Cars & Autos | Sunday 7 January, 2018 12:32 pm |

Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Company (MYNM),  Hyundai dealer in the Western region of  Saudi Arabia, unveiled the first hybrid of Hyundai model " IONIQ " at the Saudi International Motor Show, which was  held last week in Jeddah.

 

The Show visitors had the opportunity to look at the first sophisticated hybrid electric smart car by Hyundai, which aims at contributing to a cleaner environment and reduce energy consumption. By introducing this new eco-friendly car; Hyundai stepped forward in its endeavor towards using alternative energy. The new hybrid "IONIQ" will be offered in three different variants.

 

Khalid Alharthy,  National Marketing Operations and PR Manager at MYNM-Hyundai, commented on the launch of "IONIQ" by saying that it is  time to move forward in the automotive industry, the "IONIQ" from Hyundai is the first step towards future intelligent driving, we also assured that  we keep up with the modern development in  automotive production on one hand, and meeting the aspirations and requirements of the new  generation of customers, on the other hand.

 

The new "IONIQ" benefits also from three "clean" driving systems:  the hybrid propulsion (an internal combustion engine with an electric motor),  full electric propulsion and rechargeable  hybrid engine (plugin hybrid), which  will be available soon. Thus  MYNM-Hyundai deals with IONIQ; offers  to its customers a variety of options including economic-fuel and eco-friendly cars.

 

Noting that "IONIQ" is a compact hatchback, five-door with five seats, stylish and elegant exterior,  sports flawless and sleek lines.

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The new " IONIQ" is fitted with a 1.6 liter engine that produces 105 HP, while its   electric motor generates 88 kilowatts equivalent to 120 HP, with maximum torque of 295 n/m I. e. 30 m/kg. The engine is fed by "lithium-ion" battery of 28 "kWh" to drive up to 280 km in normal driving conditions, and no less than 200 km in various driving conditions, and a maximum speed of 165 km/h. Hyundai IONIQ electrical car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h, on driving sports mode, in less than 10 seconds.