Hyundai Nuvis

The Hyundai HCD-11 Nuvis Concept, usually called the Hyundai Nuvis, is a concept car designed at the company's California Design Center in Irvine, California, and unveiled at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The design was inspired by the interplay of natural, fluid elements with more rigid surfaces to create the illusion of constant motion, and one of its more unusual features is upwards-opening gullwing doors, which are especially rare on SUVs. The concept is a hybrid with a parallel hybrid system, combining a 2.4-liter Theta II engine with an electric motor for a total estimated rating of 228 horsepower, a 6-speed automatic transmission and a 270 volt lithium polymer battery pack, and it rides on 22-inch wheels. Its seating fabric is made from recycled soda bottles by True Textiles, and Harveys Original Seatbeltbags supplied matching seatbelts and developed two matching handbags.