There are a few carmakers in the world currently that have as much to celebrate as Hyundai Motors. The Korean company is on the rise in the automotive industry with its big plans to execute and expand its lineup of cars.

In fact, according to Woong-chul Yang, Vice Chairman and Head of Hyundai R&D Centre, Hyundai Motors, he said in an interview that the company aims to have 28 new eco-friendly cars (both Hyundai and Kia) by year 2020. As for the luxury Genesis brand, the firm targets to have six new models by the same year - of which one will be a coupe, two will be Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and the rest will be sedans.

Needless to say, led by its futuristic new attraction of eco-friendly cars and Korean soul, Hyundai Motors has outdone itself by emerging as one of the car companies with its cars being the stars and heroes at this year's Busan International Motor Show.



Genesis New York Concept

While this isn't new to the world, the Genesis New York Concept undoubtedly qualifies as one of the stars at the Busan Motor Show. It does give us a glimpse on how the future face of Genesis cars may be like while elevating the value and perception of Genesis brand. Manfred Fitzgerald, Head of Genesis brand, said, "A luxury automobile should convey a sense of sophistication of elegance and of exclusivity. Of course, good design goes well beyond styling and you sense it at first sight. It does not need any explanation."

Slated to be the G70, the concept car goes head to head with the Audi A4, the BMW 3 Series, the Lexus IS Turbo as well as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. As such, we suspect that many of the elements shown on the New York Concept will be unlikely to make it to production, specifically the two-door, four-seat setup. Details as to when the car will go into production is still, however, unknown at the moment.

Boasting a performance-focused front engine, rear-wheel drive layout, the concept that you see here sports a 2.0-litre hybrid setup that has a total output of 240 Korean horses and 350Nm of torque - all of which is sent to the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox.



Genesis G80

Why is this worthy to be a hero, you ask? Well, the Genesis G80 will be going up against giants like the Audi A6, the BMW 5 Series, the Lexus GS Turbo and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not only does this take a lot of guts, ample preparation is key if the Korean carmaker decides to take on globally competitve carmakers that have been in the market for a long time.

Like Lexus with its F Sport, the G80 also comes in a sport model, which - as you'd expect - comes with larger wheels, bodykit and a more aggressive grille compared the the regular model.

Measuring 4,990mm in length, 1,890mm in width and 1,480mm in height, the G80 is longer than its aforementioned peers. Plus, it also trumps them with its longer wheelbase of 3,010mm, which we can assume will see to better legroom at the rear seats.

The car has two different engine suitability: a 3.3-litre or a 3.8-litre. Both of them will be paired with an eight-speeder autobox. Power is generous at 282bhp and 315bhp respectively.

We can expect the Genesis G80 to arrive in Singapore some time at the end of this year.



RM16

If there was a system to rate the brightest star at the Busan Motor Show, it has to be the 'N' model concept RM16. Launched in September 2015, 'N' demonstrates the company's commitment to manufacture responsive, intuitive performance vehicles that do not compromise on fun yet sizzling driveability to a broad range of customers.

Representing Namyang R&D Centre where the 'N' models are incorporated as well as Nurburgring where they are honed, the Hyundai i30 is slated to be the first compact car to get the treatment from Hyundai Motor's high performance sub-brand.

With its planned 300bhp-rated midship-mounted 2.0-litre Theta T-GDI engine that's paired with a six-speed manual transmission, we suspect that the car will be going head on with cars like the Volkswagen Golf GTI and the likes.

In terms of its powertrain performance, new technologies have been applied, including an electric supercharger to enhance engine power and responsiveness, an electronic limited slip differential (E-LSD) that distributes optimal power to each wheel when turning and an automatically controlled rear spoiler to optimise aerodynamics according to different driving conditions.

The i30 N car will make its global debut sometime in 2017.



Ioniq Hybrid

Not only did Hyundai showcased its high performance technologies and models, the Korean carmaker also displayed the direction of its future technologies with the Ioniq project - an ongoing research and development project that aims to create future mobility that can co-exist with lifestyle and society. In that sense, Hyundai Motors isn't much different from most carmakers who are aiming to innovate mobility to change the lifestyles of drivers in future.

Where the major dissimilarity lies, however, is the fact that Hyundai is offering customers three different alternative-fuel powertrains in a single bodytype - Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric. Of the three, Singapore can expect to see the Ioniq Hybrid hit the local market sometime in November this year.

With the Toyota Prius in its sight, the hybrid variant is based on an all new platform and will feature a Kappa 1.6-litre four-pot Direct Injection petrol engine. Performance figures are decent at 139bhp (104bhp from the engine and 43bhp from the electric motor) and it does come equipped with a rather sporty six-speed EcoShift dual-clutch automatic transmission.

In contrast, the TNGA-based Prius sports a 1.8-litre in-line four-pot powerplant that's matched to the consistent continuously-variable transmission (CVT), with 97bhp from the engine and 71bhp from the electric motor.