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Hyundai makes some especially nice vehicles, properly executed, well-equipped, reasonably priced.

The Genesis premium/luxury sedan, redesigned for the 2015 model year, is foremost among those — well, maybe not so reasonably priced now that Hyundai has raised the window-sticker numbers.

The base V-6 model is up $2,830 to $38,950. The V-8 rises $4,130 to $52,450.

All-wheel drive (AWD) is an option for the first time on the Genesis, but only with the V-6. Eventually with the V-8, too, Hyundai hints, with no timetable.

The $52,450 V-6 AWD test car was smooth, quiet, quick, sure-footed, stylish…

Combined car company Hyundai-Kia, both owned by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group, overtook Honda Motor as the "greenest" automaker in the U.S., according to a report today by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

For the first time since UCS began tracking the environmental friendliness of automakers in 1998, all eight major companies it rates improved their scores in the past year.

Hyundai and Kia are marketed as two separate brands in the U.S. and are operated separately. Elsewhere, they are considered two brands sold by a single, combined automaker.

The rankings lean heavily on vehicles' tailpipe emissions…

Amidst talk of autonomous vehicles, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety remains focused on bettering the cars still operated by humans.

Part of that mission includes the new IIHS ratings program for front crash prevention, which was introduced last year, and has already being implemented by a number of manufacturers.

More specifically, the IIHS tests for the availability of autobrake technology, which uses sensors to detect when a vehicle gets too close to the one ahead of it.

Most variations issue an audible warning and prepare the brakes for maximum effect when pressed by the driver. Many systems, however, brake…

Hyundai Motor Corp. 005380.SE in Your Value Your Change Short position on Thursday unveiled a new luxury sedan aimed at halting the flow of customers to imported premium brands on the South Korean auto maker's home turf.

But analysts warn that the new car, still called by its code name "AG," could instead end up poaching share from Hyundai's own lineup of similarly sized luxury cars, as brands like BMWBMW.XE in Your Value Your Change Short position and Mercedes-Benz continue to gain in popularity.

"With the launch of the AG, Hyundai might be walking a…

Hyundai has announced the 2015 Sonata will be priced from $21,150 in the United States.

The entry-level SE comes sparsely equipped but features LED daytime running lights, a rear spoiler and 16-inch alloy wheels. The model also has air conditioning, a tilt / telescoping steering wheel and a six-speaker audio system.

The Sonata Sport costs $23,175 and includes a revised grille, a dual exhaust system and 17-inch alloy wheels. The model also has heated front seats, a 10-way power driver seat and an infotainment system with a 5-inch display.

Moving up to the $26,525 Sonata Limit rewards…