With the keys to an all-new 2016 Hyundai Tucson in my hand, I searched Hyundai’s parking lot for my test vehicle. All I could see was a Hyundai Santa Fe, but strangely, when I pressed the unlock button on my key fob, the lights of the Santa Fe blinked. “They’ve given me the wrong keys,” I thought. I was wrong. Compared to key competitors su

What does a Charger Daytona, Lancia Delta HF Integrale and Hyundai Sonata PHEV all have in common? They are all homologation specials, cars whose special nature have raised the eyebrows of car nuts all over the world. While the first two were spawned by racing rulebooks, this week’s plug-in hybrid tester comes to us thanks to the zero-emission laws

We first met Hyundai’s terrific new Elantra Sport sedan during the 2017 model year. With its awesome turbo engine and trick independent multilink rear suspension, it impressed on all levels. But many of us yearned for the Sport trim in a hatchback. And here it is. You can now get all these treats in the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT, which is longer, wid

When it comes to pickup and crossover sales, Ford is a perennial chart-topper here in Canada. The F-150 pickup has been the best-selling overall vehicle since, like, forever, and last year the Ford Explorer was the top-selling seven-seat SUV. Similar story for the Escape compact crossover. Here’s a market indicator – for the latter portion of

After spending a wintery week in a $34,999 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.4 Luxury AWD (now that’s a mouthful), I can see why just over 27,500 Canucks ponied up for this handsome five-passenger crossover in 2014. Respectable numbers indeed, although with the Ford Escape nearly doubling that figure, and the Santa Fe fifth in the small crossover stand

Jonathan and Jacob recently sent the office’s long-term Hyundai Tucson tester up north to spend some quality time with your writer on the highway, on a few jaunts down my favourite cottage road, and on the backroads of Sudbury (which, in early spring, resemble a network of asphalt mine fields that Godzilla just got finished chewing on). Over a f

Odometer at pick-up: 559 km Odometer Current: 4,671 km (4,112 by autoTRADER.ca) Fuel Consumption: 9.65 L/100 km Costs: $396.97 (Gas) This time around I thought I’d circle back to the interior, which left Justin unimpressed (for its blandness and middling quality materials), but has me repeatedly blessing its simple ease of use and c

As luck would have it, the newly refreshed 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe XL was not available for our recent mega seven-seat CUV comparison test. Had this Hyundai been able to mix it up with the others, it’s fair to assume the pecking order might have been rearranged a bit.  It reads word-for-word from the Korean automaker’s playbook – keep improving

Hyundai in the US has confirmed that a pick-up truck is coming to the country according to Automotive News . This has been on the cards ever since the much-loved Santa Cruz concept gained heavy traction at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, but is now official.   That leaves the question - will Canada also see the Korean ute on our side of the border?

Hyundai says it will not bring a diesel-fueled version of its Santa Fe SUV to Canada, contrary to a plan the company announced in March of this year. Also off the table is a seven-seat option that was to be offered exclusively with that diesel engine. In the US, Hyundai executives said the diesel decision was based on market studies that reve

LOS ANGELES – There are many words to describe the all-new Hyundai Kona subcompact SUV, but “boring” isn’t one of them. Available in a palette of bright colours with rugged yet sporty styling, an available 175 hp turbocharged engine, and a high feature content, the North-American-spec Hyundai Kona made a colourful splash at its debut in LA on Wedne

Hyundai is the latest automaker to announce an electric vehicle partnership, as the company announces investment into Electric startup Rimac, with a goal of developing high-performance electric vehicles. Croatian EV-maker Rimac started as a garage project in 2009. Best known for their Concept One, the1,224 hp all-wheel drive electric hypercar wa

For a short spell not long ago, the world seemed to be engulfed in the Pokémon GO phenomenon. Those who played it were obsessed, while the rest of us watched and scratched our heads. Just as quickly as it arrived, the fad seems to have simmered into the background of social awareness, and we’ve gotten on with our lives.  Hyundai’s engineers h

In a move surprising no one, Hyundai has announced it will stop making its Genesis Coupe sports car after the 2016 model year. Introduced for 2010, the Hyundai's first RWD sports car found itself in an interesting position; it could be seen both as a budget-priced competitor for upscale two-doors like the Infiniti G37 and BMW 3 Series, as well

Move over Santa Fe and Tucson, Hyundai is moving further west and way upscale. Meet the new 2020 Hyundai Palisade. A three-row crossover with some luxury touches you wouldn’t expect and loads of road-trip friendly tech. The Palisade is Hyundai’s new flagship. That means lots of flagship-level luxury features, like available quilted Nappa leather