Hyundai will eventually produce a rival to the Prius

Since the unveiling in 2009 the concept of "Blue-Will" manufacturer Hyundai Salon Seoul, everyone knew that this car would eventually serve as a basis for the design and development of a model of series whose main task would be to confront at least on an equal footing, the popular Toyota Prius.

Now, however, the direction of the South Korean manufacturer has given the green light to the production car series rechargeable hybrid propulsion based on this new concept.

A decision that is not foreign to the reaction of the associated brand and the general public during the transition from concept through major auto shows around through the planet.

Although it is too early to append to an engine model serial, remember that the concept of "Blue-Will" flirts with a rechargeable hybrid powertrain with an engine has direct injection 1.6-liter four-cylinder whose power is 152 horses. The electric motor with which it mates adds 100kW (136 hp). In the latter, are added polymer batteries lithium-ion battery.

Cote figures

Autonomy: 64 km in fully electric vocation

Average consumption: 2.2 km li/100

It will take at least two years before they can get the road version of the concept of "Blue-Will" South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. And as has become customary in the latter, there will likely Griffee a version of the Kia brand of this car plug-in hybrid propulsion.