Hyundai presented the heavy duty truck, Xcient.

Hyundai Motor Company has become a major player in the car market, but it seems that is not enough, so the South Korean company now wants to have a bigger share on the commercial vehicle market. To do that Hyundai introduced the Xcient, a name that combines the biggest unit measuring data (XC) with the word "efficient".

The new truck offers a complete lineup including cargo, tractor and dump versions, but only two diesel engines are available. First we have the 10 liter H-Engine with 420PS (409kW or 414hp) and 1961Nm (1447lb/ft), the other option is the Powertech unit producing 520PS (382kW or 513hp) and 2501Nm (1845lb/ft) of torque.

Hyundai also made changes to the cabin of the Xcient, creating a more spacious for the driver. The height of the cabin has been raised by 330mm (13 inches) to 1895mm (74.6 inches), and so was the size of the bed which now has 800mm (31.5 inches) in length, an increase of 150mm (5.9 inches) over the previous model.

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Kia finally reveals the CUB Concept at the Seoul Motor Show

While everyone is paying attention to the New York International Auto Show, Kia decided to bring a new concept to the Seoul Motor Show, but at the same time revealed they have no plans to put this compact, "four-door coupe", designed in Seoul, into volume production. 

The four meter long concept with room for four people has "suicide doors" for the rear doors and doesn't have a B-pillar for an easier access to the interior. In the front of the car we find head lamps with two-point LED lights similar to those premiered with the Quoris, 19-inch alloy wheels and a bumper shaped to look like a "cheerful face".

In the rear, the LED treatment continues in the tail lights, while the bumper has a shape similar to the one in the front in order to accentuate the width of the vehicle.

Inside we have four individual seats, creating the sensation of a luxurious interior, that is complemented with the use of black leather with yellow color accents in the seats, steering wheel and door armrests.

The engine in this "four-door coupe", and i used quotation marks because this looks more like a five-door hatchback (read the definition in wikipedia), is the same one used in the pro_cee’d GT and cee’d GT. The 1.6 liter GDI with 204PS (150kW) and 265Nm (196lb/ft).

The CUB has an estimated top speed of 230km/h (143mph) and will take 7.7 seconds to reach 100km/h (62mph) when using the six-speed manual transmission.

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Kia teases another concept, this time its the CUB

First it was the Cross GT in Chicago, than the Provo in Geneva, and now it seems Kia will bring another concept to the Seoul Motor Show. The CUB (in English a cub is the young of certain animals, like the lions and bears) is the new concept, a car that according to Kia is "both sleek and small".

The four-door coupe has less than four meters in length, will have two-point LED lights similar to those found in the Kia Quoris and was created to appeal to an urban and younger crowd.

The Seoul Motor Show, like the New York  International Auto Show, starts on March 28.

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Hyundai HND-9 Concept. Will be at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show

It seems that Hyundai saved a surprise for this year's Seoul Motor Show in the form of the HND-9 concept. A vehicle that aims to be a hint at the brand's next-generation luxury sports coupe design and also represents an evolution of the "fluidic" sculpture design philosophy used by the South Korean company.

The replacement of the Genesis coupe, which is also the ninth concept developed by Hyundai's Research and Development Center in Namyang, Korea, is described as "a modern reinterpretation of the elegant image of a classic premium sports coupe" thanks to the long hood and wheelbase, besides the wide hexagonal-shaped radiator grille and butterfly doors that probably won't make it to production.

The rear wheel-drive concept comes equipped with a 3.3 liter V6 turbo GDi engine producing 370PS and an automatic eight-speed transmission.

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SsangYong reveals another SUV concept, this time it's the LIV-1

In recent months Ssangyong unveiled the SIV-1 and XIV, two Sport Utility Vehicles that serve as the basis for the next generation middle and large SUV line-up. The evolution of those concepts will be shown at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show which begins on March 28, and will be called the LIV-1.

LIV-1 stands for Limitless Interface Vehicle and according to the South Korean brand it "implies the meaning of Limitless Potentials and Limitless Joy which expresses the unlimited high performance and the value of large premium SUV concept". The LIV-1 is an evolution of their design philosophy called "Robust Aesthetics".

Find out more when the Seoul Motor Show starts.

Source: Ssangyong

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