By Paul-Henri Matha
Hyundai have just revealed three cars at the Seoul motor show, and I have been spending time analyzing the lamp designs.
First is the second-generation Nexo. Its daytime running lights seem to be in the bumper with a 4-square arrangement, fulfilling the 25-cm2 requirement.
Low beam is done by two slim projectors with height less than 25mm, with a main module outboard and a complementary module inboard—for design purpose, I suppose. We see a slim line below the module, with estimated height 2 to 5mm, which continues into the complete front fascia. In the middle of the front, the standard grille is replaced by a sort of display with four groups of four squares, lit as position lamps. This design may be compatible with V2X animation as a display usage. It seems that the complete front fascia is a single lens, like the Renault 4 presented last year in Paris.
The rear design is also interesting, with a very homogeneously-lit 4-square rear position lamp design. The high mounted stop lamp is composed of four groups of four squares, similar to the design of the front position lamp.
Inspired by the HTWO symbol, representing Hydrogen for Humanity, these signature lamps cast a futuristic glow, defining hydrogen mobility.
The second car on the spotlight is the refreshed Ioniq 6 EV with totally new front lamp design. The front lighting is split into an upper part including signaling functions and a lower part for lighting functions, done by two slim modules.
The rear lamps are also changed. with interesting small square dots set into the piano-black tailgate.
Hyundai also presented a concept called the Insteroid, with interesting round-lamp designs which appear feasible, including the white light rings shown here, looking a bit like jet afterburners, as possible reversing lamps.
