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European Car of the Year Short List with the 8 Finalists Revealed, Think You Can Pick the Winner?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/european-car-of-year-reveals-short-list.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bQYmkp4SVjA/UM9QfiYq0fI/AAAAAAAKs7o/nwzEYmpTOXo/s1600/COTY-2013-Finalists-.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> After announcing the 34 nominees (38 if you include re-badged models like the Seat Toledo and Subaru BRZ) <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-34-nominees-for-2013-european-car.html">in late September</a>, the organizing committee of the European edition of the Car of the Year award has now released the short list with the 8 finalists. Normally, the short list includes 7 models, but due to the fact that two cars tied in the same position during the voting process, the committee increased the number of finalists to eight, just as it did in the 2007 edition of the award. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/european-car-of-year-reveals-short-list.html#more">Read more »</a>

After announcing the 34 nominees (38 if you include re-badged models like the Seat Toledo and Subaru BRZ) in late September , the organizing...

Hyundai Confirms UK Pricing for New i30 3-Door Hatchback

Hyundai Hyundai i30 New Cars UK Hyundai Confirms UK Pricing for New i30 3-Door Hatchback

The new generation of the Hyundai i30 3-door hatchback , which made its world premiere in September at the Paris Motor Show will go on sale ...

Hyundai UK Expands i30 Hatchback and Tourer Lineups with New Range Topping Premium Trim

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/hyundai-uk-expands-i30-hatchback-and.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3bIOmXzQtco/UHwJVRopl6I/AAAAAAAJjLU/0e0jpG15Y7E/s1600/Hyundai-i30-UK-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The arrival of autumn has brought with it a new range topping Premium trim grade and three new exterior colors for the UK market Hyundai i30 hatchback and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-hyundai-i30-tourer-arrives-in-uk-in.html">Tourer</a> (estate / station wagon) models. The Premium trim incorporates all the equipment contained previously within the optional Convenience and Individual packages (both of which have now been discarded) as standard along with several additional features on top of that for what Hyundai describes as a "relatively nominal increase in overall price". <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/hyundai-uk-expands-i30-hatchback-and.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai i30 New Cars UK Hyundai UK Expands i30 Hatchback and Tourer Lineups with New Range Topping Premium Trim

The arrival of autumn has brought with it a new range topping Premium trim grade and three new exterior colors for the UK market Hyundai i3...

Parisian Poll: Which is the Better Looker, the Hyundai i30 3D or the Kia Pro_Cee'd?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/parisian-poll-which-is-better-looker.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GetusWrHOBM/UGY3v-PIsbI/AAAAAAAJUxs/ODpzBgXZ2mE/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia aren't leaving a lot of breathing space for Europe's troubled mainstream car manufactures, as they are relentlessly assaulting every popular category with new models. At the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/carscoops-to-z-guide-to-2012-paris.html">2012 edition of the Paris Motor Show</a>, the Korean partners each introduced a three-door version of their respective C-segment compact hatchbacks. The two models are the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/hyundai-presents-thee-door-hatchback.html">Hyundai i30 3d</a> (the five-door version of which is sold as the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">Elantra GT in North America</a>) and the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-images-of-kia-2013-procee-compact.html">Kia Pro_Cee'd</a>, both of which offer a more aggressive design than their five-door counterparts. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/parisian-poll-which-is-better-looker.html#more">Read more »</a>

Carscoop Poll Hyundai Elantra Hyundai i30 Kia Kia Cee'd Paris Auto Show Parisian Poll: Which is the Better Looker, the Hyundai i30 3D or the Kia Pro_Cee'd?

South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia aren't leaving a lot of breathing space for Europe's troubled mainstream car manufactures, ...

Hyundai Presents Thee-Door Hatchback Version of New i30 (Elantra GT)

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/hyundai-presents-thee-door-hatchback.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5788098619697297570" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QWVDDdkbq_I/UFN1Byf8eKI/AAAAAAAJE-M/u-1Xiwed1Kw/s800/2013-Hyundai-i30-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Following in the footsteps of sister company Kia and its Pro_cee'd, Hyundai has also introduced a three-door variant of its own compact hatchback model, the i30, which is marketed in <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">North America as the Elantra GT</a>. Hyundai points out that the i30 three-door was "designed, engineered and manufactured in Europe, for Europe", which means don't expect this body style to be added to the range of the Elantra GT. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/hyundai-presents-thee-door-hatchback.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai i30 New Cars Paris Auto Show Hyundai Presents Thee-Door Hatchback Version of New i30 (Elantra GT)

Following in the footsteps of sister company Kia and its Pro_cee'd, Hyundai has also introduced a three-door variant of its own compact ...

New Hyundai i30 Tourer Arrives in the UK in July Starting from £16,195

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-hyundai-i30-tourer-arrives-in-uk-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756845146763543858" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yirB-hIyd_c/T-RsKO_FxTI/AAAAAAAIAso/JUAjsEDYYig/s800/2013-Hyundai-i30-Tourer-010.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The estate version of the new Hyundai i30 compact model will go on sale in the UK on the 23rd of July with on-the-road prices starting from £16,195 for the entry-level 1.6-liter Classic and rising to £21,900 for the 1.6-liter CRDi Auto Style Nav. The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/hyundai-gets-practical-with-new-i30.html">i30 Tourer</a> is 185mm longer than its hatchback sibling and offers 150 litres of additional luggage space with the seats up and 326 litres with the seats down for a total capacity of 528 litres and 1,642 litres respectively. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-hyundai-i30-tourer-arrives-in-uk-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai i30 New Cars New Hyundai i30 Tourer Arrives in the UK in July Starting from £16,195

The estate version of the new Hyundai i30 compact model will go on sale in the UK on the 23rd of July with on-the-road prices starting from ...

New BMW 3-Series, Hyundai i30, Mazda CX-5 and Peugeot 208 Shine in Euro NCAP Crash Tests

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-bmw-3-series-hyundai-i30-mazda-cx-5.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745724316240564466" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-axwJ5gB-rCo/T7zp0s7X0PI/AAAAAAAHsi4/IQ0LfnQcvMY/s800/BMW-1-Euro-NCAP-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The new <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/bmw-announces-new-316i-320i.html">BMW 3-Series sedan</a>, Hyundai i30 compact hatchback, Mazda CX-5 crossover and Peugeot 208 supermini are the latest cars to be evaluated by <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/EuroNCAP">Euro NCAP</a>, the organization charged with crash-testing Europe's vehicles. All four models achieved a maximum five-star rating with Euro NCAP officials pointing out that carmakers have made significant improvements in the area of pedestrian protection. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-bmw-3-series-hyundai-i30-mazda-cx-5.html#more">Read more »</a>

BMW BMW 3 Series EuroNCAP Hyundai Hyundai i30 Mazda Mazda CX-5 Peugeot Peugeot 208 Reports New BMW 3-Series, Hyundai i30, Mazda CX-5 and Peugeot 208 Shine in Euro NCAP Crash Tests

The new BMW 3-Series sedan , Hyundai i30 compact hatchback, Mazda CX-5 crossover and Peugeot 208 supermini are the latest cars to be evaluat...

Hyundai gets into Some Monkey Business to Test the Quality of the New i30 Hatchback

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/hyundai-gets-into-some-monkey-business.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740938581251970498" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LR0m2tkrheI/T6vpOQzb1cI/AAAAAAAHlS8/AHtQQnIVyFg/s800/Hyundai-i30-Monkeys-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:pointer; 645px; height: 349px;"></a> While there are surely many ways to test the build quality of a car, you will have to admit that Hyundai's decision to let loose a horde of more than 40 playful monkeys on a new i30 hatchback, known as the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">2013 Elantra GT</a> in North America, has the added benefit of drawing a lot of attention from consumers. In the first endurance test of the sort in Britain, Hyundai brought a silver i30 at the Knowsley Safari Park, which is home to several dozen baboons that are renowned for their love of destroying visitors’ cars, such as Wayne Rooney’s vehicle when he visited the Merseyside attraction last year. Together with the park officials, Hyundai's people sat and watched more than 40 baboons having their way with the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hyundai%20i30">i30 hatch</a> for 10 hours. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/hyundai-gets-into-some-monkey-business.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai i30 Hyundai Videos New Cars Offbeat News UK Video Hyundai gets into Some Monkey Business to Test the Quality of the New i30 Hatchback

While there are surely many ways to test the build quality of a car, you will have to admit that Hyundai's decision to let loose a horde...

Hyundai Defies European Economic Crisis, Records Best Ever First Quarter Sales

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/hyundai-defies-european-economic-crisis.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733117978432062850" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ekywh2jFRYQ/T5AgbQ_ZRYI/AAAAAAAHYks/hRj3uO0c4Ac/s800/Hyundai-Europe-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Whereas many carmakers are seeing their sales shrink in Europe due to the financial crisis, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hyundai/">Hyundai</a> managed to register a record number of new cars between January and March 2012 with 114,571 units. This represents an increase of 12.5 percent over the same period 12 months ago. In contrast, the overall European new car market declined by 7.3 percent in the first quarter of the year. The Korean automaker now holds a 3.3 percent share of the market. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/hyundai-defies-european-economic-crisis.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai i20 Hyundai i30 Hyundai Tucson - ix35 Reports Hyundai Defies European Economic Crisis, Records Best Ever First Quarter Sales

Whereas many carmakers are seeing their sales shrink in Europe due to the financial crisis, Hyundai managed to register a record number of ...

Hyundai Employs Hypnotist to Make Viewers Love the New i30 Hatch

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/hyundai-employs-hypnotist-to-make.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721783846732992482" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbGh_U4VdK0/T2fcF-IWj-I/AAAAAAAHHKc/yxRcCjyKdpQ/s800/Untitled-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Over the years, we've seen automakers and their sales people using all kind of tactics and gimmicks to sell us their products, but we can't say we remember hypnosis being one of them. Truth to be told, Hyundai is trying out hypnosis to create some internet buzz around its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hyundai%20i30">new i30 hatchback</a> (to be sold as the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">Elantra GT</a> in North America) rather than to actually directly sell its cars to European buyers, and from what we can tell, it's succeeding in its mission. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/hyundai-employs-hypnotist-to-make.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai Elantra Hyundai i30 Hyundai Videos Offbeat News Hyundai Employs Hypnotist to Make Viewers Love the New i30 Hatch

Over the years, we've seen automakers and their sales people using all kind of tactics and gimmicks to sell us their products, but we ca...

Hyundai gets Practical with New i30 Station Wagon that Makes its World Premiere in Geneva

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/hyundai-gets-practical-with-new-i30.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717181776980115074" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Us8MLlSuYk/T1eCiQU8foI/AAAAAAAG9Nc/GV_zwlvTnPw/s800/2012-Hyundai-i30-Wagon-4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> This is the new generation of the Hyundai i30 Wagon and it was revealed at this week's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-geneva.html">82nd Geneva International Motor Show</a>. It's a C-segment model that competes against the Ford Focus Estate and it is based on the five-door hatchback version of the i30 series, which will <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">be sold as the Elantra GT</a> in North America. The previous generation of the i30 Wagon continues to be marketed under the Elantra Touring nameplate in the States. The wagon is 30mm taller and 185mm longer than the hatchback, which translates into more space for passengers and their luggage despite the fact that the wheelbase remains the same as the five-door model, at 2.650 mm. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/hyundai-gets-practical-with-new-i30.html#more">Read more »</a>

Geneva Motor Show Hyundai Hyundai i30 Hyundai Videos New Cars Video Hyundai gets Practical with New i30 Station Wagon that Makes its World Premiere in Geneva

This is the new generation of the Hyundai i30 Wagon and it was revealed at this week's 82nd Geneva International Motor Show . It's ...

All-New Hyundai i30 Wagon Unveiled Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/all-new-hyundai-i30-wagon-unveiled.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712331098308493218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K1Ngg5ywzPk/T0ZG3mIYP6I/AAAAAAAGyBw/zK-0ned1Gyc/s800/2012-Hyundai-i30-Wagon-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Set to make its first public outing at next month's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Geneva%20Motor%20Show">2012 Geneva Auto Salon</a> is the new Hyundai i30 Wagon, which is the second addition to the Korean automaker's C-segment model after the new generation five-door hatchback that was presented at <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/vw-boss-caught-on-film-impressed-by.html">last year's Frankfurt Motor Show</a>. Before we get into more details, allow us to remind you that in North America, the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">i30 hatchback will be sold as the Elantra GT</a>, while the previous generation i30 Wagon is marketed under the Elantra Touring nameplate. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/all-new-hyundai-i30-wagon-unveiled.html#more">Read more »</a>

Geneva Motor Show Hyundai Hyundai Elantra Hyundai i30 New Cars All-New Hyundai i30 Wagon Unveiled Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show

Set to make its first public outing at next month's 2012 Geneva Auto Salon is the new Hyundai i30 Wagon, which is the second addition t...

Hyundai Mulling Performance Versions of i30 Hatch and i40 Sedan

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-mulling-performance-versions-of.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709397475532343186" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZPauxujpjk/TzvawRqeB5I/AAAAAAAGt_4/HTvFO-wO2Og/s800/Hyundai-i40-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Hyundai is contemplating the development of performance variants of its new i30 hatchback (<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html">called Elantra GT in the States</a>) and the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hyundai%20i40">i40 sedan</a>. At least that’s what <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hyundai">Hyundai</a> Europe Chief Operating Officer Allan Rushforth said during the launch of the all-new i30 when asked if there are any plans for hotter versions. “A Hyundai GTi? That’s not just a C-segment question, but a D-segment one as well”, he replied, referring to the i30 and i40 respectively, according to Autocar magazine. “We have talked about such cars and are considering versions not only with more performance, but dynamic improvements to ride and handling, too”, he elaborated. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-mulling-performance-versions-of.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hyundai Hyundai i30 Hyundai i40 Reports Hyundai Mulling Performance Versions of i30 Hatch and i40 Sedan

Hyundai is contemplating the development of performance variants of its new i30 hatchback ( called Elantra GT in the States ) and the i40 se...

Hyundai i30 Gains the Elantra GT Moniker for North America [28 Photos]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706755307833040018" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g0dqKnm7DZ8/TzJ3t392nJI/AAAAAAAGptc/aj3JtvrOgik/s800/2013-Hyundai-Elantra-GT-33.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The compact hatchback that we came to know as the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/iaa-2011-new-details-on-2012-hyundai.html">Hyundai i30 in Europe</a>, Australia and other parts of the world was introduced in North America on Wednesday as the all-new 2013 Elantra GT. Set to make its world premiere later today at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Chicago%20Auto%20Show/">Chicago Auto Show</a>, the GT expands the range of the Elantra offering Hyundai a direct rival to the Ford Focus, Mazda3, Subaru Impreza and Volkswagen Golf hatchbacks. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/hyundai-i30-gains-elantra-gt-moniker.html#more">Read more »</a>

Chicago Auto Show Hyundai Hyundai Elantra Hyundai i30 New Cars Hyundai i30 Gains the Elantra GT Moniker for North America [28 Photos]

The compact hatchback that we came to know as the Hyundai i30 in Europe , Australia and other parts of the world was introduced in North Ame...

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