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The Hyundai i20 N was crowned the winner of Speed Week 2021

The Hyundai i20 N was declared the champion of 2021 at the Top Gear Speed ​​Week. The event took place over several days at the Top Gear test track Dunsfold. The i20 N demonstrated the best performance from a group of 26 high-performance models.

Five models, rated as the most fun to drive, competed on the roads of Exmoor National Park. At the end, Top Gear’s editorial team, journalist Chris Harris and Top Gear driver The Stig crowned the Hyundai i20 N as the winner in this competition.

“Every year we gather the funniest collection of fast cars introduced in the last 12 months. We call it Speed ​​Week to justify a spacious, multi-day program. Speed ​​Week is always full of surprises. What we didn’t expect was that the most affordable car here it also stands out as the winner. The i20 N delights with its performance and the real dynamics that make it stand out, not only in its class, but in the full range of Speed ​​Week,”said Top Gear editor Jack Rix.

Hyundai i20 N competitors were sports models of prestigious car brands. The competition included light two-seater sports cars, hybrid models with 1,000 hp and fully electric sports cars.

The latest Hyundai N takes inspiration and borrows engineering values ​​from the competitive rally car i20 WRC which already has an impressive number of wins and titles. Focused on high performance, the i20 N provides an exceptional driving experience on racetracks as well as on the open road.

“Just like all our Hyundai N models, we designed the i20 N to provide an exciting track experience, reliability and road safety but also everyday usability. It was challenging, but we managed to create a high-performance hatchback at an affordable price,” said Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, vice president of marketing and products at Hyundai Motor Europe.

Source: Top Gear Magazine

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Hyundai is investing over a billion dollars in hydrogen fuel cells

Hyundai intends to produce more than 100,000 hydrogen fuel cells annually. This will make Hyundai the world’s largest producer of hydrogen fuel cells. The news was announced at the groundbreaking ceremony.

These are not the first Hyundai hydrogen cell factories. The first factory, Hyundai built three years ago with a capacity of 23,000 fuel cells per year. By increasing capacity, the Korean manufacturer would gain more momentum in the global mobility race. Currently, Hyundai uses most fuel cell systems in electric cars.

President and CEO of Hyundai Mobis, Sung Hwan Cho, said:
“Despite uncertainties including COVID-19, we have decided to make this large-scale investment to secure the market-leading competitiveness in the global fuel cell industry. We will continue to invest more in facilities and strengthen our R&D capability for the development of the hydrogen industry and expand the ecosystem. ”

With an investment of $ 1.1 billion, Hyundai intends to expand the use of its fuel cell power packs to construction machinery and logistics equipment. Last year they developed fuel cell power packs for hydrogen forklifts, and now they are developing power packs for hydrogen-fueled excavator.

Source: Hyundai

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Kia military hydrogen vehicles

Kia will enrich its rich military program with a new series of vehicles, but powered by hydrogen, reports The Korean.

And while Hyundai is one of the most active supporters of hydrogen propulsion, Kia is only now slowly getting involved in the race. Kia would also introduce a hydrogen-powered personal vehicle, and that should happen by 2028, ten years after Hyundai introduced the hydrogen-powered Nexo.

This news was confirmed by the company. Song Ho-sung, president of Kia Motors, said at the Hydrogen Mobility Show that Kia would focus on using hydrogen propulsion in the military segment for multifunction vehicles and power generators, and only then would the technology be offered in the passenger car program.

Perhaps unexpected, especially since the recently unveiled Hyundai Vision FK. This hydrogen athlete uses the base of Kia Stinger.

“The Vision FK is a bit of technical overkill, but it is an exciting challenge for our ambitious engineers,” said Hyundai’s head of research and development, Albert Biermann.

With 670 hp (500 kW), it reaches 62 mph in less than 4 seconds. Thanks to a complex system that combines a fuel cell energy converter with rear-wheel drive and a “plug-in” system of rechargeable batteries, Vision FK has a range of 370 miles (600 kilometers).

Source: The Korean