The Hyundai HB20 is the firm’s very first vehicle created for the Brazilian market. The HB20 has been created in Brazil, too, as well as will be developed at Hyundai’s new plant in Piracicaba, near Sao Paulo, which is capable of building 150,000 vehicles every year.
The name is a combination of the initials of Hyundai Brazil, while the 20 references the Ford Fiesta-rivaling Hyundai i20 offered in the UK as well as Europe.
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Like the European car, the HB20’s style is influenced by Hyundai’s fluidic sculpture style language. The five-door hatchback will be the very first of a variety of HB20 models, which will broaden to include a saloon as well as SUV variant from next year.
Engine options are three-cylinder 1.0-litre as well as four-cylinder 1.6-litre flex-fuel engines, which can run on petrol or bioethanol. A five-speed handbook gearbox is standard, however purchasers will be able to select a four-speed automatic with the larger engine.
On sale in Brazil from October, the HB20 1.0-litre will expense from R$28,000 (around £8,600), which is nearly precisely the exact same cost as the new Volkswagen Gol. The larger-engined HB20 1.6 will expense from R$32,000 (£9,800).