saymyname
29-08-2005, 10:17 PM
هيونداي تعدل عن خطط اطلاق ميني فان جديدة....وتنوي استبدالها بسيارتين فئة SUV و كروس اوفر
LOS ANGELES — Hyundai ditched plans for its Entourage minivan, replacing it with two other people movers — an SUV and a crossover — to further differentiate Hyundai from its sister company, Kia.
The first will be introduced next year. Hyundai calls it "an upper midsize sport-utility vehicle," with seven-passenger seating. It will have a 3.8-liter V6 and Hyundai's first six-speed automatic transmission. Stability control and side curtain airbags will be standard.
"It has a very modern, sleek and sophisticated design that carries forward the Hyundai design language you've seen on the Azera and will see on the new Santa Fe," John Krafcik, Hyundai vice president of product development and strategic planning, told Inside Line.
About a year later, Hyundai will unveil a new crossover. Krafcik would only say the Portico concept from February's Chicago auto show "set the direction" and size.
He said rebadging the Kia Sedona as the Hyundai Entourage counteracted efforts to differentiate the Kia and Hyundai brands.
Krafcik confirmed Hyundai will show a concept at the 2006 Detroit show designed by its California studio. The HCD9 hints at yet another future Hyundai model.
Krafcik refused to comment on spy photographs circulating of what's said to be the next-generation, U.S.-bound Equus luxury sedan. South Korean sources, however, said the car in the photos is not the Equus, but another luxury car to slot in the U.S. above the Azera.
What this means to you: More Hyundais for consumers to choose from.
LOS ANGELES — Hyundai ditched plans for its Entourage minivan, replacing it with two other people movers — an SUV and a crossover — to further differentiate Hyundai from its sister company, Kia.
The first will be introduced next year. Hyundai calls it "an upper midsize sport-utility vehicle," with seven-passenger seating. It will have a 3.8-liter V6 and Hyundai's first six-speed automatic transmission. Stability control and side curtain airbags will be standard.
"It has a very modern, sleek and sophisticated design that carries forward the Hyundai design language you've seen on the Azera and will see on the new Santa Fe," John Krafcik, Hyundai vice president of product development and strategic planning, told Inside Line.
About a year later, Hyundai will unveil a new crossover. Krafcik would only say the Portico concept from February's Chicago auto show "set the direction" and size.
He said rebadging the Kia Sedona as the Hyundai Entourage counteracted efforts to differentiate the Kia and Hyundai brands.
Krafcik confirmed Hyundai will show a concept at the 2006 Detroit show designed by its California studio. The HCD9 hints at yet another future Hyundai model.
Krafcik refused to comment on spy photographs circulating of what's said to be the next-generation, U.S.-bound Equus luxury sedan. South Korean sources, however, said the car in the photos is not the Equus, but another luxury car to slot in the U.S. above the Azera.
What this means to you: More Hyundais for consumers to choose from.