Hyundai County
The Hyundai County is a minibus made by Hyundai. It was launched in 1998 as a successor to the Chorus. It is primarily used as city buses and tourist buses.
| Hyundai County | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Also called | Haw Tai County (China)[1] Hyundai County New Breeze[2] |
| Production | 1998–present |
| Assembly |
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| Designer | Hyundai Motor Company Design Center |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Minibus |
| Body style | Single-decker bus (short & long body) |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Doors | 1 (passenger bus) 2 (city bus) |
| Floor type | Step-entrance |
| Related | Hyundai Chorus Kia Combi |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Hyundai D4-series Diesel I4
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| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed automatic (Allison) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,350 mm (132 in) (standard body) 4,085 mm (160.8 in) (long body, extra long body) |
| Length | Standard body: 6,350 mm (250 in) (1998-2019) Long body: Extra long body: |
| Width | 2,035 mm (80.1 in) |
| Height | 2,755 mm (108.5 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Hyundai Chorus |
History
The Hyundai County was first made in 1998 to replace the Hyundai Chorus. The first County was built from 1998 to 2004. A new version called the e-County was made in 2004. The bus got a facelift in 2008,[3] and a small update in 2012.[4] An electric version, called the County Electric, was shown at the Hyundai Truck & Bus Business Fair in 2019.[5] A new facelift version, the County New Breeze, was made in 2020.
Markets
The Hyundai County is mainly sold in South Korea where it is popular as a city bus and tourist bus the Hyundai County is also sold in some African countries Middle East and Southeast Asia.
References
- ↑ "华泰汽车--Granbird 格林伯德". Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ↑ "COUNTY New Breeze | HYUNDAI Truck & Bus".
- ↑ "트럭타임즈". Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ↑ "현대차, 2012 부산국제모터쇼 상용관 운영…'뉴카운티' 중형버스 출시". 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "현대차, 카운티 전기버스 공개...주행거리 200km 이상". ZDNet Korea (in Korean). 29 August 2019.