Hyundai has gone back to the future with its new 45 EV concept, with the brand to unveil an electric vehicle inspired by the brand's first model, the Pony.
That car, revealed to the world at the Turin Motor Show in 1974, was a four-door sedan, and later a three-door hatchback, that led the way to the brand's first truly global model, the Hyundai Excel.
And it's with an eye on that past that Hyundai unveiled what it calls its "future of car design", the 45 EV concept car that will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
Described as a "symbolic milestone" for Hyundai, the 45 will feed the brand's future electric vehicle design, and while we can only catch a glimpse or two in these images, we're left thinking that's no bad thing.
"The new concept accentuates the forward-driven design direction while exploring the evolution of Hyundai’s Sensuous Sportiness design language," says Hyundai.
Details are scarce for now, but we'll keep you updated as news comes to hand. The 45 will be unveiled at the Frankfurt show on September 10.
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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