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Hyundai County

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The Hyundai County is a minibus made by Hyundai. It was launched in 1998 as a successor to the Chorus. It is primarily used as city buses and tourist buses.

Hyundai County
Overview
ManufacturerHyundai Motor Company
Also calledHaw Tai County (China)[1]
Hyundai County New Breeze[2]
Production1998–present
Assembly
  • Vietnam: Ninh Bình (Hyundai Thanh Cong Vietnam (HTCV))
  • Thailand: Bangkok (Yontarakit Industry)
DesignerHyundai Motor Company Design Center
Body and chassis
ClassMinibus
Body styleSingle-decker bus (short & long body)
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Doors1 (passenger bus)
2 (city bus)
Floor typeStep-entrance
RelatedHyundai Chorus
Kia Combi
Powertrain
EngineHyundai D4-series Diesel I4
  • 3.3L D4AL Turbodiesel
  • 3.6L D4AF General
  • 3.9L D4DC Euro 1
  • 3.9L D4DB/DD/GA14/GA15/GA17 Turbodiesel
Transmission5-speed manual
6-speed automatic (Allison)
Dimensions
Wheelbase3,350 mm (132 in) (standard body)
4,085 mm (160.8 in) (long body, extra long body)
LengthStandard body:

6,350 mm (250 in) (1998-2019)
6,375 mm (251.0 in) (2020-present)

Long body:
7,085 mm (278.9 in) (1998-2019)
7,110 mm (280 in) (2020-present)

Extra long body:

7,710 mm (304 in) (2020-present)
Width2,035 mm (80.1 in)
Height2,755 mm (108.5 in)
Chronology
PredecessorHyundai Chorus

The Hyundai County was first made in 1998 to replace the Hyundai Chorus. The first County was built from 1998 to 2004. A new version called the e-County was made in 2004. The bus got a facelift in 2008,[3] and a small update in 2012.[4] An electric version, called the County Electric, was shown at the Hyundai Truck & Bus Business Fair in 2019.[5] A new facelift version, the County New Breeze, was made in 2020.

The Hyundai County is mainly sold in South Korea where it is popular as a city bus and tourist bus the Hyundai County is also sold in some African countries Middle East and Southeast Asia.

References

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  1. "华泰汽车--Granbird 格林伯德". Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. "COUNTY New Breeze | HYUNDAI Truck & Bus".
  3. "트럭타임즈".
  4. "현대차, 2012 부산국제모터쇼 상용관 운영…'뉴카운티' 중형버스 출시". 24 May 2012.
  5. "현대차, 카운티 전기버스 공개...주행거리 200km 이상". ZDNet Korea (in Korean). 29 August 2019.