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models. The latest version of the green Sonata offers a hard to beat blend of performance and efficiency, enough to cement the car’s position in the market as one of the top players. Powering the 2018 Hyundai Sonata is a2.0-liter Nu GDI four-cylinder engine coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission that houses a powerful 38 kW electric motor. The combined output of this system is a very respectable193 horsepower, corresponding to an average fuel consumption of39 mpg in the city, 45 mpg on the highway and 42 mpg combined. What’s more, this system offers 27 miles...

The official U.S. pricing for the all-new2018 Hyundai Kona crossover has been aounced, and as you would expect the value-for-money element is strong. This quirky little sport utility starts at just$19,500 for the base model, rising up to$28,700 for the fully-loaded model. In America the 2018 Hyundai Kona is available with two engines and transmission choices. There is a2.0-liter 4-cylinder with 147 horsepower and 132 lb.-ft. of torque paired with a six-speedautomatic transmission, and a1.6-liter 4-cylinder turbo (Limited and Ultimate trims only) with aseven-speed EcoShift dual-clutch transmission offering175 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft. of torque. Both engines can be had with all-wheel-dri...

The fourth generation of the popularKorean SUVHyundai Santa Fe, which has a huge presence in pretty much every market in the world, will make its debut later this year at the Geneva Motor Show. The car maker has confirmed this, releasing a teaser image that shows the part of the silhouette of the new model. While it is hard to infer anything worth noting from this image, we notice the shape of the head and tail lights have been modified. They seem to be slimmer and smarter than the current version, and brings to our mind at least the design of the latest generation Toyota RAV4. The current model is a bit too round and chubby to be honest and it is a welcome change if the 2019Hyundai Sant...

Hyundai’s CES 2018 exhibit is all about technology features they will be incorporating into their future production models. But they have also brought along a concept car,Hyundai NEXO, which is the firm’ssecond-generation of commercialized fuel cell electric vehicle, headed for production and release in select markets very soon. A lot of people believe that the whole fuel cell thing probably has no future because the infrastructure needed to make it work is virtually non-existent. But Hyundai keeps working on improving their FCEVs, so they would be ready if, some day, these cars went mainstream.Hyundai NEXO is a much-improved product compared to its predecessor, theTucson FCEV, with a ra...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has become in recent years a battle ground for auto makers to show off their latest technologies. So it’s the appropriate place for Hyundai to reveal their next-generationHyundai FCEV fuel cell Concept, revealed here in this visual preview. If you don’t like the look of this thing, and who can blame you, don’t worry. This is not a concept to showcase the prowess of the design department, but rather that of the engineering fellas. TheHyundai FCEV Concept is thenext-generation hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicle equipped with new Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) technologies. These tech stuff ought to the average CES goer rea...

Trying to step up their safety game in order to stay ahead of the competition, Hyundai has come up with a new safety feature. The world’s firstPanorama Sunroof Airbag system has a simple job. It stops you getting tossed out of the car in the event of an accident that shatters the glass roof or when the car rolls over. Come to think of it, this is a much needed safety feature and it’s interesting no other car maker had thought of it before. ThePanorama Sunroof Airbag is a production of Hyundai Mobis, the Korean car maker’s parts and components arm, who has an affinity for advanced airbags. They made the fourth-generation advanced airbag and inter-passenger airbag systems. The way Hyundai...

Whenever you tu on the news these days, all you hear is war and chaos and silly tweets by politicians. It makes you think the world is on the verge of collapse, and it very well may be. But that is only a matter of conce for us regulars, you see. The top one percent mind it not one bit, as seen by the spike in the number of hypercars they bought this year. Bugatti alone has delivered 70 Chirons, meeting their production plans as though they are making family sedans! As theultimate production super sports car, Bugatti Chiron is a must-have accessory for the billionaires the world over. We are prepare to bet next year’s salary not one of them ever uses the full potential of the 1,500 ...

As if you needed yet another reason to consider the 2018 Hyundai Kona as your next crossover, Euro NCAP has jut named itone of the safest vehicles in the segment. The safety assessment institute has awarded the Kona with the maximum score of 5 stars. The stars were awarded to Hyundai Kona aster a series of rigorous crash tests in which the compact SUV’s numerous safety features were evaluated in simulated scenarios. The Kona featuresHyundai SmartSense safety package, the highlights of which were the main force behind its excellent performance. Lane Keep Assist (LKA),Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB),High-Beam Assist (HBA) with Static Low Beam Assist, Driver Attention Alert (DAA), B...

Starting fromthe 18th January, 2018, customers in UK can purchase the sexy newHyundai i30 Fastback. Set to spice up the compact segment with a four-door coupe design, the Fastback is an interesting addition to the i30’s range. But it remains to be seen how well it will go down in the hatchback-loving British market. In order to win over customers the2018 Hyundai i30 Fastback has on its side not just an interesting design with lowered roof and wide stance but also great value. The car is, as is always the case with this Korean models, packed with features.The UK i30 Fastback is available in three trim levels: SE Nav, Premium and Premium SE. Engine-wise, three combinations are ava...

With less than two weeks to go until this year’s Edition of Los Angeles Auto Show, now an event on par with Detroit’s NAIAS, car makers have started teasing us with the new model they’ll be unveiling there.2017 L.A. Auto Show will see the d...

It’s true, when Subaru fans get to write to their remembrance of the things past they will mark today as the day the WRX STI died in the UK. Well, it’s not completely deceased yet. But with only 150Subaru WRX STI Final Edition models to go,...

The 50th aiversary of Lamborghini’s arrival in Japan was an important enough occasion to see the presence of the company’s CEO,Stefano Domenicali. The big man joined the processions atLamborghini Day Tokyo parade which brought together a huge nu...

Ford’s lineup for this year’s SEMA tuning show in Las Vegas includes a number of heavily tricked-out Focus models. One of the hottest of that bunch is this 2017Ford Focus ST by Blood Type Racing, which besides all the usual mods inside and out comes with a built-in drone. You know the thing is dope when it has its own drone. The drone onFord Focus ST by Blood Type Racing takes off from a he...

The Focus squadron Ford is bringing to this year’s SEMA show includes a variety of takes on teh family hatchback,each following a different route to style and performance. The 2017Ford Focus RS TriAthlete by VMP Performance you see is one that, we reckon, strikes the right balance between those qualities. While some may find the wayFord Focus RS TriAthlete by VMP Performance looks a bit ove...

The next tricked-out, SEMA-bound Focus we want to show you is a the result of a joint project between three giants.Universal Technical Institute, Tjin Edition and Pezoil came together to make thisFord Focus RS a one-of-a-kind, unrivaled street racer. With the resources of this bunch the RS could have all it wanted. And so it proves.Ford Focus RS by UTI, Tjin, and Pezoil gets a complete...

The last of the four top Focus tuner cars Ford is presenting at the 2017 SEMA show is this, theFord Focus RS by Rally Iovations. Rally Revival is the theme for this special little hatchback, and it’s got all the hardware it needs to cash the checks its name writes. Power is taken care of in theFord Focus RS by Rally Iovations with a whole host of aftermarket parts, all of which come fro...

Mazda revealed the highlights of their lineup for theTokyo Motor Show 2017, the home event where they usually outline the company’s strategy for the year ahead. And that’s what they are doing this year, with two concept cars which preview the next generation of products by Mazda and give us a taste of a new design language they are adapting. That doesn’t mean the age of KODO is over and we w...

A car exterior is amongst the main factors considered when one wants to buy a new car. Vehicles are different but share some similarities in their designs or specifications. The basics remain the same, even online casinos Canada games have the same game play even though they are the same. In 2017 we’ve already seen great exterior trends from latest cars. The hot car exterior trends include the ...