These are bleak times. The economy is not doing so well. It seems like all the kids are allergic to peanuts. Everyone in Congress wants to kill each other. Europe is imploding. The Kardashians are still around. This year Black “Friday” impeded on your Thanksgiving Thursday post-Turkey and football coma. An earthquake damaged the nation’s most hilarious monument, the Washington monument. Can things get any worse? Yes, they definitely can. The United States can be overrun with a bunch of zombies and the only way to escape that horrific future is by driving away in a Hyundai Tucson.

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Blue sky, brisk air coming through the window, the scenery is whizzing by. The road ahead is long but every mile brings unbridled ecstasy. Pressing the gas just a little more and you see the gas dial go up it is so tempting to unleash all of the power of the machine. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe 450-horsepower award-winning 5.0-liter Tau V8 engine makes any long drive a joy ride. When you are behind the wheel of this car you feel like you are racing the mean streets of Fast and the Furious.

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What do smart companies covet more than anything? A repeat customer. No marketing gimmick or business plan is better than simply being a good, trustworthy, innovative, and responsive company. Any car company can hire a celebrity to drive it around in a commercial or get some hipster to put in super cool Avatar graphics. These tactics might get someone to buy or lease the car the first time. Customers keep coming back for innovation, a 100,000-mile warranty program, and consistent improvements in vehicle styling and quality. Continue Reading…

You’ve probably seen the fashion police. While the real police force is meant to enforce the law by establishing a code of conduct based upon what people living in a community should and should not do, it seems that the fashion police are only ever interested in ripping on the things people do wrong.

Well, Shawnee Mission Hyundai drivers know that that isn’t always the case. Take for instance the Auto Style Award that the automaker’s 2012 Veloster model received from eCityofStyle for its eye-catching three-door coupe. Through the website’s 12th annual awards program, the Hyundai Veloster received recognition as one of the five most stylish automobiles for the current model year.

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Consistency is one of the most admirable traits a person – or a car – can have. No one knows that like Shawnee Mission Hyundai drivers. After all, they’re the ones who keep buying and trading Hyundai vehicles, so they know the true worth of each and every purchase.

Fortunately for Hyundai, now ALG does, too, and for the second year in a row. The industry’s residual value and depreciation benchmark, ALG has recognized the 2012 Hyundai Elantra with the Residual Value Award in the compact car segment – one of 19 categories. The award is structured to highlight automakers whose production achievements are expected to retain the highest percentage of their original price after three years.

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