The strategy of downsizing and ‘downspeeding’ – moving the torque curve lower in the rev range and using longer gear ratios to let the engine rev lower at a given vehicle speed – will be seen more and more.
The terms “hybrid” and “fun-to-drive” rarely find themselves in the same sentence, but Ford engineers did it by listening to customers and delivering a new type of environmentally friendly driving experience.
Tau’s destiny is to launch Hyundai into the world’s luxury and performance markets and into the U.S. light-truck segment – if that beleaguered sector ever recovers.