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Spy Shots: Hyundai HED-5 leaves show stand for snow mound

February 8, 2010

Filed under: Spy Photos, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Crossover, Hatchback, Hyundai

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It’s been nearly two years since the Hyundai HED-5 concept bowed at the Geneva Motor Show, but in late 2008, the Korean automaker announced that a production version of the compact crossover would arrive in 2010. And here it is.
Spied while testing in Northern Scandinavia, Hyundai’s unnamed answer to the Opel Zafira gets substantially toned down from its conceptual predecessor, although shades of Hyundai’s new “Fluidic Sculpture” design language are peering through the camo.
The hoods squat proportions are balanced by the acres of windshield, and if there wasn’t enough glass up front, Hyundai has seen fit to add a set of small windows aft of the A-pillars. Even with the camouflage covering much of the rear hatch, it’s obvious that the mini-’ute is destined to provide plenty of cargo space, and judging [...]

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