Baby Hyundai Called “Green Baby” to Toyota IQ rival next year

Hyundai has made plans to produce a Toyota iQ rival that could be on sale by next year.

The project became clear after Hyundai’s R&D department was instructed to accelerate development of a ‘green baby’.

A European Hyundai source suggested that Hyundai’s car would differ from the iQ by being funkier and perhaps more basic and functional. “It would be sort of modular and minimalist in a Citroën 2CV kind of way,” he said.

Drivetrains and engines haven’t been discussed, but the 12-valve 4-cylinder with 66 hp from the i10 would probably be in the cards. Hyundai has said that i10 is too small for the U.S., so the even smaller “green baby” will probably be offered only in Europe at first, and could be on sale by as soon as next year.