Hyundai Pony

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The Hyundai Pony is a compact car introduced in the mid-1970s as Hyundai’s first mass-produced model and South Korea’s first domestically developed automobile, designed by renowned Italian stylist Giorgetto Giugiaro.

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instanceOf automobile model
compact car
assemblyLocation Ulsan, South Korea NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door pickup
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
5-door hatchback
category Cars introduced in 1975
Hyundai vehicles NERFINISHED
South Korean automobiles
class subcompact car
countryOfOrigin South Korea NERFINISHED
designer Giorgetto Giugiaro NERFINISHED
doorCount 3
4
5
driveType rear-wheel drive
engineSupplier Mitsubishi Motors NERFINISHED
exportMarket Canada NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
exportStart late 1970s
firstGenerationStart 1975
fuelType petrol
generationCount two main generations
historicalSignificance helped establish South Korea’s automotive industry
introducedAt 1974 Turin Motor Show NERFINISHED
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company NERFINISHED
marketedAs Hyundai Excel in some export markets
marketPosition export-oriented budget car
marketSegment affordable entry-level car
notableAs Hyundai’s first mass-produced model
South Korea’s first domestically developed automobile
notableIn Canadian market as an early successful Korean import
platformSource Mitsubishi-based components
predecessor none (first mass-produced Hyundai car)
productionEnd 1990
productionStart 1975
relatedModel Mitsubishi Colt NERFINISHED
Mitsubishi Lancer (first generation) NERFINISHED
secondGenerationStart 1982
stylingHouse Italdesign Giugiaro NERFINISHED
successor Hyundai Excel NERFINISHED
transmissionType manual transmission
wheelbase approximately 2,340 mm (varied by version)

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Giorgetto Giugiaro notableWork Hyundai Pony