From Football to CarBall, the Hyundai way!
Hyundai Car Football
The world cup football fever which was on was on for more than a month now has culminated with the Spaniards as the deserving winners. Hyundai Motors which was a big time ad spender at the 2010 football world cup has gotten into the action in it’s own way, by pitting it’s very own cars against each other. So, here they are, the Hyundai i10, i20 and i30 gunning for the football in a very interesting country versus country format. Watch a bunch of country vs country videos after the jump. Read more
Hyundai Getz: End of the road
2004 Hyundai Getz
The nails were piling up for quite some time now and finally someone has gone ahead and hammered it right into the coffin, the Hyundai Getz’s coffin. The car which began life as a upgrade path for Hyundai Santro owners way back in 2004 was India’s first “big” small car. Big it felt, by the way it dismissively thudded across bumps rather than thunking along and while sitting in one, you could easily be fooled into believing that it was more of a small sedan than a big hatchback. The 1.3 Liter petrol engine which pumped out all of 82 Bhp provided a fair amount of zest but it never really managed to light up faces as it was long leggedly sedate. Not exactly a slouch but simply didn’t suit folks whose idea of fun was to go Saturday night draggin’. So, what exactly pooped the Hyundai Getz’s party? Read more
Some good news: Top Indian Automakers rule out price hikes
Price Hike Hit Common Man
A while ago, before anyone else could, we brought you buzz about yet another round of car price hikes due to the increased pressure of input costs being faced by the country’s auto makers. In a startling yet happy change in tack, major Auto makers like Maruti Suzuki, General Motors India and Hyundai India have come out in the open to say that they would absorb the impact of rising costs. Read more
Turbo Diesel power for the Hyundai i10
Hyundai i10
In a game changing move, Hyundai India has decided to plonk in a diesel engine into it’s hot selling hatchback, the i10s engine bay. The engine will displace just 800cc. Now don’t turn up your noses and snigger. Read more
