Tucson feeling same fire heat as Sportage

Tucson feeling same fire heat as Sportage

THE Hyundai equivalent of a popular Kia sports utility, now pulling mainstream media interest as result of its recall, is also at risk of catching fire due to an electronic fault in the engine bay.

A remedial action for the current generation Hyundai Tucson sold here posted nationally in early April, so almost five weeks ago, though the brand was taking questions about it much earlier – MotoringNZ.com first publicised the matter in a story on February 11.

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Hyundai Nexo super-feat: Slow and steady re-sets record

Hyundai Nexo super-feat: Slow and steady re-sets record

AN Australian team has, by driving a Hyundai Nexo fuel cell electric vehicle somewhat conservatively, broken the world record for the longest distance travelled in a hydrogen-powered vehicle on a single tank.

Brendan Reeves, an Australian rally driver, drove a production specification Nexo for a claimed distance of 887.5km, exceeding the previous world record of 778km set by a Frenchman, Bertrand Piccard, also at the wheel of a Nexo, and the manufacturer-claimed range of 666km (measured on the WLTP scale).

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Kona EV recall will be a long haul

Kona EV recall will be a long haul

POTENTIALLY more than half of the 800 electric Hyundai Konas so far sold in New Zealand are set to require a battery transplant, with surgery unlikely to start before August.

Even this is still something of a guesstimate for Hyundai New Zealand, with the Auckland-based distributor admitting it is still chasing up vital information from the factory, two months after Seoul announced a worldwide plan to replace the drivetrain-vital battery pack.

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Grin and hear it – wild Kona NZ-bound

Grin and hear it – wild Kona NZ-bound

THAT look of excitement you should feel when driving a steroidal performance model?

Hyundai reckons it’s worthy of a special button in its latest N model.

Revealed internationally overnight and set for New Zealand introduction later this year, for an as yet undisclosed price, the high-performance edition of the Kona crossover has many features to distinguish itself from the mainstream models – including what they taken to call the ‘N Grin’ button.

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