After 45 years, Hyundai has reimagined the historic Pony in much the same way, with tweaks to the cabin, rear and front lighting.
• The Heritage PONY series illuminates the company’s ongoing design innovations, reinterpreting ancient design with modern cool motifs and techniques
• Key features are fender-mounted camera-based exterior mirrors, pixelated headlights and taillights, and illuminated vacuum tube accelerometer panel
• Heritage Series PONY is part of “Reflections in Motion” exhibition held by Hyundai Motorstudio Busan in Busan.
Hyundai Motors has revealed what it calls the “Pony Heritage Series,” a modern re-creation of the original, mass-produced PONY model that heralded the dawn of Korea’s auto industry more than 45 years ago.
The old Pony appeared in its new form at the Busan showroom at the recently opened Hyundai Motorstudio Busan in South Korea as part of the exhibition titled “Reflections in Motion.”
Held from April 8th to June 27th, the Heritage Pony Series combines distinctive vintage design features with modern touches to offer a glimpse into the future. What Hyundai considers but is a completely insane move as no modifications can bring life to an ancient Pony. Its historical quality is well-established.
According to Hyundai , legendary car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro envisioned the first generation of Pony . Yes, PONY, which was truly a symbol of personal mobility, was created by Hyundai during its mass production, which lasted from 1975-1990. It was a hatchback and was the first car to be mass-produced and exported in the South Korean country.
More than 45 years later, Hyundai said the timeless value of the original pony is featured in the new Heritage Pony series, which appears as part of the “Heritage Series – Pony” section. With great designs that are hard to take away from the old model.
The new Heritage Series Pony features a glossy silver exterior finish throughout the front and rear of the vehicle, complete with a hatchback silhouette. Notable features include camera-based exterior mirrors mounted to the front windshield fenders, as well as an array of circular pixel headlights and U-shaped LED taillights.
In the new PONY, the circular pixel headlights and U-shaped taillights embody the company’s design approach it calls “Pixel Road Trip,” incorporating the eight-bit pixels and graphics also used in the IONIQ 5 and 45 concept car.
The interior of Pony features a series of elegant and modern equipment, including doors made of premium materials that give a classic feel, a modern lighting system, including light lines that extend across the vehicle, and a beautiful LED cluster, and Hyundai presents us with its new old Pony car with instrument panel The speedometer is made of illuminated vacuum tubes, plus other design elements have been elegantly modified. Indeed, the cabin looks very elegant, but the design couldn’t escape the clutches of the old-fashioned at all.
PONY also has future-oriented elements, not just retro style.
The digital touch transmission, mobile cradle space and voice-activated steering wheel convey a modern feel that surprises people.
In the boot space, a last-mile mobility device, comprising of a stainless steel case, has been installed, representing Hyundai Motor’s commitment to human-centered design.
And it takes you to a new feeling that may forget you old Pony while you are inside the elegant cabin.
New old Pony elegant linesMeanwhile, at Hyundai Motorstudio Busan, Reflections in Motion invites visitors to explore and reflect on the interactive relationships between time and design, as well as new technology and design, with various distinctive installations that underscore Hyundai Motor’s vision of empowering its motto “Progress for Humanity.” “.
It may be good to stick to the heritage, but she had to choose an old and historical model that can be re-designed better, as she had to choose a model with lines that gives more freedom to the designer to come up with a wicked model that fits the trends of the current era in light of the electrical change that the world is currently witnessing.
About Hyundai Motor
Founded in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is present in more than 200 countries with more than 120,000 employees dedicated to meeting the challenges of real-world mobility around the world.
Based on the brand’s vision of “Progress for Humanity” as its slogan,
Hyundai Motor is accelerating its transformation into an intelligent mobility solutions provider.
The company invests in advanced technologies such as robotics and urban air mobility (UAM) to create revolutionary mobility solutions, and in its future plan, Hyundai confirms that it will pursue open innovation to provide future mobility services.
In pursuit of a sustainable future for the world, Hyundai has confirmed that it will continue its efforts to offer zero-emission vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells and industry-leading electric vehicle technologies.
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