Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon remains positive that the pace he showed at this weekend’s FIA World Rally Championship round in Portugal will translate into good results in the near future, despite having crashed out of the event.

With stand-in co-driver Malcolm Peden alongside, Paddon won all 18 special stages of the two-day gravel rally in his New Zealand-built Hyundai i20 AP4+ car.

You have to hand it to Hyundai. While many of the other car companies are still talking about electrification of their vehicles, the South Korean brand is actually doing it.

Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon secures a top-five in Sweden with Hyundai, highlighting speed, control, and momentum in demanding snow and ice conditions.

Hyundai’s award winning IONIQ is rapidly gaining popularity in New Zealand after being introduced here new earlier last year.

The Hyundai Ioniq reached the final three places of the New Zealand Car of the Year awards last evening – the first battery electric vehicle to do so.

The largest transition of combustion engines to pure electric shared vehicles in the Southern Hemisphere is set to get underway in Christchurch from November.

Hyundai has brought its i30 five door range to a third generation with evolutionary upgrades to styling, convenience, safety, specification and powertrains.