Hyundai not too long ago revealed two restomods of essential fashions from its previous with electrical powertrains.
Over the weekend, the automaker unveiled an EV idea primarily based 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 many of the unique automobile’s boxy styling, however with delicate tweaks to the grille, facet moldings, exterior mirrors, and wheels. It additionally has the pixelated headlights and taillights which can be a function of Hyundai’s new Ioniq EV sub-brand.
Hyundai Pony Heritage Sequence idea
The inside will get a large show display screen that serves as each an instrument cluster and infotainment display screen, plus a smaller vertical display screen that appears to take the place of most analog controls. One other fashionable contact is ambient lighting in a bronze coloration chosen to reference classic audio tools, based on 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 below license previous to that), and served because the design inspiration for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 electrical crossover. Just like the Grandeur, the Pony obtained an electrical powertrain, delicate styling modifications, and a contemporary screen-equipped inside.
Each restomods, which Hyundai calls its Heritage Sequence, assist promote the upcoming Ioniq line of electrical vehicles. The primary would be the Ioniq 5, which is scheduled to launch in america earlier than the top of this 12 months. It is going to be adopted in 2022 by the Ioniq 6, a sedan primarily based 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.
