Hyundai Pony

Information about Hyundai Pony

This article refers to the rear-wheel drive Hyundai Pony. For the front-wheel drive car that was sold in Europe from 1985 as the Hyundai Pony, see Hyundai Excel.

Hyundai Pony
1st generation Pony
Manufacturer	Hyundai Motor Company
Production	1975–1988
Assembly	Ulsan, Korea
Successor	Hyundai Excel
Class	Subcompact
Layout	FR layout

The Hyundai Pony (Hangul: ), was a small rear-wheel drive automobile produced by the Hyundai Motor Company from 1975 to 1988.

Background

When Hyundai wanted to develop their own car, they hired George Turnbull, the former Managing Director at British Leyland. With his experience with the Morris Marina (see Korean connection), engines and transmissions from Mitsubishi, some parts from the Ford Cortina they were already producing, and a hatchback body styled by Italdesign Giugiaro, they developed the Hyundai Pony.

1975

First generation
1st generation Pony
Production	1975–1981
Body style(s)	2-door pickup truck 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon
Engine(s)	1.2 L Mitsubishi 4G36 I4 1.4 L Mitsubishi 4G33 I4 1.6 L Mitsubishi 4G32 I4
Length	4029 mm (158.7 in)
Width	1566 mm (61.7 in)
Height	1355 mm (53.3 in)
Curb weight	910 kg
Related	Morris Marina

The Pony was presented at the Turin Motor Show in October 1974, and the car was introduced in December 1975 as a 4-door sedan. Hyundai began exporting the Pony already in 1976 to Ecuador. In 1978, Hyundai began exporting to Europe, starting with Belgium and the Netherlands. Later on, the Pony was exported to Greece. A pickup truck version was added in May 1976, a station wagon in April 1977, and a 3-door hatchback in March 1980.

1982

Second generation
Facelifted Canadian-spec second generation Hyundai Pony
Production	1982–1988
Body style(s)	2-door pickup truck 5-door hatchback
Engine(s)	1.2 L Mitsubishi 4G36 I4 1.4 L Mitsubishi 4G33 I4 1.6 L Mitsubishi 4G32 I4
Transmission(s)	4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic

In January 1982, the Pony II was presented. It was a facelift from the previous model. Quoting a sales brochure: "You'll see New Pony luxury in such things as rectangular halogen headlamps, fitted in a smart new radiator grille. You'll see it in the wrap-around indicators, completely re-styled rear lamp clusters and neatly designed instrument panel with easy-to-read gauges. These new refinements are just part of many distinctive features of the New Pony." the Pony II was only available in 5-door hatchback, and 2-door pickup versions. With the Pony II, export also began to the United Kingdom in 1982. the Pony was also exported to Canada from 1984, but not to the United States because the Pony didn't pass emissions standards there. Canadian sales greatly exceeded expectations, and it was at one point the top-selling car on the Canadian market. the Pony afforded a much higher degree of quality and refinement in the lowest price auto segment than the Eastern-bloc imports of the period then available.

Canadian-spec Pony

Canadian-spec (Non-ECC LHD) Pony

The Canadian version of the Pony had to be changed slightly to meet standards of that country. the Pony was released for sale in Canada for the 1984 model year and ended in 1987. Differences between the Canadian Pony versus its European counterparts were left hand drive, 8 km/h bumpers, sealed-beam headlights, different locations of marker lamps, and slight alterations in interior instrumentation and trim application. Initial projections for 1984 called for 5,000 sales, but the final total was an astounding 50,000, and it incredibly became Canada's best selling car that year.

Engine types

For 1984, the Pony came only with a 1436cc (88ci) 4G14 engine, rated at 70hp (52kW) and 82 lbfÂ·ft (111 NÂ·m) of torque. This engine was available with either a 4-speed or 5-speed manual or a 3-speed automatic transmission. The 1206cc (74ci) 4G12 engine was not available in Canada. This engine was retained across the line until 1986, after which only the 1597cc (97ci) 4G16 engine (74 hp (55 kW), 93 lbfÂ·ft (126 NÂ·m) torque) was available. In mid-1985, the door handles were blacked out, chrome was removed from the windshield wipers, and the "HD" badge was removed from the centre of the grille and replaced with the lettering "Hyundai" off to the left side. A 1.6 liter model became available in 1985, with optional air conditioning. These powerplants had hemispherical crossflow cylinder head, 2 valves per cylinder (chain-driven SOHC), a two-barrel downdraft carburetor (manual choke) and breaker point-type ignition.

Trim levels

From 1984 to 1986, trim levels were L, GL, and GLS. L featured vinyl seats, a fold-down rear bench seat, and usually a 4-speed manual transmission mated to a 1.4 L I4 engine. GL included vinyl/cloth seats, a standard clock (which was mounted in the instrument cluster) rear wiper, passenger-side mirror, tinted glass, lockable fuel door, standard door guards, upgraded interior trim, and (from 1985) an available 1.6 L engine. GLS included the above with the option of a tachometer, passenger-side vanity mirror, full cloth seats, 50/50 fold-down seats, and (from 1985) a standard 1.6 L engine.

L, CL, and CXL were trim levels for 1987. L and CL were the same as the previous L and GL, however the clock was now digital and the CL had a standard tachometer on models equipped with an automatic transmission. From 1986 to 1987, interior colors available were tan or blue. From 1984 to 1985, it was grey.

Options included rear window louvres, a front air dam, rear spoiler, GT package (which incuded a leather-wrapped MOMO 3-spoke steering wheel), tachometer, different trim and badging, fog lamps, and extra lights in the rear. All GTs came with the more powerful 1.6 L engine.

Lineup

First generation Pony

The 1st generation Pony's lineup is a sedan to other same for coupe, wagon, pickups.

1200:GLS/GL/Standard
1400:GLS/GL
1600:GLS/GL/Limited

Second generation Pony

1200:GLS/GL/Standard
1400:GLS/GL/CX
1600:GLS/CX

Replacement

In Europe, the Pony was replaced in 1985 by the Hyundai Excel (in Europe the Excel was badged as the Pony), but the Pony was sold alongside the Excel in Canada in 1987. the Pony Pickup was sold in Europe (only) until the end of the 1980s. the Pony ceased production in 1988.

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Hyundai Pony

Information about Hyundai Pony

Background

1975

1982

Canadian-spec Pony

Canadian-spec (Non-ECC LHD) Pony

Engine types

Trim levels

Lineup

First generation Pony

Second generation Pony

Replacement

Types