An ad has revealed that the new Hyundai Sonata, Genesis and Veloster Turbo are set to enter the Malaysian market soon, although no launch dates – tentative or otherwise – are specified.
After turning up at KLIMS13, a registered Hyundai Veloster Turbo was sighted here early this year. More recently, the second-gen Hyundai Genesis full-sizer was displayed at Nu Sentral and the Hyundai Experience Car Fest 2014, albeit in left-hand drive form.
The seventh-gen LF Sonata is still quite new, having only been unveiled in Korea in March, and we haven’t seen – or heard of – it here yet, so it’s our guess that these three cars will debut in Malaysia in that order.
What about the Elantra facelift? Inokom is already producing the updated car in Kulim, Kedah for export to Thailand – we wonder when our turn will come.
Hyundai Veloster Turbo
Hyundai Genesis 3.8 GDI V6
Hyundai Sonata LF
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Aiyoo, today is bad day for all Toyota salesman. All panic already with Elantra sales so good. Now all don’t know what to do.
Don’t worry Toyota salesman. Don’t worry my brothers. Be clam. Don’t worry
LOL, U make my day
Good to hear Hyundai get better sales. Unfortunately Toyota sales is not affected, at least at my showroom. Proton should be crying now instead.
As long as it is kimchi, it will not have RV.
As long as it is Proton, it will not have build quality.
As long as it is Toyota, it will have both RV and build quality.
The right thing for Toyota to counter Hyundai here is to reduce the prices of Toyota, if not on the righ ‘kena’ whack by Honda and on the left ‘kena’ whack by Hyundai.
Hopefully this year Toyota will lose their crown as non national passenger vehicle leader to Honda. Probably that will make them come to their senses and start giving better specs and safety for all their cars.
bottom kena whack by Kia
Oh dayum. The Veloster Turbo. It can finally be as sporty as it looks, aye? The pricing is key to its success but it almost has that market segment all to itself now since its main competitor, the Honda CR-Z, has lost its hybrid tax exemption, which should give the Veloster the edge in pricing…
And it looks like Hyundai has confirmed the entry of its big guns, the new Sonata and Genesis. I do wonder if the Genesis will be able to make a dent in the premium marques’ sales. Call me pessimistic but I have a feeling that it won’t be anything significant. Not sure what to make of the new Sonata except that it looks better than the current Sonata. It seems to have taken some of the design cues from the current Kia Optima. I guess it’ll come down to the pricing and specs.
I don’t know why, the name Toyota Camry, immediately pop up in my mind upon seeing the black car in the promote AD. You have to agreed that it looks allot like the “newly” lunach one. Please don’t flame me, just my humble opinion. Maybe like some bros here have already said, a lot of the new car frontage looks very very similar. Designers have run out of generic ideas…….? Or maybe I see too many Camry in the parking lot everyday…arrrrggggh….
Unless the genesis comes with a tax friendly 2 litre turbo it going to be tough. After all E class and 5 series have small turbos on offer
Veloster Turbo is long overdue. The Veloster we get is grossly underpowered, with barely any power.
The Sonata is interesting, considering the i40 is currently on sale. It would be interesting to see if Hyundai will bring in the 2.0T instead of the 2.4, cause the figures of that will definitely give the Mondeo a run for the money.
As for the Genesis, sub 230k – 250k price, good specifications, and it will sell.
3 pieces of junk!
My city and inspira are much better!
Bring in Hyundai Accent la
Isnin, 03/11/2014.
547 days since PRU13. Still no reduction in car price.
KR1M – Kencing Rakyat 1Malaysia
Sonata…pls give back Sorento’s taillights…i repeat pls return them immediately…
Can’t wait for someone to buy and drive the big mama Genesis on the road…sure will turn heads due to its size…maybe some will think since when Aston Martin got sedan lol.
Aigoo.. Why must Hyundai Malaysia bring all the expensive models to Malaysia?? Bring first laa the murah2 models like new i10, Accent, i20, ix25 to our shore first… And when we gonna get the Elantra FL?? Please laa don’t make Hyundai another expensive brand in Malaysia…
veloster turbo with manual or auto