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Hyundai i-oniq concept

Teaser shot for sleek Hyundai i-oniq concept released ahead of its Geneva show debut

Hyundai i-oniq concept

By Jack Rix

15th December 2011

Hyundai's ‘fluidic sculpture’ design language takes a step forward at March’s Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of the i-oniq concept car.

Allan Rushforth, Senior Vice President of Hyundai Europe, told Auto Express: “It’s a maturing of fluidic sculpture, making it a bit more adult.”

Although the i-oniq itself won’t make production, Rushforth hinted that it may offer clues to the shape of the next generation of Hyundai’s upmarket Genesis coupé, currently sold in the US and mainland Europe.

However, Rushforth said that Genesis would not be expanded in Europe. Next year sees the arrival of Hyundai’s i40 saloon, a new i30 in five-door, estate and, possibly, three-door form, a revised i20 and a new Santa Fe.

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2 Comments

I?ONIQ

In VW language, thinking of IROC becoming SCIROCCO and UP not becoming LUPO, I wondered whether the dash in this concept indicated a missing letter to pronounce.

I came up with ICONIQ (iconic), which is fun, or IRONIQ (ironic) which may be truer to form.

By alan_jenney on 15 December, 2011, 10:48pm

A bit pointless then

If the model won't reach production, and the styling influences may only appear on a model that we won't get anyway, this is of no interest to me and probably quite a few others.

I'd be more interested in whether Hyundai are going to make an i30 based MPV, or read some news on the forthcoming new shape Kia Ceed or Carens.

By gavsmit on 18 December, 2011, 7:58pm

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