Hyundai Palisade Gets Refreshed

With some new touches, the facelifted Palisade is about to hit our streets. We've reviewed the pre-facelift Hyundai Palisade and came away impressed with this large, luxurious land yacht. Now, the Palisade has been given a mild refresh and some new goodies within to keep it soldiering on in the seven-seater luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) segment. The front cascading grille design is now wider, with grille elements now starting above the ...

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Hyundai Staria: Space Craft

If space is the biggest priority in an MPV, then all hail Staria, the new King of the Road It has been said that you can never be too rich or too thin. By this extension, could you have a car with too much power or interior space? Arguably, the only time that anyone were to answer “yes” is when a lack of road starts to impede the full appreciation of ...

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DISROBED IN ALL ITS STUNNING GLORY: Hyundai IONIQ 6

After being baited by a sketch, we finally get to see what the new IONIQ 6 looks like, and take a peek under the hood. And to say it puts the 'six' in… 'sexy' would be an understatement. Geddit... okay, nevermind. Hyundai previously teased what its upcoming 'streamliner', the IONIQ 6 could look like, albeit in sketch. Well, now they've taken the covers off. 'Streamliner' indeed. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 is a ...

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TEASED IN SKETCH: Hyundai IONIQ 6

The IONIQ 6 will be the next electric vehicle to feature in Hyundai's line-up. Before we dive into the IONIQ 6, let’s take a step back in time. In March 2020, Hyundai showed the world renderings of its Prophecy concept. Behold... Sleek ’n sexy lookin' thing, innit? Hyundai described it at the time as “Sensuous Sportiness” that “stripped away” complexity in favor of clean lines and minimalistic structures" as compared to 2019’s ...

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GOAL OF THE CENTURY: Hyundai’s goal for humanity

Hyundai's 'Goal of the Century' campaign featuring Steven Gerrard and BTS aims to unite the world through football for a sustainable future. What do football and K-pop have in common? If your answer is “crazy rabid fans”, well… You’re not entirely wrong. But whether you are neutral to these things or fall into one of the fan camps, one has to concede the potential of the sheer size of these fanbases. ...

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TRIPLE COMBO: Hyundai Ioniq 5 wins big at the 2022 World Car Awards

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV scoops three titles including Best Car In The World; Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota win other categories. If there were any doubt that the Koreans had the know-how to make world-beating cars, this should put the matter to rest. The Hyundai Ioniq 5, a retro-futuristic electric SUV, has just been awarded World Car of the Year 2022, in an announcement made during the New York International Auto ...

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HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID: The future is funky

Hyundai has taken a gamble with the new, boldly-styled Tucson Hybrid SUV — and it’s paid off handsomely. As a bread-and-butter car brand, Hyundai might be one of the boldest out there. They might be going with the trend of electrification, with the Ioniq Electric and Kona Electric; at the other end of the spectrum though, they’ve the same number of models with a stonking 3.5-litre V6 engine. Aesthetically, too, Hyundai’s latest Sensuous ...

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FRUGAL GIANT: The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Alien face for an earthly space(ship). The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid has landed. 2001. No, not the movie A Space Odyssey (imagine if this had been a Honda review ha ha), but the year the first Hyundai Santa Fe rolled off the production line. Now in it's fourth iteration, the facelifted Santa Fe Hybrid is definitely a sight to behold compared to the generations that came before. In its price range, the ...

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2021 Hyundai Palisade 3.5 V6 review: 8th Wonder

The 8-seat SUV makes for a stylish alternative to minibus-style people movers. When it comes to vehicle design, there seems to be an unwritten rule that dictates an inverse proportion between the number of seats it has and how it looks. I submit aircraft as an example, a single-seat fighter jet versus the Airbus A380. When it comes to cars, how about the new two-seat Lamborghini Countach v a 40-seat coach?  So ...

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2021 Hyundai Tucson: Sharp looks for a sensible SUV

Priced from $146,999, new Hyundai Tucson goes on sale with an eye-catching new redesign, more space, and a fully digital interior. The conservative and practical-minded family SUV sector is not typically where you’d find car manufacturers experimenting with bold, unconventional designs, but then Hyundai these days isn’t like most other brands. Wanting to build a name that represents more than just reliable family transport, Hyundai has since ventured into performance cars ...

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