Shanghai 2013: Hyundai Mistra for Chinese market

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This is the Hyundai Mistra concept, which the Korean carmaker has unveiled at the ongoing Auto Shanghai. It “offers a significant insight” into an upcoming China-only mid-size family sedan that will slot in between the Sonata and Elantra.

The production Mistra (or Mingtu in Chinese) is set to launch later this year. The concept measures 4.71 metres long, 1.82 metres wide and 1.47 metres tall, with a 2.77-metre long wheelbase. It also has 19-inch aluminum alloys and LED rear lamps.

Hyundai says the car is “designed to meet the diverse needs of the mainstream urban population,” and targets young parents in their 20s and 30s.

Hyundai Mistra concept

Making its Chinese debut is the Hyundai Grand Santa Fe – a long-wheelbase version of the third-gen Santa Fe SUV that’s set to begin sales in the first half of the year.

The seven-seater measures 4.92 metres long (225 mm longer than the regular Santa Fe), 1.89 metres wide and 1.69 metres tall, with a wheelbase of 2.8 metres.

Three engines are offered: Lambda II GDI engines in 3.0 (264 PS/312 Nm) and 3.3 litre (286 PS/344 Nm) displacements, as well as a 2.2 litre diesel R unit (197 PS/445 Nm). Luggage capacity stands at 630 litres.

Hyundai entered the People’s Republic only in 2002 with the Beijing Hyundai JV. Also on the Auto Shanghai stand are the ix35 Fuel Cell, Sonata Hybrid, facelifted Equus and HCD-14 Genesis concept.

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Comments

  • Please replace the current Camry with this design!

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    • big dick on Apr 21, 2013 at 9:44 am

      Peter Schryer of Kia design finally being involved in Hyundai….

      thats why they now look better than before.

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    • Sam Loo on Apr 28, 2013 at 11:57 pm

      Hyundai’s will still have poor RV even if they try to look like Toyota or Honda.

      On the contrary, if (hypothetically) sushis were to follow kimchi styling, it will still retain its RV.

      If you want to throw away all your hard earned money, buying a kimchi is a good solution

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  • Although ths is not a sonata, but the next sonata wearing this design woud be good.. It doesnt hv the flair or curves of the current sonata, but it’s more clean, looks stronger and contemporary…much like what toyota trying to o with the new camry, but 10 times better..

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    • Sam Loo on Apr 28, 2013 at 11:58 pm

      But whatever kimchi does, their products will never have good RV

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  • tokmoh on Apr 20, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    Aku nampak permainan dia

    http://paultan.org/2013/02/25/volvo-60-facelift/651245_47849_1_5/

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 18
    • Pororo on Apr 21, 2013 at 4:11 pm

      Permainan ape yang kau nampak?? Guli?? Batu Seremban?? sah2 lain der..

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0
    • namanama on Jun 07, 2013 at 11:07 am

      haha..peter bukan bagus sgt pon,banyak copy paste saja…last masa kat Audi pon yg paling bagus TT.tapi bukanlah bagus sgt pon TT tu..npk pondan.

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  • kcsoo on Apr 20, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    Please replace sonata with this. LoL~ make Honda and Toyota tension.

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  • revec on Apr 21, 2013 at 12:37 am

    This is only concept, like the rest of the recent titles. The production car may look different. I prefer current sonata coupe body than this concept because this resembles previous camry

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  • Avid car fan on Jun 04, 2013 at 10:07 am

    This hyundai looks so elegant. Its design even looks better than that of their full-sized sedan-Equus. It has a nice mix of the design elements from the Elantra, Sonata and Azera. Reliability wise, Hyundai has now gained their ground. It gained a better reliability score than GM’s brands. And btw, I almost forgot, this concept is very much like the production model. There are no fancy ‘gimmicks’ what-so-ever in the design (eg: Full LED headlights, cameras to replace rear view mirrors, exaggerated and over rated design cues, etc.) the door handles even looks common except for that foglight and lower air dampers styling scheme. This so much of a looker than a Camry. Just sharing my thoughts though. Cheers everyone!

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