Hyundai will be showing it’s Hyundai Arnejs Concept at the Paris Motor Show end of this month. The Hyundai Arnejs, pronounced Ar-nez, will give us a preview on how Hyundai’s new European C-segment contender will look like when it is launched in Summer 2007 for the UK market.
The Hyundai Arnejs Concept is designed at Hyundai’s European Research and Design centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany and takes certain design cues from it’s previous concept car, the Hyundai Genus Concept. The production version will likely share similiar parts or even the whole platform with the recently announced Kia cee’d, which will also make it’s debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.
More photos after the jump.
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that's a hot looking car… not like a hyundai at all..
Huh….?
Yaris's brother ah???? or Legacy's brother?
better than kia cee'd. What about the performance or technology?
Hyundai stylish has BIG improvement! Good job!
Siapa sokong?
Saya sokong!
Wahhhhhhh nearly give me heart attack. REALLY GOOD LE.! LOVE THE RIMSSSS especially.! HOW MUCH HOW MUCH!!!! , oh concept car… -.-
Wallauwehhhh!!! Hyundai are totally on full charge for their European market. This is a good looking Hyundai. Frankly I wouldn't mind being seen in this car. It is damn nice for me. I just hope the power terrain will be as good as it looks. But too bad, since it is targeted for European C-segment, we won't get to see this handsome Hyundai on this part of the world…I think.
The car itself look nice and muscular but the rim is a big NO NO… too bling2 for my taste. Crome rims are so yesterday… hahaha
fuuyyyooo…nice but still note look like audi…d front grille
more photos?nice car
Inokom have any thoughts of making CKDs of this babe locally?I hope they do..If they did…A HIT !!!
Huh… have to register under a new name…. Can't retrive my last pw registered… anyway… Im waiting for a new design from Proton's new models.
Lookin at this design…nt bad for a C Segment car. Overall design (in other website)…it looks like the smaller version of Lotus APX.
ya cant believe its a hyundai…for the first time..not much copy n paste job…very nice..rims r aweful though…any idea on the engine used?
is that a Hyundai?! my, they've improved by light years in the styling dept. their cars used to have… fuugly styling. now, they look like something I want to be seen in, that is, if I can afford it lah! good effort by Hyundai. can see they are maturing as a car manufacturer recently.
Comes at no surprised. Hyundai/Kia always have good design concepts. They started the HCD line of concept cars nearly 10 years ago.
But then again, its still a show car. Can probably forget about the rims (prob cost $30K per set), and with more acceptable ride height. Its a C segment car, so it will probably end up looking like the Citra or a Citra replacement if NAZA ever gets thier hands on the CKD versions.
Funny thing is, the build quality of Hyundai is almost as good as Japanese, and reliability trumps the japanese. But odd thing is, M'sia perception of Korean cars still remain "cheap and badly built". What a bunch of cars they are missing. What a weird bunch we are. I have heard people diss Hyundai and in favour of a Chevy Optra. Both are Korean (the Chevy is Daewoo), with Hyundai even eaking out on quality. Probably people didn;t know that, thinking the Optra is a "Continental car".
Go and have a seat in the Hyundai Sonata/NF (better yet, go for a drive). You'd see what I mean. $ for $ it will give if not surpass a Camry and Accord a run for the $. Take the Hyundai badge off and you'd probably never have guessed.
the front lamp looks like myvi lamp….
nice car
when our protong can design a concept car like this? our force-to-beloved proton oledi 20yrs++ stil came out design like ultraman taro (sawi)
lets imagine we put Proton logo into this car. i m sure people will praise the design and wanted this car to be made in malaysia. if sawi put a BMW logo also it is still the worst looking car on our road!!
looks like toyota caldina gt but more on the softer lines
Go and have a seat in the Hyundai Sonata/NF (better yet, go for a drive). You’d see what I mean. $ for $ it will give if not surpass a Camry and Accord a run for the $. Take the Hyundai badge off and you’d probably never have guessed.
Sonata/NF can't even beat a Mazda 6 what more the Honda Accord 2006.
That sonata just copy and paste. In terms of performance, there is nothing special to talk about. And I believe it is overpriced because it is a CBU unit here.
This Hyundai design is very futuristic, whether it comes into production or not, we need to wait and see. Personally it looks like a Lexus to me from the front.
Overall 8/10 in terms of design and brand power.
waaa!
i love this colour, very nice
too many sharp edges, makes it looks like da designer wanted a spaceship more then a car, hehe !
will they make the car?
man, malaysia still selling that old style and old technology spectra, and the new kia spectra always come out for 2 years…
I think it will better if Hyundai can change their logo to have the distinct and more unique logo, that "H" on Hyundai always reminds me of Honda…
fron view is hot! side kinda reminds me of the BMW 1-series. n the back…like the back or a fiat (grande) punto kena bantai n lebam
Copying Renault style…. The Vel Satis
I wont say it's a copycat, but it lacked inspiration. Any hot hatch looking design that weren't inspired, add some futuristic liquid-sci-fi elements and you'll have that. The Audi family grill is really making a profound impact on car designers these days.
Oh, and those gigantic rear lamps isn't really what people might call sleek.
what with the taillamp?
Very futuristic looking ^^
My impression of Hyundai:
Concept car design – 8 out of 10 –> great concepts they have..
Production model design – 6 out of 10 –> mostly copycats..
Brand image – 6 out of 10 –> they still give me a perception of just being a cheap alternative to Honda and Toyota. I guess it is so to most Malaysians because if we look at the sales of the new Sonata, it tells you everything.. Why buy a Hyundai if the price difference with a Honda or Toyota is not too much?
Han took a swipe at Hyundai in Tokyo Drift, …can't let you roll on a Hyundai…
"Han took a swipe at Hyundai in Tokyo Drift, …can’t let you roll on a Hyundai… "
Hahaha.. Why? U expect Han to take a swipe at Proton huh??
he would say…..you wont look too savvy in a savvy.
"he would say…..you wont look too savvy in a savvy."
Or, instead he will say…….. you look savvier in a savvy facelift
Anyway, i like the tailights of this Hyundai. Looks radical.
Arnejs, one word, beautiful.