New Hyundai Veracruz [Merged]

[slamtaz]

[swimstroke]

Iyan din ba yung pic sa itaas? Hindi ko kasi mabuksan.

Ok naman, kaso mas type ko parin Santa Fe. :D

[slamtaz]

Iyan din ba yung pics sa itaas? Hindi ko kasi mabuksan...

Ok naman, kaso mas type ko parin Santa Fe. :D

i'm not sure kung ito din kasi hindi ko din nga ma-view ung sa itaas kaya post ko na lang dito dun sa nakita kong website.. my apologies if this will slowdown access to the site, there are actually more pix dun sa website but i opted to restrain myself..

imo, the veracruz have more subtle curves than the sta. fe and as mentioned above by other tsikoteers, the front looks kinda porsche cayenne-ish..

[swimstroke]

Nadadala lang siguro ako ng front ng Santa Fe... :D

[Horsepower]

The lower lip where the bumper and the foglights meet needs some getting used to but one will get over it pretty quickly given this thing is a 6-speed tiptronic mated to a 240HP CRDi VGT engine. hehe

[oliver1013]

Maganda nga!

[slamtaz]

some interior pix of the veracruz

[slamtaz]

[slamtaz]

hyundai veracruz website: http://veracruz.hyundai-motor.com/

here's my take, after seeing the video presentation of the 2007 hyundai veracruz, all i can say is huuuuuwaaaaw!!! incidentally, hyundai calls the veracruz an LUV, probly because they call it their Luxury Utility Vehicle which, as per their video presentation, they will pit against the like of Acura, BMW, Infiniti, Volvo, etc... :exclaim:

Thursday October 12, 10:00 AM
Hyundai Motor Co Eyes US Market With Unveiling of New Suv
SEOUL, Oct 12 Asia Pulse - Hyundai Motor Co. (KSE:005380), South Korea's top automaker, unveiled its new sport utility vehicle on Thursday as it hopes to compete with Japanese rivals in the key U.S. market.
The Veracruz SUV, equipped with a 3.0-liter diesel-powered V-6 engine that produces 240 horsepower, is a longer and roomier version of the previous model, Santa Fe, with additional high-tech features.

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"We are confident the Veracruz will be poised as a new global brand for Hyundai Motor after the Sonata and Santa Fe," Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Kim Dong-jin said in a statement.

The Veracruz will compete primarily with upper-midsize crossovers, including Toyota Motor Corp.'s (TSE:7203) Lexus RX 350 and Honda Motor Co.'s Pilot, the automaker said.

The new SUV, named after a Mexican port city, is priced from 31.8 million won (US$33,000) to 41.14 million won, depending on accessories, in South Korea. Hyundai Motor spent 223 billion won and took 26 months to develop the new vehicle.

The Veracruz will be put on sale in the North American market in December. Next year, Hyundai Motor targets sales of 85,000 Veracruz SUVs at home and abroad,

Prudential Investment and Securities analyst Yoo Young-kwon said the new vehicle is expected to help Hyundai Motor expand its market share in the United States, unlike the automaker's predecessor SUVs such as the Terracan that were shunned by American drivers.

However, in a research note, Yoo noted the launch of the Veracruz at home came at a bad time because the government hiked the SUV ownership tax by 17.7 per cent this year amid persistently weak private consumption.

The new model's introduction followed a series of delays after Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-koo was arrested in April on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust in connection with a slush fund scandal.

Chung, 68, was released from prison in late July and is now on trial.

Hyundai Motor, along with its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. (KSE:000270), aims to become one of the world's top five automakers by 2010.

However, annual labor strikes and opaque management practices by the Chung family, as well as higher oil prices and a stronger Korean currency, have pushed the automaker to the sidelines, some analysts say.

[basti08]

that 240hp V6 is a powerful as a gasoline-fed Accord 3.0L V6!!!

amazing!