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17 Articles
Mar 22, 2008
Hyundai launches site for Genesis Coupe

We dug the hot new Genesis Coupe at the New York Auto Show, but not everybody can head out to Gotham to see Hyundai's future tuner de force. Hyundai knows it has a good thing on its hands, and has now shared it with the world in web form. The Genesis Coupe's official site includes everything from technical specifications and available equipment to photo galleries

Chris Shunk
Aug 21, 2007
Ford Taurus goes abroad, on sale in Korea later this month

Ford is launching the Taurus in South Korea at the end of the month where it's expected to compete with locally manufactured sedans like Kia's Opirus, which we know in the U.S. as the Amanti. Korean versions of the Taurus will get the same 263-hp 3.6L V6 and six-speed auto as U.S. spec cars, putting it in good steed against the local competition. Ford officials are well aware of the Blue Oval's budget image, even overseas in places like Korea, and have no ambitions of targeting brands like Lexus

Siddharth Raja
Jul 20, 2006
With new battery, Hyundai hybrid inches one step closer to reality

The Global & Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd., or Global Battery, announced this week the development of its own battery for use in hybrid vehicles. States a company spokesperson, "As soon as we wrap up discussions on the battery supply deal with Hyundai Motor, which is developing its own hybrid model, we will start mass producing."

Joel Arellano
Mar 23, 2006
Ssangyong Rexton II revealed ahead of schedule

Though not scheduled to be officially unveiled before the end of the month, a pair of pics has already been released of the redesigned Rexton II from the Chinese-owned Korean automaker Ssangyong (click here to see its UK site). The Rexton doesn’t appear all that large from the outside, but this ute can swallow seven people just like the new Toyota RAV4 with which it appears to share a D-pillar. The Rexton II also sports a very Mercedes-like

John Neff