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| Hyundai Nuvis | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai |
| Production | Concept car only |
| Designer | John Krsteski,Arash Badeanlou |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Crossover |
| Body style | 2-doorcrossover |
| Doors | Gull-wing |
TheHyundai HCD-11 Nuvis Concept is aconcept car designed at the company's California Design Center inIrvine, California. The vehicle was unveiled in the 2009New York Auto Show.[1]
The design concept was inspired by the interplay of natural, fluid elements with more rigid surfaces and structures to create the illusion of constant motion.[2]
One of its more unusual features is its upwards-opening doors, which are especially rare onSUVs. It is also ahybrid vehicle.
The concept's features include 22-inch wheels andgullwing doors.
Interior seating fabric was provided by True Textiles, which was made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled polyester – reclaimed soda bottles – and increasingly sustainable manufacturing processes. Matching seatbelts are provided by Harveys Original Seatbeltbags.

The vehicle was powered by a parallel hybrid system, featuring 2.4-liter Theta II engine and a 205 N⋅m (151 lb⋅ft) electric motor with total rating of 228 hp (estimated), 6-speed automatic transmission, 270 Volt/5.3Ah lithium polymer battery pack.
Harveys Original Seatbeltbags also developed two matching handbags for the Nuvis concept.
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