现代也着手开发混动车了,该车目标直指丰田普锐斯。最近谍照记者就首次拍到了正在测试的车型。这次记者一共拍到了四辆测试车，所有车都采用伊兰特GT车身，显示有两种不同外装的车型，这表明现代正在开发不止一款混动车型，或许是为了应对普锐斯和更大的普锐斯V。除了外观，这次记者还有幸拍到了底部车架，揭示了混动系统。图片中的橙红色高压线与后排座椅下的电池组伸出，一直连接到引擎室。而在车厢内可以看到从引擎室和后排座椅伸出的铜线和线束。现代最初计划开发插电混动系统，搭配09年推出的Blue-Will概念车配备的锂离子电池。不过，这些测试车采用的并不是这种系统，这让人不禁产生了疑问，或许现代已经改变了研发方向。

 

Hyundai's Prius-fighting hybrid caught testing

Spies have caught the first mules for a dedicated hybrid model that is being developed by Hyundai. The Korean manufacturer is preparing the model to join the economical fight against rivals such as the dominant Toyota Prius.

 

The photographer caught four separate mules each wearing the body of the Elantra GT and showing signs of two levels modifications. It suggests Hyundai are working on more than one model and Toyota will have to contend with a rival for both the Prius and the larger Prius V.

 

A few cheeky shots of the undercarriage reveal signs of the hybrid powertrain. The orange, high-voltage cable is attached to a battery pack beneath the rear seats, which then leads up into the engine bay. Inside the cabin, we see copper wire coming from the engine bay and coiling into the rear seat area.

 

Hyundai initially had plans to develop a plug-in hybrid system coupled with lithium polymer batteries as exhibited on the Blue-Will Concept way back in 2009. However, that is not the system being tested here leading us to believe engineers have taken a different direction.