2017 Hyundai Ratings, Reviews and Awards

2017 saw Hyundai decide to shift its luxury-level sedans, the Equus and Genesis, into their separate brand, Genesis. From then on, Hyundai focused on what it does best, producing value compact people-movers. In 2017, the Hyundai Elantra, the brand's compact sedan, got an entirely new look, moving into its sixth generation. New features included a four-cylinder powertrain and safety features such as e blind-spot monitoring. Also new for 2017, the Elantra GT hatchback moved over to a different platform. 2017 was also the year that Hyundai joined the electric car race, debuting its all-new Ioniq platform. The Ioniq is available in three versions, a plug-in hybrid, a hybrid, and an all-electric. The all-electric has a 88 kW Interior-Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and a range of 124 miles. The plug-in hybrid has a 1.6-liter Atkinson cycle inline-4 engine and 44.5 kW Interior-Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor while the hybrid has the same gas-powered engine and 32 kW Interior-Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor.