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Hyundai told safety regulators the same metal debris problem caused the expanded recall. Near that same time, Kia told NHTSA about a recall of more than 618,000 model year 2011-2014 Kia Optima, 2012-2014 Sorento and 2011-2013 Sportage vehicles because the Theta engine bearings wore out too early and caused the engines to seize. [5]
The second-generation i30 hatchback was released in the United States and Canada in 2012 as the Hyundai Elantra GT. [122] The nameplate usage continues for the third-generation i30, which was released in 2017 for the 2018 model year. [123] The Elantra GT was discontinued in these markets in 2020 due to the expansion of Hyundai's SUV line-up. [124]
On December 2, 2020, Hyundai and Kia recalled 423,000 vehicles equipped with various engines following a joint review by Hyundai and the NHTSA, of which the Nu GDi engines were a part of. Affected vehicles include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, [ 4 ] 2014-2015 Kia Forte and Forte Koup, and the 2014-2015 Kia Soul.
Hyundai Transys is an affiliate company of Hyundai Motor Group and produces a number of automobile transmissions, axles and seats in-house. On January 1, 2019, Hyundai DYMOS and Hyundai Powertech were merged with Hyundai Transys. [1] Hyundai Powertech was established in 2001 as South Korea's first automatic transmission specialist.
The Hyundai Beta engines are 1.6 L to 2.0 L I4 built in Ulsan, South Korea.. All Beta engines are dual overhead camshaft valvetrain design.The Beta engine uses a direct-acting overhead cam valvetrain arrangement which places the camshaft in the cylinder head above the pistons and combustion chamber and operates the valve tappets/lifters directly.
In March 2014, the Department of Justice issued $1.2 billion of financial penalties against Toyota in a deferred prosecution agreement. [6] In January 2021, engineer Colin O'Flynn was able to induce unintended acceleration with a similar Toyota vehicle using electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) on a test bench. He used an ECU and components ...
Wards 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U.S. market, that are selected by Wards AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 for model year 1995, and has been drawn every year since then, published at the end of the preceding year.
The Hyundai Gamma engine was introduced in 2006 to replace the existing Hyundai Alpha engine. [1] There are 1.4 L and 1.6 L versions of this engine. The Gamma II can apparently run in Atkinson cycle (leaving intake open longer for more complete burn but less displacement) under low loads for additional fuel economy with the ability to shift to Otto cycle on demand under high loads or for extra ...