Hyundai has recently added liquefied petroleum gas-powered model to the Santa Fe SUV lineup in Korea. For our readers, it may look a little strange as we don’t have a single SUV here operating on LPG. LPG options are offered only on smaller vehicles and their numbers are also limited.
The SUV is equipped with a 2.7-liter LPG engine that puts out 162 brake horsepower and coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission.
Hyundai claims the vehicle’s fuel economy is 7.9 kilometers per liter, which according to them is the most economical SUV in that category.
The more economical LPG Santa Fe also costs more than the regular Santa Fe. In India, according to HMIL, the Santa Fe will arrive next year.
The Chevrolet Matiz Creative was given Grade 1 in frontal offset crash tests conducted by Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI). The test implies the car is safest in its category.
The Chevrolet-Daewoo Matiz Creative tested was equipped with a wide array of safety features like airbags, ABS, EBD, Rear Parking Sensors, Pre-tensioners for seat belts, door locks with shock sensors etc.
The KIDI crash test is as demanding as ANCAP (Australia) or NHSTA (U.S.A).
Dongyoun Sohn, GM Daewoo Chief Engineer for Mini-Vehicles -
Safety and the protection of our customers were priorities in the development of our new global mini-vehicle from day one. The test results confirm we are on the right track. With its segment-transcending safety, we’re confident that our global mini will achieve high scores in other mature markets such as the U.S. and Europe.
click through to read the press release that explains the feat in detail.
Our South Korean follower Park, sent in this informative link. The car you see here will be sold in India as an upgrade to the existing Chevrolet Spark, come this December. In India it will be sold as a Chevrolet, but in Korea, it will be sold as a Daewoo.
The GM-Daewoo Spark Groove was spied in South Korea. The images show that this is an Automatic gearbox variant.
Glance at the party pixeled rear number plate. What do you think “2011.5.14″ is doing there?
The Chevrolet Cruze is sold as the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere in South Korea, so one cannot imagine ‘Groove’ to be carried over on the re-badged vehicles. In India, GM could either go the Maruti Suzuki way and name the car after its concept ‘Beat,’ or use put a suffix to the word Spark.
On the eve of February month, the diesel variant of the Chevrolet Cruze was announced in Korea. The car in Korea is rebadged Daewoo and is dubbed the Lacetti Premiere.
Indians can expect this car by the end of this year in India, but this is not going to be an upgraded Optra by any means. The Chevrolet Cruze will take on the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry instead, signifying it will be a CKD put together with very little of its parts sourced locally.
The first Asia Automotive Environmental Forum (AAEF) is being held in Seoul, South Korea. Over 150 government officials, academicians and industry experts attended the forum, which is being co-hosted by Hyundai Motor Company, the Korea Society for Life Cycle Assessment and the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling. On the corporate level, automakers such as China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and Japan’s Toyota and Nissan participated. Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s [ Read More ]
