Esure Car: 2009 New York Auto Show: Hyundai Nuvis Hybrid Concept

HYUNDAI NUVIS CONCEPT MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT NEW YORK AUTO SHOW.

The world will have the opportunity to peer into Hyundai’s future when the Nuvis concept makes its world debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show.

The Nuvis is the eleventh signature concept car to have existence designed at the company’s California Design Center in Irvine, Calif. In addition to showcasing the brand’s cutting-edge capabilities, Nuvis also hints at a possible purpose direction for a future-generation crossover, blending attributes of a tall urban car and a meed utility vehicle.

Consistent with Hyundai’sitting pledge to lead all brands in U.S. fuel economy by means of 2015, Nuvis is powered by Hyundai’sitting Hybrid Blue Drive architecture, which uses breakthrough lithium polymer battery technology.

EVOLUTION OF THE DESIGN

In developing the initial sketches, Hyundai designers considered the interplay of natural, fluid elements with more rigid surfaces and structures to create the illusion of stanch motion. Specifically, designers studied the way water splits across and flows around the hull and sides of a boat, creating a wake, or the way wind shapes a snowdrift or flurries through trees. The living power of these elements is reflected in the Nuvis’ design.

“Our goal was to create a living machine, constantly moving, that the driver and passengers could be component of,” said John Krsteski, Hyundai Design manager. “There are no lines on or in this car that are standing still.”

In addition to invoking the sensation of irrepressible motion, the Hyundai design team took more practical matters into account as well. Nuvis is designed to accommodate the diverse interests of a modern, active couple. The Nuvis is meant to be comfortable starting its day at a desert retreat, arriving at the ski slopes in the afternoon and then cruising to a positive dinner that evening.

The design team sought to create a vehicle that would complement its environment, destitute of making a negative drive firmly together. The versatility of the vehicle’s design, combined with Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive technology, accomplishes exactly this.

EXTERIOR DESIGN

The Nuvis has an assertive face demonstrated by the strong, hour-glass shape that frames the blue acrylic shield grille and aggressive headlamps, whose two glowing white rings are equivalent by a pair of red rings on the conclusion lights.

Perched on top of 22-inch wheels, Nuvis’ proportions are tall, strong and protective. The pair body-side lines set up a fluent water effect, giving the appearance of motion.

In addition to the dynamic angles and firm stance, the Nuvis boasts a host of unique exterior elements.

“One of the coolest attributes of Nuvis is that the defensive roof appears to float forward top of the body from one side the exercise of hidden pillars and high-contrast glass,” said Andre Hudson, Hyundai senior designer. “This effect starts at the headlamps and is carried all the way through to the taillights producing a tall, strong body-side and elevate.”

Large, gull-wing doors, either opened or closed, create unique front, rear and profile views. Blue ambient lighting cast transversely the body adds to the overall upscale feel of the vehicle.
An additional design element featured on the Nuvis is a brushed aluminum accent that spans the entire length of the vehicle. Normally, this type of well-adjusted is only found around the windows. On the Nuvis, this trim extends out from the headlamps, juts up at the same time the hood and through the beltline, transversely the top and into the train spoiler.

INTERIOR DESIGN

In support with the exterior design scheme, the Nuvis’ spacious and luxurious interior is dominated by a sedate, blue acrylic center stack that ebbs and surges in the manner of a river. The cascading floor, by its blue ambient lighting, further enhances an environment in which seamless technology flows, enveloping the couple the driver and passengers.

A running water of information coming from the medium panel streams throughout the cockpit, as passengers are able to access one and the other other by way of Methode Electronics TouchSense® technology that links all four business-class seats. The car’sitting infotainment combination of parts to form a whole is fed by channels from the outside – the occupants, for the sake of instance, have power to learn of a restaurant’s specials that evening as they airing past it.

The sculptured, comfortable seats are custom woven with a graduated fabric that is finished in a silver-to-black sunburst. The ecologically on friendly terms seating fabric is provided by True Textiles, the industry’sitting leading provider of environmentally responsible textile solutions.

The Nuvis workmanship is made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled polyester – reclaimed soda bottles – and increasingly sustainable manufacturing processes. Hyundai collaborated with True Creative to produce this unique fabric with an 80-inch say over, providing a fabric that is as attractive to the environment as it is to the viewer. The matching seatbelts are provided by Harveys Original Seatbeltbags, a well- known manufacturer of handbags made out of seatbelt. Harveys also developed two matching handbags as antidote to the Nuvis concept.

In the exalt, a high trunk floor houses the Nuvis’ lithium polymer battery pack.

HYUNDAI’S HYBRID BLUE DRIVE ARCHITECTURE

Hyundai’s all-new, homegrown Hybrid Blue Drive architecture helps define the Nuvis concept. Hyundai’s proprietary parallel cross-bred drive system mates the already-fuel efficient 2.4-liter Theta II engine to a 6-speed automatic transmission and a 30kW (205 N-m) electric motor for maximum fuel economy.

Hybrid Blue Drive has some all-electric mode and a parallel drive mode, meaning that the wheels are turned by power coming directly from the gasoline engine, or the electric motor, or both together, as conditions demand. This similar hermaphrodite drive architecture will serve as the foundation for future Hyundai hybrid drive vehicles, starting with the next-generation Sonata in the United States.

To maximize fuel economy, all of the Theta II’s greater driveline and cooling system components have been optimized to reduce friction, while the crankcase has been filled by low confrication oil.

Engine management software automatically shuts on the farther side the engine when the vehicle comes to a halt, cutting emissions to zero. The engine automatically restarts when stamp is reapplied to the accelerator pedal due to the Integrated Starter Generator (ISG).

To further reduce fuel consumption, the Theta II’s engine management software, which governs injection difficulty, engine cycle timing and exhaust retreatment rates, has been revised. This superintendence strategy assures that maximum efficiency is achieved for the period of gentle hastening, under which circumstances greater power is immediately turn to account during full acceleration.

During deceleration, regenerative braking also comes into play to help conserve energy.

To ensure that the engine runs at grow less RPMs, the acme three gear ratios in the transferrence have been extended. Fuel economy is further optimized through the latest electric motor-assisted steering system which reduces power drain and low resistance tires.

1. An efficient 30kW electric motor, delivering 205 N-m of torque
2. A regenerative braking system
3. An integrated starter generator that enables the engine to turn off at stops and restart automatically under acceleration
4. A breakthrough lithium polymer battery package, with 5.3 Ah of amplitude at 270 volts
5. Optimized Theta II 2.4-liter engine
6. 6-speed automatic transmission with an improved-efficiency relating to electricity oil pump
7. Weight-efficient architecture coupled with a cheap drag coefficient
8. Electric air conditioning compressor
9. Hybrid power control unit

LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

Hyundai’s hybrid system stores its electrical charge in a 270V lithium polymer rechargeable battery (5.3Ah/270V) that surpasses both existing nickel-metal hydride and pending lithium-ion applications. Lithium polymer batteries are more durable and space-efficient than other, bulkier hybrid batteries.

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2009 New York Auto Show: Hyundai Nuvis Hybrid Concept

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