Hyundai ix35 and ix-Metro Caught Naked in Frankfurt
Hyundai PR must be slipping, that or it’s a fantastic move! The Hyundai ix35 concept was caught sans-cover in Frankfurt, along with new ix-Metro drawings leaked to the web. Let’s start with the ix35 – on its way to 2009’s Frankfurt Motor Show, World Car Fans and S.B. Medien (who has copyright on these photos) snagged a glimpse of the 2010 – 2011 Hyundai ix35 / Tucson SUV. Looks like there’s a new grill, new headlights, new fog lights, and lower to the ground appearance. The back-end is rounder, has a spoiler, steeper angled glass, new rear lighting that spreads from the side paneling to the hatch.
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Next we have the ix-Metro and i10 concepts – the first city cars available from Hyundai. Smaller then the Accent, the ix-series in general is the way Hyundai will bring small, economy class commuting to their world. ix-Metro features a Hybrid Electric Drive, also known as a HED. Its turbocharged petrol engine displaces 1.0-liter, it is run by a 6-speed dual clutch transmission and returns C02 emissions of 80g/km.
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Get ready to check out the ix35, aka the all-new Tucson, along with ix-Metro, i10 & more at The 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show Sept. 17th.
Sep 16th, 2009 at 8:44 am
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