Our friends from WorldCarFans are always good at finding leaked photos of unannounced cars. That’s the case with this supposed-to-be Hyundai i35 Coupe picture, that the South Korean manufacture didn’t deny. These being said is still a “rumor” but chances are this is the real thing.

Hyundai i35 Coupe should be available by 2009 with a 3.8 liter V6 engine that develops more than 300 hp and 250 ft-lb torque, doing 0 to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds. The car runs with a six-speed manual transmission, has no heat extractors on the hood and comes with toned-down headlights.

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Hyundai’s initial foray into the consumer hybrid marketplace won’t take place here in the US, nor will it use the gasoline/electric config that’s become synonymous with the term, from a consumer’s standpoint. Hyundai will introduce the car, a version of the Avante (Elantra here) in Korea sometime in 2009.

Instead of gasoline/electric, the Avante Hybrid will feature an LPG/electric setup in order to take advantage of the low price of Liquid Petroleum Gas in Korea (it’s half the cost of the dino juice), and the fact that there’s a working LPG infrastructure there already. They’ll need government help to loosen up some regulations, because right now, LPG is reserved for rental cars and handicapped transport. The fact that Hyundai’s moving forward with the plan is a pretty clear indicator that it expects the rules will be modified to allow regular citizens to purchase LPG-powered cars.

When combined with the hybrid system, the Avante is expected to pull down fuel economy in the neighborhood of 47 mpg. A gasoline/electric hybrid is also reportedly planned for 2010. Maybe we’ll get that one.

[Source: AutoblogGreen]