Hyundai shows stunning new concept car - USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES -- With this city's biggest art museum as a backdrop, Hyundai revealed a long, sleek concept car that is likely to point to the styling direction of the next version of the Equus full-size luxury car. With a pull of a sheet, the Hyundai Vision G was shown as a stately yet shapely touring coupe, with a long hood, high sides, big grille and a hatchback-style rear. "It's the poised stance of a sprinter in the blocks," says Chris Chapman, Hyundai's chief U. S. designer. The reveal at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was a prelude to the car's official showing Sunday at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where the brand hopes to burnish its credentials as a maker of luxury, not just mainstream, cars. Though the Vision G is badged as a Genesis, Hyundai's midsize luxury sedan and sports coupe, Chapman and Hyundai brand President Peter Schreyer clearly indicated that his team has bigger things in mind, talking about its "flagship" direction. The current flagship, the Equus sedan, saw only 1,159 sales in the first half of the year, down 34% from the same period last year, Autodata figures show. They are on panel behind the doors, with the idea that hotel doormen or parking valets won't have to pull open the door. Source: www.usatoday.com
