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HYUNDAI PONY
GALLERY
wagon
truck
INFORMATION AND SPECS
The Hyundai Pony (Hangul: 현대 포니), is a small rear wheel drive automobile produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai from 1975 to 1990. The Pony was South Korea’s first mass-produced[1] and exported car. The Pony nameplate remained in use until 2000 on some export versions of the Hyundai Excel and Accent.
The Pony was presented at the Turin Motor Show in October 1974, and the car was introduced in December 1975 as a four-door sedan to compete with the Saehan Gemini and Kia Brisa. A coupé utility version was added in May 1976, which was called Pick-up. Technically, a pickup has a separate cargo tray while the Pony had it integrated in the body. A station wagon arrived in April 1977. In 1981, the small bootlid from the sedan was replaced by a hatchback creating a new five-door model. This was accompanied with a new three-door hatchback. The Pony was loosely based on the Morris Marina, with former British Leyland engineers being hired by Hyundai to design the car.[7]
Hyundai began exporting the Pony to Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Egypt in 1976. European exports began in 1979 with Belgium and the Netherlands, with Greece added shortly thereafter. Export to the United Kingdom started in 1983 with the second generation Pony. The Pick-up version was added in October that year, only available with the smaller, 1.2 liter, engine and a 380 kg (838 lb) payload.[8]
The 1.2 L (1238 cc) four-cylinder engine claimed 55 PS (40 kW) and the 1.4 L (1439 cc) produced 68 PS (50 kW). The 1.4 GLS was tested by the British car magazine Motor and top speed was 92 mph with acceleration from 0–60 mph in 15.3 seconds.[9]
Overview
Production
1975–1982
Designer
Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
Body and chassis
Body style
2-door coupe utility
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
5-door hatchback
5-door station wagon
Powertrain
Engine
1.2 L Mitsubishi 4G36 I4
1.4 L Mitsubishi 4G33 I4
1.6 L Mitsubishi 4G32 I4
Transmission
4-speed manual
3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,340 mm (92.1 in)[6]
Length
3,970 mm (156.3 in)[6]
3,998 mm (157.4 in) (wagon)[6]
Width
1,558 mm (61.3 in)[6]
Height
1,360 mm (53.5 in)[6]
Curb weight
870–935 kg (1,918–2,061 lb)[6]
Price
10,213 (Swedish Krona)
Token
0
Derby Tier
1
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