Hyundai to add US proving ground
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 3/1/2003
Hyundai Motor Co. recently announced plans to build a $50 million automotive proving ground in California. The 4300-acre facility, located 100 miles north of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert, will be the test site for next-generation vehicles from Hyundai and Kia. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2004.
The test facilities will include a 6.4-mile oval track, a Vehicle Dynamics Area (VDA), a vehicle-handling course inside the oval track, a paved hill road, and several special surface roads. A 30,000-ft2 complex for offices and indoor testing will also be built.
The proving ground will be staffed and run by Hyundai's subsidiary, Hyundai America Technical Center Inc. (HATCI), which is responsible for the technical development of Hyundai and Kia cars and trucks in North America. Hyundai will hire as many as 40 engineers and technicians to operate the facility.
