Hyundai plots a Nissan Juke fighter

A few years ago,
Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski suggested interest in
taking on the Nissan Juke with a subcompact crossover. It looks like that project is coming together, as we caught Hyundai testing a small, curiously-styled SUV in Germany recently.

The SUV is expected to share a lot of the same chassis components as the i20, a hatchback that’s sold in other parts of the world, with the same engine lineup as the new i30, another hatchback that Hyundai doesn’t sell in the America. In the United Kingdom, the i30 is available with engines including a 1.4-liter gasoline and a 1.6-liter diesel unit. Front-wheel drive would be standard with all-wheel drive an option.

The heavily-camouflaged prototype doesn’t give away a lot of the SUV’s design. The front of the vehicle is hidden away, but what we can see the grille features hexagonal shapes instead of the horizontal bars that we’ve become accustomed to seeing in Hyundais. The headlights mimic the
Jeep Cherokee’s design with thin slits on top and larger, round units toward the bottom.

At the back, camouflage hides the majority of the prototype, but the taillights appear to be different than the rest of Hyundai’s offerings. The outline of the taillights resembles the same units found on the
Intrado Concept, indicating the vehicle will get some design cues from the
hydrogen-powered prototype. A single exhaust outlet protrudes underneath the rear end. The overall profile of the SUV appears to be smaller than the
Tucson, which is currently Hyundai’s smallest crossover in the US.

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