Spy Shot 2012 Hyundai Azera Sedan Concept

The affordable large car segment is starting to get just a little overcrowded, and in a time where customers all around the world are downsizing to smaller midsize models, performance, fuel-economy and overall value is now more important than ever.

South Korea’s entrants in this field have been winning plenty of accolades lately, especially newcomers like the Hyundai Genesis and the recently revealed Kia Cadenza, and now Hyundai looks set to continue this trend with a replacement for its aging Azera sedan, designed to meet the Germans on their own ground with a dramatic new look and packed with technology and features inside. While official information around the new Azera, which will be sold as the Grandeur in its home market, remains scarce, one of our South Korean readers, Jinhwan H. claims that word around local news sites is that the car will be offered locally with a choice of three engines. These include the Sonata's 2.4-liter GDI with 200hp and 184.4lb-ft torque, a 3.0-liter V6 GDI delivering 263hp and 225.7lb-ft torque plus a 3.0-liter LPI running on Liquefied Petroleum Gas with 230hp, 204.7lb-ft torque.

Spy Shot 2012 Hyundai Azera Sedan Concept  

For the North American version there is talk about the 2012 Azera being offered with the 263HP 3.0-liter GDI V6 and a 3.3-liter GDI V6 producing 286HP and 254.6lb-ft torque, with power in both cases being transferred to the front wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission.

2011 HYUNDAI AZERA WITH PHOTO

2011 HYUNDAI AZERA WITH PHOTO

Hyundai has announced some significant changes for its Azera for 2011 that should altogether help this large sedan perform better, use less fuel, and look a bit sharper inside and out.

The V-6 engines in the 2011 Hyundai Azera lineup are the same size as last year, but they're more powerful and significantly better on gas. The 3.3-liter now makes 260 horsepower and 233

pound-feet of torque (almost as many horsepower as the larger engine last year) and has fuel economy figures that have improved by two in both the EPA city and highway cycles, to 20 mpg city, 28 highway. The larger 3.8-liter V-6 gets a bump up to 283 horsepower and 263 pound-feet, with ratings up 2 mpg in city driving and a mile per gallon on the highway, to 19/27.

The engines in the 2011 Azera have been modernized to include Hyundai's Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing (DCWT) and a variable intake system; they have all-aluminum construction and a four-valve-per-cylinder design.

Paired with either of these revised engines is a new six-speed automatic that Hyundai designed in-house. Hyundai says it's one of just three automakers to design their own six-speed automatic; the new transmission is lighter than the former five-speed automatic. Like nearly all the automatics in Hyundai's stable, it comes with Shiftronic manual control in a separate gate.

SPY SHOT 2012 HYUNDAI AZERA

SPY SHOT 2012 HYUNDAI AZERA The affordable large car segment begins, only a bit crowded, and at a time when customers are all over the world to smaller cars, power, fuel consumption and total value downsizing now more important than ever.

from South Korea in this area has won many awards lately, especially newcomers like the Hyundai Genesis and the recently announced Cadenza Kia, Hyundai is now designed and should continue that trend with a replacement for its aging sedan Azera the Germans in their homeland with a new Look and packed with technology and features in the interior.

The current Azera under the name The size sold in other markets, 2005 was unveiled and has since been a major upgrade. The replacement of the car, seen here as a prototype to test, is expected to end 2011 as a 2012 model and by the looks of things, debut, it seems to have increased significantly.

Positioned between the Sonata and the Genesis, Hyundai Azera in 2012 with two V-6 engines are started: a 3.8-liter engine with 305 horsepower on tap and a small Lambda 3.3-liter mill is already for sale abroad . Hyundai new six-speed automatic transmission with a pseudo-mode is likely to become the norm over the entire region.

2011 Hyundai Sonata Preview

This is 2011 Hyundai Sonata Preview.The 2011 Hyundai Sonata has only been on sale for a few months, but it's already winning over many American mid-size sedan buyers, and we've been every impressed by what we've found in our first drive and review. However, the rakish new Sonata could face a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into about 16,300 Sonatas due to potential steering issues.

NHTSA has accustomed letters that adduce problems with either a break of the high accepted collective in the average council shaft assembly. The aftereffect is a complete accident of council capability, admitting the accepted collective was not absolutely separated.

Hyundai says that it is blind of any accidents or injuries affiliated to this affair and that it is absolutely allied with NHTSA on the investigation. The automaker additionally says that it had accustomed letters of two cartage with a council botheration affiliated to the high accepted joint, but that both were repaired after issue. Expect the after-effects of NHTSA's analysis to be appear in the advancing weeks.

Chicago 2010: Kia Ray plug-in hybrid concept

This is new innovation of green technology fromkia motor manufacturer ,this project is under Kia design team Peter Schreyer,significants items was put a lot of emphasis on the aerodynamics of this concept, giving it a longer tail and, thanks to its four-inch lower roof, a smaller frontal area than the earlier Hyundai concept. The aero number will also benefit from narrower tires, with the Kia rolling on 195/50R20 tires compared to the 245/40R20 rubber on the Hyundai.

The debut of the Ray also marks the launch of Kia's new green sub-brand, EcoDynamics. Like Volkswagen's BlueMotion and Ford's Econetic, EcoDynamics will denote the most efficient variants of Kia' model line. We can expect to see the new badge showing up on Kias in the near future. Learn more about the powertrain after the jump. it was announched as 2010 Kia Ray Plug-in Hybrid Concept,The new Hybrid Concept is based on the Kia Forte platform, this is a lower profile of hybrid vehicles concept which is carried out in EcoDynamics philosophy of a curvaceous shape with innovative fuel-stretching and emissions-cutting technologies.Kia Motors America is the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA." Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its Web site – www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.

Specifications

Length	173.2 inches / 4,400 mm
Width	72.8 inches / 1,850 mm
Height	53.5 inches / 1,360 mm
Wheelbase	106.3 inches / 2,700 mm
Tires	195/50 R20 low-rolling resistance
Engine	1.4-liter Gamma 153-hp GDI engine / 78kw electric motor
Transmission	CVT/ fixed ratio
Batteries	Lithium-ion polymer
Top Speed	109 mph
Fuel Economy (Pure HEV Mode)	77.6 mpg
Fuel Economy (Plug-in HEV Mode)	202.3 mpg
Vehicle Range	746 miles
Cd	0.25
Steering	By-wire

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