Hyundai Motor America 10550 Talbert Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 MEDIA WEBSITE: HyundaiNews.com CORPORATE WEBSITE: HyundaiUSA.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HYUNDAI DEVELOPS NEW FUELSAVING KAPPA ENGINE Oles Gadacz Meeyoung Song Product Public Relations Manager Product Public Relations Manager +82+234642154 +82+234642156
[email protected] [email protected] ID: 32709 Innovative technologies cut weight and friction to boost fuel economy 5.0L/100km (47 mpg) in the European combined test cycle Lowest CO2 in its class: just 119g/km Lightest dry weight in its class: just 82.4kg To be installed on Hyundai i10, i20 A and Bsegment cars SEOUL, Korea, June 23, 2008 In an era of soaring gasoline prices, Hyundai Motor Co. is helping frugalminded drivers meet the challenge of affordable transportation with its newly developed Kappa engine. "The world is thinking small like never before: Smaller fuel consumption, smaller CO2 footprint, smaller overall emissions. Today small is beautiful and Hyundai is ready to answer the call to small with our new Kappa inline four cylinder engine," said President and Chief Technology Officer Lee HyunSoon. Hyundai's i10 minicar with a 1.25 liter Kappa engine will deliver a fuel economy rating of 5.0L/100km (47 mpg) in the European combined test cyclefor best in class performance. And Kappa runs cleaner than the competition: In the European combined test cycle, an i10 equipped with the Kappa engine produces just 119g/km of CO2—far less than the Fiat Panda, Fiat Punto, Opel Corsa, Renault Twingo and Nissan Micra.