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Hyundai Drops Pricing on New Sonata Hybrid, Starts from $26,545
Hyundai's all-new 2011 Sonata Hybrid sedan will carry a starting price of $25,795 plus a $750 fee for freight charges for a total of $26,545 when it arrives in the firm's dealerships in early January. The most fuel efficient version of the South Korean maker's mid-size sedan will comes in just two flavors, with the next version being the tech-feature-packed Premium model priced at $30,795, or $31,545 if you add the freight charge. Both variants deliver 40-mpg on the highway and 35 mpg in the city, with a 37 mpg combined rating from the EPA. Hyundai's first hybrid in the States features a proprietary parallel hybrid drive system, which utilizes a 169HP 2.4-liter Theta II (operating on an Atkinson Cycle) linked to a 6-speed automatic transmission, a 30kW (151 lb-ft) electric motor and a lithium polymer batteries.
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Kia’s Brand New 40mpg Optima Hybrid Priced From $27,250
Kia is ready to talk pricing on its first ever hybrid vehicle in the States, the all-new Optima Hybrid, which we first saw at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. A sister model to Hyundai’s Sonata Hybrid, with which is shares the same gasoline-electric...
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New York Show Preview: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Teased, Gets Angry Fascia
Coming up in just a few short days will be the official reveal of Hyundai's Sonata Hybrid Blue Drive, along with a high-line 2.0 liter turbocharged Sonata. The HBD's power mill is rumored to be the Sonata's 2.4 liter unit (usually making...
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Hyundai Nuvis Hybrid Concept Opens Up Its Gullwing Doors In Ny
The wraps are off the Hyundai Nuvis crossover concept that made its world premiere at the 2009 New York Auto Show. Hyundai's futuristic proposal for a small three-door crossover is the eleventh concept car to come out of the company's Design Center...
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New Kia Forte Lpi Hybrid Set For Seoul Debut - Korean Sales Start In August
In addition to announcing the introduction of its new environmental brand 'Eco Dynamics', Kia revealed today its first-ever production hybrid model, the Forte LPI Hybrid that will make its world debut at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show that opens on...
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Hyundai To Show 38mpg Santa-fe Hybrid Concept In Paris
Alongside the new i20 supermini and the low-emissions i20 i-blue concept, Hyundai’s Paris Motor Show stand will also host the world premier of the Santa FE Concept that is equipped with a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. Hyundai hasn't released...
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