现代美国公司CEO Dave Zuchowski曾表示，车厂计划推出一款B级跨界车，该车将于明年初上市，这意味着这款车将于今年底发布。最近谍照记者拍到了重度伪装的接近量产版原型车，虽然如此，但仍能看出该车采用了时尚的前大灯，上部是细窄装饰条，这让人联想到雪铁龙C4 Cactus和吉普切诺基。车尾也进行了伪装，但能看出采用了很宽，位置很高的尾灯组，其设计类似i20和i20 Active。根据不同的市场，该车动力系统将包括现代1.0升三缸涡轮汽油引擎，功率有100马力和120马力两种。高端版本将搭载取自i30的新的1.4升涡轮引擎，功率103千瓦/138马力，扭矩242牛米。而欧规车将搭载新的1.4升和1.6升CRDi柴油引擎。美规车也可能搭载柴油引擎，而三缸汽油引擎并不适合美国市场。除了这款车，现代还将于明年底推出更小的A级跨界车。

 

Hyundai subcompact crossover spied inside and out

Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski while talking about plans to launch a B-segment high-riding model.     The yet unnamed subcompact crossover is slated to go on sale by early 2018, which probably means it will be unveiled before the year’s end.

 

Here we have a near-production prototype still covered in a lot of camo, but even so it’s easy to notice the funky headlight arrangement with a thin upper strip reminiscent of the Citroen C4 Cactus and the Jeep Cherokee. The back of the car remains mostly hidden, although we are able to see the fairly wide taillights sitting up high and with a design somewhat similar to those of the i20 and its rugged counterpart, the i20 Active.

 

Depending on market, the engine lineup will likely kick off with the brand’s turbocharged three-cylinder 1.0-liter gasoline unit in 100 hp and 120 hp flavors. Stronger versions might also get the new turbo 1.4-liter from the third-gen i30 where it delivers 138 horsepower (103 kilowatts) and 179 pound-feet (242 Newton-meters) of torque.

 

In addition, the Europe-bound version is slated to get at least one thrifty diesel engine, with our money being on either the 1.4-liter or 1.6-liter CRDi, if not both. The U.S.-spec model is highly unlikely to receive a diesel engine, while the three-cylinder gasoline unit also seems unsuitable for America.

 

Hyundai’s crossover expansion is not going to stop with this new model since the company has already confirmed it will launch a smaller A-segment crossover by the end of next year.