Our Latest News at Saint-Laurent Hyundai

May 13 2019

We’ve said it before, things move at the speed of lightning in the electric-car segment. Introduced just three years ago, the current Hyundai IONIQ Electric has a range of 200 km that places it behind several other models it must compete against. When it first appeared, that 200 km was enough to place it near the front of the class when compared with models like the Volkswagen e-Golf and the...

January 08 2019

A new animated video released by Hyundai and Kia shows details of the new Automated Valet Parking System (AVPS) the companies are conjointly working on. The system currently being developed will actually combine two distinct technologies: EV wireless charging and autonomous driving.

January 08 2019

Now, courtesy of Hyundai’s head of design Luc Donckerwolke, we have confirmation that the project will go ahead. "You've seen the [Santa Cruz] pick-up from the 2015 Detroit show, that car is under development at Hyundai." - Luc Donckerwolke, in interview with Autocar The executive added that his team of designers had nearly finished their work and that the project was now moving from the phase...

January 08 2019

You can add another SUV to the already-impressive number of utility models offered on the market. Media day at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show was the occasion for the big unveiling of what was really a badly-kept secret, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade. The new model is actually really new, as it sits on a new, distinct platform. Hyundai adds a new player to what was already a pretty full roster of...

December 04 2018

The looks Genesis has actually given its big sedan a substantial visual makeover, applying what it calls the theme of Horizontal Architecture to incorporate new exterior and interior design changes to the big sedan. The luxury brand’s so-called Athletic Elegance visual language gets an update, for example via the larger diamond-shaped front grille flanked by four-point headlights. The hood gets...

December 04 2018

Hyundai is sparing no effort with its IONIQ. Last year it debuted the Hybrid version and the Electric version, and more recently in 2018 it has introduced the third variant, a plug-in hybrid – the Electric Plus. In doing so the carmaker is able to meet the requirements of a larger portion of the pro-electric crowd. While the Hybrid is the most affordable of the three, the Electric is the most...

July 05 2018

Koreans in the spotlight! For the first time in three years, Kia does not rank at the very top in the initial-quality study results. It has been knocked off its perch by… another Korean brand. This year, cars with the Genesis nameplate generated the smallest number of reported problems. Not that Kia has anything to be ashamed of: the mass-market manufacturer placed second behind the new luxury...

February 01 2018

Hyundai has confirmed at this week’s 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that its N performance division will be moving ahead with developing a supercar able to rival the biggest sports models on the planet, it has been reported by several sources including Australian magazine Wheels. According to Luc Donckerwolke, who left Lamborghini to become vice president of design at Hyundai/Genesis, the...

December 07 2017

The new Hyundai Elantra GT was named 2018 Compact Car of the Year during the 2018 Auto123.com Awards ceremony, held this past November 22nd in Toronto. It beat out the two other finalists in the category, the Subaru Impreza and the Mazda3. The jury deemed at the end of a tight battle that the Elantra GT did just that much more to impress, starting with its European-inspired styling and its...

October 31 2017

Hyundai has announced the new generation of “Smart Stream” engines and transmissions it is currently developing, which will improve performance and efficiency while reducing fuel costs for consumers. The Korean automaker was at the 2017 International Motor Show Germany in Frankfurt to present details about its new 1.6L Smart Stream turbocharged engine with direct injection (an evolution of the...

October 31 2017

Stories of children being accidentally left behind in hot cars, or locking themselves in, are rare but still much too common. Hyundai has developed a new Rear Occupant Alert system that it intends to introduce in its new models starting in 2019. “This system is a first step in preventing tragedies. We understand only a brief lapse in judgment and inattention can have terrible consequences,”...