Hyundai unveiled the concept vehicle from the Hyundai Kia Design and Technical Center for 2004, the stylish and functional HCD8 sports tourer. The HDC8 is the newest concept vehicle from the Hyundai Kia Design and Technical Center Design studio and is the first concept vehicle to come from Hyundai’s new $30 million Design and Technical Center in Irvine, Calif.
Highlighting the exciting design elements is the Ballistic Yellow tri-color paint from Nippon. The body color is complemented with anthracite color ground effects trim and road wheels. The exterior trim is polished nickel. The interior is finished with two-tone Vapor Gray leather seating surfaces accented by wood flooring and wood and aluminum accented steering wheel rim and shift lever knob. The aluminum trim is accented with a nickel finish.
The HCD8 with its supercharged 2.7-liter V6 engine, 6-speed manual transaxle and tuned dual exhaust provides performance to match its styling. For real world driving, the driver can adjust the ride height a total of four inches through the air suspension. The vehicle can sit low for high-speed touring or can be raised to handle inclement weather, avoid parking wheel stops, handle a car wash or any other situation where additional ground clearance is needed.
The HCD8 also features state-of-art lighting. The LPI-supplied optics use Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology from Osram Opto Semiconductor to illustrate how future automotive lighting systems will work. The LED lights burn brighter, and are more energy efficient than current lighting systems. In addition, they are expected to last for the life of the vehicle. Unlike incandescent bulbs, LED lighting performance does not deteriorate during its life.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:16 am
thank.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:34 am
that car is really clean, but i know its expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
May 8th, 2008 at 12:11 am
such a copy of an R8.. no offense to hyundai but they pretty much copy everything they make..
May 15th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Always copying…Nice car though!
May 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
how much is it? haha i like it .
December 13th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I like Your concept, What about you?…
December 13th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Hai.. All?..
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 am
This is an cool concept car from hyundai. Look striking
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:21 am
i dont think so…
R8 itself is more like a bugatti veyron…
especialy the butt…
and the b pillars…
the face is also different…
March 12th, 2009 at 9:44 am
first off the hcd8 looks nothing like an audi r8. and even if they were similiar how could this be a copy when this concept was drawn up in 2004 and the audi r8 wasnt introduced until 2008. so next time you might want to do a little homework before you post your opinion for everyone to see
April 18th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
hay every one a new car is mad by Shelby its sack 270+ mpg
Name: SSC Ultimate aero
BHP:1287 @ 6075 rpm
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM:1112 ft-lbs @ 6150 rpm
its a killer it smoked both bugatti and dodge viper hennessey venom 1000
April 18th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
sick sorry
July 30th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Thank’s..
August 1st, 2009 at 11:12 am
@b dubb:
You mean 270 mph, not mpg. MPG is miles per gallon. DUH!!
…and the SSC Ultimate Aero does not definitively go 270. It may be possible, but the fastest it has been clocked at was 256.-some-odd miles per hour.