Hyundai Matrix

The Hyundai Matrix is a minivan based on the Elantra that Hyundai built from spring 2001 to mid-2010. It was first shown with the internal code FC, for Family Concept, at the Auto Mobil International in Leipzig in April 2001, developed specially for Europe and built in Turkey, and the stepped side-window line came from Pininfarina. It seats five with a split folding and sliding rear bench. Only the GLS trim was offered at first, with four airbags, ABS with electronic brake force distribution and rear head restraints. Two petrol engines were available from the August 2001 launch and a diesel from September 2001. A 2005 facelift added a honeycomb grille and replaced the three-cylinder diesel with a four-cylinder of 75 kW, and a further update shown at the Geneva show in March 2008 brought ESP and six airbags. The ix20 followed it in autumn 2010.