Hyundai lately revealed two restomods of vital fashions from its previous with electrical powertrains.
Over the weekend, the automaker unveiled an EV idea based mostly on the first-generation Grandeur. Launched in 1986, the Grandeur was Hyundai’s first try at a flagship luxurious sedan, setting the stage for right now’s Genesis luxury brand.
The Grandeur EV restomod retains a lot of the authentic automobile’s boxy styling, however with refined tweaks to the grille, aspect moldings, exterior mirrors, and wheels. It additionally has the pixelated headlights and taillights which can be a characteristic of Hyundai’s new Ioniq EV sub-brand.
Hyundai Pony Heritage Sequence idea
The inside will get a large show display that serves as each an instrument cluster and infotainment display, plus a smaller vertical display that appears to take the place of most analog controls. One other trendy contact is ambient lighting in a bronze shade chosen to reference classic audio gear, in response to Hyundai,
The Grandeur joins the Hyundai Pony EV restomod unveiled in April. The unique Pony debuted in 1975 as the primary automobile designed in-house by Hyundai (the automaker manufactured the Ford Cortina beneath license previous to that), and served because the design inspiration for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 electrical crossover. Just like the Grandeur, the Pony bought an electrical powertrain, refined styling adjustments, and a contemporary screen-equipped inside.
Each restomods, which Hyundai calls its Heritage Sequence, assist promote the upcoming Ioniq line of electrical automobiles. The primary would be the Ioniq 5, which is scheduled to launch in the US earlier than the top of this yr. It will likely be adopted in 2022 by the Ioniq 6, a sedan based mostly on the Hyundai Prophecy concept. Hyundai will then launch an Ioniq 7 SUV in 2024, previewed by a concept scheduled to debut on the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Present.
