Just hours after we posted the first official images of Hyundai’s HCD-14 Genesis concept, the Korean automaker revealed extensive details about its large executive saloon study that premieres at the 2013 Detroit Motor Show.

The concept previews many of the design elements that we will see in the upcoming 2014 Genesis mid-size saloon as well as in other future Hyundai models.

Although its dominant feature is the five-bar brushed metal grille, the HCD-14 Genesis also boasts rear-hinged rear doors with a single brushed aluminum hinge articulating diagonally from the cutline making for easier passenger access to the cabin.

While these features may sound a bit overboard, bear in mind that this is a concept, so the rear-hinged doors and (we hope) the gaping grille, at least in this guise, won’t make it into production.

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There's talk again in South Korea regarding the possibility of the latest iteration of the Hyundai Sonata mid-size saloon having sudden unintended acceleration problems after a new incident that took place in Seoul's Seocho district last Wednesday on October 10, 2012, and which resulted in 10 people being injured.

The latest accident in question involved a brand new Hyundai Sonata YF taxicab that was said to have been only two weeks old.

Video footage sourced from a Mercedes-Benz car that was following the Sonata from behind, shows the taxi slowly moving ahead in traffic when all of a sudden, it accelerated and violently smashed into the car in front.

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Over the past few years, Hyundai has participated with zest in all previous SEMA shows with plenty of cars, and it plans to continue doing so at the 2012 edition of the world's biggest aftermarket gathering that takes place in Sin City at the end of this month.

After the ARK Performance- and the Cosworth-prepped Genesis Coupes, the Korean car manufacturer today announced details on a third concept that will debut in SEMA, this one based on the smaller Veloster hatch.

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The Hyundai i20 is fine for what it is – an affordable, "cookie cutter" supermini with an inoffensive design and all the usual amenities you expect from a modern-day model, but it’s not the kind of car that will excite you.

Unless, that is, we're talking about the racing version that made its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show last week and with which, the South Korean automaker will mark its return to the FIA World Rally Championship.

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