Unlike the Acura ZDX, which is a thinly disguised production vehicle, Hyundai's Nuvis concept reaches a little further.
Hyundai Nuvis Concept
Like the ZDX, Nuvis is an expression of the merger of coupe and SUV. A product of Hyundai's California Design Center, the all-wheel-drive Nuvis features a pair of gullwing doors and a version of the maker's Blue Drive hybrid powertrain.
Note that while the gullwing doors may be written off as a lark, test mules closely resembling the Nuvis have been spotted on both coasts.
Were a production version in the works, expect to see conventional side-opening doors and a version of Hyundai's smooth 3.8-liter V6.
CG Says...
Where is this SUV-coupe movement going? Nuvis is certainly cool looking, but the universe of buyers looking for an SUV
made less practical by lowering the roofline (and in this case losing
two doors) must be finite. What we'd like to see is the Blue Drive
drivetrain in a real car.
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