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FINALLY.  The friggin' Buick Encore is here.  All my dreams and prayers have been answered, I'm so excited I can hardly...

...oh, sorry, got caught up in Auto Show mode there.  I'm just glad we don't have to deal with teaser images of a small SUV any more.  Look, I love auto show season.  Even after years of this, it still gets my blood going - who doesn't like seeing new stuff for the first time?  But not everything that comes out at the auto shows are worth an entire article.  Thus, Car Throttle News Bites: Detroit Auto Show Edition.  If you missed the earlier coverage, you can find it under the Detroit 2012 Category.

Speaking of that

A phrase I'm sure you're tired of hearing: "Hyundai's on a roll!"  Of course they are.  Sales are up.  Residuals are up.  They're making cars that people want because they're nice, not because they're 10% cheaper and 50% better warrantied.  And now that Hyundai's gone past cheap, they're going for exciting.  Sort of.

The big thing for Hyundai is the Veloster.  So big in fact, they brought six of them.  But more interesting to me than the front-drive, Accent-based Veloster is the Genesis Coupe Hurricane SC concept.

The big news is the supercharger, if you missed it.  The Magnuson blower sits to the side of Hyundai's 3.8L 24v V8, breathing 6-7psi of boost through an air-to-water intercooler on

Don't look now, but there is no doubt Hyundai is on a roll. The brand's products are highly competitive entries in their respective segments up and down the spectrum. Perhaps most startling though has been Hyundai's upmarket ascension. It began with the Hyundai Azera and really came into its own with the Genesis. CarThrottle experienced it for ourselves with our review of the Genesis Coupe earlier this year. The next step in Hyundai's product blitz is the Equus. Hyundai isn't content to rest on its laurels though, as word has come of further improvements. Perhaps one of the greatest things to enthusiasts and those looking for a true luxury experience is the fact that Hyundai has offered up a credible rear-wheel drive platform. This platform underpins the Genesis,

Test vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L V6 with 6-speed ZF Shiftronic Automatic Transmission Throughout the history of the automotive industry and other industries too, there have been times (admittedly rare) when a company not only manages to survive in a difficult climate, but thrive. An example of that would no doubt have to be Hyundai and its sister brand Kia, both of which have managed to increase market share and sales, on the strength of strong product. One of the turning points for Hyundai was the Buyer Assurance Program that offered the ability for an owner to give a purchased vehicle back to the company in the event of losing their job. The program proved to be very successful, enabling customers worried about their job security to get

I've covered Hyundai's high-end S-Class competitor here on CarThrottle, speculating on the branding for such a vehicle in a U.S launch. The car is an impressive vehicle but would buyers be interested in spending so much on a Hyundai? Apparently Hyundai might be thinking the same thing as it moves forward. Hyundai is clearly interested in bringing the Equus to the U.S market. They put the car on display at the New York International Auto Show, and Edmunds' Inside Line has reported the car could be two-to-three years away from a launch here in the United States. An unnamed executive spoke with them and was quoted as as saying "...you wouldn't be far off if you said the car was coming to the United States. Our chairman

What's it with the unique advertisements lately? Tommorow is April 17th, 2009; the 45th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang's birthday. As such, Hyundai has produced this "Happy Birthday" advertisement. How....thoughtful. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KV_JNhI3Wo Umm, happy birthday? I say good job on the advertisement Hyundai, it speaks for itself. It shows off the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe while still building goodwill by doing a nice gesture. I wonder if the general public even knows if it's the Mustang's 45th Anniversary tomorrow? I guess they will now! It's amazing though: 45 years later the Mustang is still an icon and going strong! Who would have ever thought the original car would become such a sensation. Not GM; the company was unimpressed with the car at launch and didn't view it as a threat.