Tuesday, July 31, 2007

KIA will Lunch HM(Project name) end of this year

( Sketch of HM )


I believe that you guys already know that Hyundai and KIA are same company. Hyundai merged KIA in 1999.



Like Hyundai lunched Veracruz to gain a market share in SUV, KIA will lunch HM (Project Name) end of this year. The picture top of the article is the sketch of the HM.




One of interesting thing is that this model is first car which is designed by Peter Schreyer, KIA's vice-president. He said he applies his Idea, "Simplify the Straight Line".
By contrast Veracruz looks like a on-road SUV, Veracruz looks like a off-road SUV.



The other and the most important point for me is that the engine of HM is different from Veracruz.



The HM will have the V6 3.0 Diesel S engine. Veracruz has V6 E-VGT Diesel engine.


Veracruz's one is a front-wheel drive, transversely mounted with horse power of 240, torque of 46. But HM's one is a rear-wheel drive, longitudinal mounted one with horse power of 250, torque of 56. But both of them has very important common fact. Both are really "quiet" unlike other diesel engine mounted car.



Also KIA announced that HM will take all technology KIA has developed.





KIA wants to be a named SUV company. Like KIA did in Korea, does they can make a good impression to the world?



I think it's possible.



Following my research last month, KIA's(yea, actually Hyundai's) technology is not that lagged behind anymore. Like Veracruz did, I think HM will make it out.



I will post about Veracruz's a trial drive soon. The result of that is Awesome. That makes you understand why I believe HM will succeed.

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