New Hyundai Terracan

New Korean G-wagon to replace older SUV

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17th July 2006

Hyundai is soon to replace its ageing and out-of-date Terracan off-roader by this much more refined SUV, the biggest 4x4 the Korean manufacturer will offer alongside the smaller Santa Fe and Tucson. With its less angular design, the new Terracan follows the trend of sleeker bodies even for real mud ploughs such as the new Mercedes GL, the current Range Rover, Nissan Patrol and Toyota Land Cruiser. Chassis and mechanics will be improved over the current model’s, but today’s engines will be used again for the new car: a 3.5-litre 24-valve V6 petrol engine delivering some 200 bhp and a 2.9-litre four-pot common-rail turbodiesel with around 170 bhp. We expect the car to be launched at the 2007 NAIAS in Detroit in early January