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It’s official, the entire
Group has plans for the
. During the
press launch in South Korea, design head Luc Donckerwolke told
Roadshow
“You’ll have an electric show car for
.” This year will be the charm for
and
, after showing the
and its hydrogen
powertrain in 2017, and the electric
last year. We will also see the production version of the U.S. market
and its mongo grille.
The premium brand’s debuts will join the new
sedan and
, and an as-yet-unnamed
show car expected to be our version
potentially called Tusker.
Hyundai-Kia isn’t getting its electric razzle dazzle ready for New York alone.
Auto Express
reports the group is working on a new
platform to serve the carmaker the same way
MEB architecture serves the German group’s brands. At the moment, the only four EVs in the
automaker’s range are the
and Ioniq, and the
e-Niro and
. They are all built on ICE platforms, the
and e-Niro still proving popular enough for this year’s planned UK-market production to sell out already.
According to a “company insider,” the dedicated EV platform is around two years away and will focus on B- and C-segment cars. That’s the same year that Genesis is expected to have its EV ready, but unless the luxury arm has plans to dip its grille into C-segment waters, Genesis likely has other EV platform plans. By 2025,
and Kia have said they’ll have 14 EVs in the combined lineup as part of 38 electrified offerings.
Whatever’s on the way could prove far more radical than today’s offerings. Donckerwolke told
Auto Express
that in order to attract the future EV buyers that aren’t necessarily car people, “[You] have to ask whether you want science fiction or whether you want to conform. We can create something that doesn’t appeal to someone in the traditional sense.”
If the head designer gets his way, 3D-printing will help whip up those attractions. Last year’s Essentia concept showed off 3D-printed carbon fiber ornament, but the potential goes much further. Calling the technique a “game-changer,” Donckerwolke said, “With 3D printing we have to ask things like whether we could print a [seat] fabric that’s thick enough that you don’t need foam.” We’ll find out how far the company takes things for the moment when the New York show opens next month.
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