Hyundai does not build many cars like the Hyundai Blue-Will: a 5-door hatchback with 1.6-liter Gamma 152-hp GDI engine and 100 , built from 2009 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
How it came about
The Hyundai Blue-Will is a plug-in petrol-electric hybrid concept compact car designed by the South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company. The vehicle was debuted at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show in South Korea.
The hybrid powertrain is based on the same Blue Drive architecture that Hyundai unveiled at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Blue-Will uses a strong parallel hybrid system, meaning it's capable of driving the vehicle under electric power alone, using the internal combustion, or a combination of both. The first production applications from this vehicle will find their way into the Korean market's Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid and the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid that debut late in 2010.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1.6-liter Gamma 152-hp GDI engine and 100 . The gearbox is a Continuously variable transmission. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 106.3 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Lexus LFA, the Nissan Leaf. Its Hyundai stablemates include the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Accent.