Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid and Elantra N Win 2022 Sobre Ruedas Awards

The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid and Elantra N have both received the 2022 Sobre Ruedas Awards at the Miami International Auto Show. The Sobre Ruedas executive committee nominated the vehicles, and a distinguished group of automotive experts selected the winners in twelve categories.

“Hyundai is honoured to have Sobre Ruedas, one of the leading voices in the Hispanic market, recognize the Tucson Plug-in Hybrid and Elantra N with awards at this year’s Miami International Auto Show,” said Ricky Lao, director of product planning, Hyundai Motor North America. “These awards are a testament to our products’ appeal to Hispanic buyers.”

“Hyundai continues to deliver on attributes important for Hispanic drivers and their families,” said Jaime Florez, founder and director of Sobre Ruedas. “The Sobre Ruedas executive committee applauds Hyundai’s engineering, product development and design teams with the growing and diverse fleet of class-leading electrified and performance-driven vehicle choices for consumers.”

The 2022 Tucson Plug-in Hybrid model features an estimated 261 horsepower, 1.6-liter turbocharged, direct-injected hybrid powertrain coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission. The Plug-in Hybrid offers an estimated all-electric range (AER) of 33 miles and an estimated fuel economy of 70 MPGe.

The Best Compact Sports car was awarded to the Hyundai Elantra N, a high-performance variant of the Elantra that adds robust and dynamic driving capabilities and aggressive design elements to the standard model. It’s powered by a 2.0-litre, turbocharged, direct-injected flat-power engine with an eight-speed wet, dual-clutch transmission, delivering maximum output of 276 horsepower and a maximum of 289 lb.-ft.

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