- This article refers to the rear-wheel drive Hyundai Pony. For the front-wheel drive car that was sold in Europe from 1985 as the Hyundai Pony, see Hyundai Excel. This article refers to the X1 and X2 models of the Hyundai Excel (1985-1994
| Hyundai Pony | |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Production | 1975–1988 |
| Assembly | Ulsan, Korea |
| Successor | Hyundai Excel |
| Class | Subcompact |
| Layout | FR layout |
The Hyundai Pony (Hangul: 현대 포니), was a small rear-wheel drive automobile produced by the Hyundai Motor Company from 1975 to 1988. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea ’s largest and the world’s fifth largest automaker in terms of units Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the East Sea Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. This article refers to the X1 and X2 models of the Hyundai Excel (1985-1994 Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A subcompact car is an Automobile in a North American Vehicle size class, encompassing vehicles smaller than Compact cars According to the In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea ’s largest and the world’s fifth largest automaker in terms of units
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Background
When Hyundai wanted to develop their own car, they hired George Turnbull, the former Managing Director at British Leyland. The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea ’s largest and the world’s fifth largest automaker in terms of units British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC With his experience with the Morris Marina (see Korean connection), engines and transmissions from Mitsubishi, some parts from the Ford Cortina they were already producing, and a hatchback body styled by Italdesign Giugiaro, they developed the Hyundai Pony. The Morris Marina was a car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British is the sixth largest Automaker in Japan and the seventeenth largest in the world by global unit sales The Ford Cortina is a mid sized family car built by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982 Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy.
1975
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| Production | 1975–1981 |
| Body style(s) | 2-door pickup truck 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
| Engine(s) | 1. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only A pickup truck is a light Motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate 2 L Mitsubishi 4G36 I4 1. The Mitsubishi Saturn or 4G3 engine is series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s along with The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 4 L Mitsubishi 4G33 I4 1. The Mitsubishi Saturn or 4G3 engine is series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s along with The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 6 L Mitsubishi 4G32 I4 |
| Length | 4029 mm (158. The Mitsubishi Saturn or 4G3 engine is series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s along with The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 7 in) |
| Width | 1566 mm (61. 7 in) |
| Height | 1355 mm (53. 3 in) |
| Curb weight | 910 kg (2006 lb) |
| Related | Morris Marina |
The Pony was presented at the Turin Motor Show in October 1974, and the car was introduced in December 1975 as a 4-door sedan. Curb weight is the total Weight of a Vehicle with standard equipment all necessary operating Consumables (e The Morris Marina was a car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British Hyundai began exporting the Pony already in 1976 to Ecuador. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. In 1978, Hyundai began exporting to Europe, starting with Belgium and the Netherlands. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Later on, the Pony was exported to Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A pickup truck version was added in May 1976, a station wagon in April 1977, and a 3-door hatchback in March 1980. A pickup truck is a light Motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate
1982
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| Production | 1982–1988 |
| Body style(s) | 2-door pickup truck 5-door hatchback |
| Engine(s) | 1. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only A pickup truck is a light Motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single 2 L Mitsubishi 4G36 I4 1. The Mitsubishi Saturn or 4G3 engine is series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s along with The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 4 L Mitsubishi 4G33 I4 1. The Mitsubishi Saturn or 4G3 engine is series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s along with The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 6 L Mitsubishi 4G32 I4 |
| Transmission(s) | 4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
In January 1982, the Pony II was presented. The Mitsubishi Saturn or 4G3 engine is series of Straight-4 Internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s along with The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle It was a facelift from the previous model. Quoting a sales brochure: "You'll see New Pony luxury in such things as rectangular halogen headlamps, fitted in a smart new radiator grille. You'll see it in the wrap-around indicators, completely re-styled rear lamp clusters and neatly designed instrument panel with easy-to-read gauges. These new refinements are just part of many distinctive features of the New Pony. " the Pony II was only available in 5-door hatchback, and 2-door pickup versions. With the Pony II, export also began to the United Kingdom in 1982. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Pony was also exported to Canada from 1983, but not to the United States because the Pony didn't pass emissions standards there. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Canadian sales greatly exceeded expectations, and it was at one point the top-selling car on the Canadian market. The Pony afforded a much higher degree of quality and refinement in the lowest price auto segment than the Eastern-bloc imports of the period then available.
Canadian-spec Pony
Canadian-spec (Non-ECC LHD) Pony
The Canadian version of the Pony had to be changed slightly to meet standards of that country. the Pony was released for sale in Canada for the 1984 model year and ended in 1987. Differences between the Canadian Pony versus its European counterparts were left hand drive, 8 km/h bumpers, sealed-beam headlights, different locations of marker lamps, and slight alterations in interior instrumentation and trim application. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. Initial projections for 1984 called for 5,000 sales, but the final total was an astounding 50,000, and it incredibly became Canada's best selling car that year.
Engine types
For 1984, the Pony came only with a 1436 cc (88ci) 4G14 engine, rated at 70hp (52kW) and 82 ft·lbf (111 N·m) of torque. A cubic centimetre or cubic centimeter (symbol cm3 —the abbreviation cc, though widely used is deprecated is a commonly used unit of Volume A cubic inch (plural cubic inches) is a non- SI unit of Volume, equal to the volume of a Cube with sides of one Inch. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. The foot-pound force, or simply foot-pound (symbol ft·lbf or ft·lb) is a unit of work or Energy (a scalar A torque (τ in Physics, also called a moment (of force is a pseudo- vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about This engine was available with either a 4-speed or 5-speed manual or a 3-speed automatic transmission. The 1206 cc (74ci) 4G12 engine was not available in Canada. This engine was retained across the line until 1986, after which only the 1597 cc (97ci) 4G16 engine (74 hp (55 kW), 93 ft·lbf (126 N·m) torque) was available. In mid-1985, the door handles were blacked out, chrome was removed from the windshield wipers, and the "HD" badge was removed from the centre of the grille and replaced with the lettering "Hyundai" off to the left side. Chrome plating, often referred to simply as chrome, is a technique of Electroplating a thin layer of Chromium onto a Metal object The windshield or windscreen of an Aircraft, Automobile, Bus, Motorcycle, or Tram is the front Window A badge is a device, patch or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service a special accomplishment a symbol of authority granted by taking A grille (French word from Latin craticula, small grill is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal A 1. 6 liter model became available in 1985, with optional air conditioning. The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort. These powerplants had hemispherical crossflow cylinder head, 2 valves per cylinder (chain-driven SOHC), a two-barrel downdraft carburetor (manual choke) and breaker point-type ignition. A combustion chamber is the part of an Engine in which Fuel is burned A crossflow cylinder head is a Cylinder head that features the intake and exhaust ports on opposite sides For other uses see Valve (disambiguation. For the electronic component see Thermionic valve. A cylinder is the central working part of a Reciprocating engine, the space in which a Piston travels Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the A carburetor (North American spelling or carburettor ( Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and Fuel for an Internal In automotive contexts a choke valve is a Valve that modifies the air pressure in the Intake manifold of an Internal combustion engine, and thereby modifies An ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel-air mixture
Trim levels
From 1984 to 1986, trim levels were L, GL, and GLS. For scale models of automobiles see Model car. A car model is a particular brand of vehicle sold under a Marque. L featured vinyl seats, a fold-down rear bench seat, and usually a 4-speed manual transmission mated to a 1. A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 4 L I4 engine. GL included vinyl/cloth seats, a standard clock (which was mounted in the instrument cluster) rear wiper, passenger-side mirror, tinted glass, lockable fuel door, standard door guards, upgraded interior trim, and (from 1985) an available 1. Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput, or Clock is a gene which encodes proteins regulating Circadian rhythm. 6 L engine. GLS included the above with the option of a tachometer, passenger-side vanity mirror, full cloth seats, 50/50 fold-down seats, and (from 1985) a standard 1. A tachometer is an instrument that measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disk as in a motor or other machine 6 L engine.
L, CL, and CXL were trim levels for 1987. L and CL were the same as the previous L and GL, however the clock was now digital and the CL had a standard tachometer on models equipped with an automatic transmission. From 1986 to 1987, interior colors available were tan or blue. From 1984 to 1985, it was grey.
Options included rear window louvres, a front air dam, rear spoiler, GT package (which included a leather-wrapped MOMO 3-spoke steering wheel), tachometer, different trim and badging, fog lamps, and extra lights in the rear. Louvres is a town and a commune in the Val-d'Oise département, in the French region of Île-de-France. A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to 'spoil' unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process MOMO Srl is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for Automobiles. A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel or hand wheel) is a type of steering Control in Vehicles and vessels ( Ships and Boats All GTs came with the more powerful 1. 6 L engine.
Canadian Market Notes
The Hyundai Pony at this point was seen by many Canadian consumers as an older Japanese Dodge Colt , made not in Japan , but South Korea. Quoting Road and Track's 1985 review of the Hyundai Pony (which dominated the other 4 cars in every category: Dacia, Innocenti, Lada, and Skoda, interestingly enough none of which are around on North American roads) "Many did not care that the Hyundai was a rear driver"
South Korea at that time was referenced in terms of trade duty levels as a third world, rather than a modern manufacturing society such as Japan. However, having tooling and expertise from Ford, management from Leyland, and drivetrains sourced from Mitsubishi (as well as Girling double piston caliper brakes on most non- EEC models) and styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the car was quite reliable, pleasing to the eye, and sold very well. Canadian consumers rationalized that they were obtaining a similar quality basic Japanese quality car which escaped trade duties and was a real bargain. And they were not wrong. At $6,400 entry level, it provided a more than sturdy chassis, thick steel construction (subcompact weighing 2310 pounds, net), proven Mitsubishi technology, simple to maintain engines capable of exceeding their service limits manyfold, and low-maintenance, easy to care for drivetrains.
The early Hyundai's suffered from rust problems, as well the cars could not have been tested over the long haul in the colder Canadian climates. One of the apparent issues with the Pony's that was an ongoing problem was of a plastic heater core which would freeze in the cold Canadian winters. This was finally solved by a third party auto parts company (quotation needed - aluminum cores are available through dealer network, as of Apr 3rd, 2008) which produced an aluminum( rather than plastic) heater core for the Pony which would not have the same problems.
In all respects, the vehicle was solid, simple, and enjoyable by most consumers: a great platform from which to grow, which can easily be seen by noting the number of Hyundai vehicles driving on today's Canadian highways.
Lineup
First generation Pony
The 1st generation Pony's lineup is a sedan to other same for coupe, wagon, pickups.
- 1200:GLS/GL/Standard
- 1400:GLS/GL
- 1600:GLS/GL/Limited
Second generation Pony
- 1200:GLS/GL/Standard
- 1400:GLS/GL/CX
- 1600:GLS/CX
Replacement
In Europe, the Pony was replaced in 1985 by the Hyundai Excel (in Europe the Excel was badged as the Pony), but the Pony was sold alongside the Excel in Canada in 1987. This article refers to the X1 and X2 models of the Hyundai Excel (1985-1994 the Pony Pickup was sold in Europe (only) until the end of the 1980s. the Pony ceased production in 1988.
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