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In the future, the use of straight lines will be banned in car design, and those who transgress will be sentenced to 10 years' hard labour in the Ssangyong design studio.
Hyundai does not wish to suffer such a fate, so has created the ix Metro concept, a mini hybrid set to be unveiled in Frankfurt next week that points towards a new low-emissions future for compact crossovers.
The ix Metro is a dinky petrol-electric hybrid producing just 80g/km of CO2. A 1.0-litre, three-cylinder turbo petrol engine provides primary motivation, backed up by a small electric motor.
Created at Hyundai's Global Design studio in Korea, the ix Metro also gets a six-speed dual clutch gearbox, a more efficient transmission than a standard auto.
Hyundai describes the ix Metro as a Compact Utility Vehicle, and says it will be smaller than its own Fiesta-rivalling i20, with a slightly raised driving position. Think curvy Panda Cross - likely minus the four-wheel-drive gubbins - and you're in the right territory.
Frankly, we're just happy to see the revival of an old British Leyland nameplate in a tiny Korean car. What next? The Kia Allegro?
The Metro returns…
…but this time it’s not a Rover, instead a tiny Hyundai hybrid concept
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StigsIrishCousn commented on this article
at 01:50 pm on 08 September 2009
Any prizes for guessing how many low emissions hybrid city car concepts will be unveiled in Frankfurt?! My money is on there being 45,929
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AlKim commented on this article
at 02:07 pm on 08 September 2009
Next up: Mosler Marina.
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PetrolheadViper commented on this article
at 02:50 pm on 08 September 2009
@StigsIrishCousin: Thats a bit too many I think. My guess would be approximately 41568.
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ScreenName commented on this article
at 04:04 pm on 08 September 2009
Ok, this ugly-hatch thing must just be joke that I don't get. First Lexus, now Hyundai, soon all cars will be styled to look like someone crashed a car through a Frank Gehry model.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 06:05 pm on 08 September 2009
It's a crossover all right. Between a Peugeot and an Infiniti. Then they lightly squashed it into place, topped it off with Suzuki wheels and hey presto! As for tech, well, nothing revolutionary, so this car will be forgotten quicker than an ageing boyband.
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