We have confirmation from Hyundai that they'll be premiering the Hyundai i-Blue fuel cell concept at the Chicago Auto Show. This is the North American debut as the company already showed this particular concept in Frankfurt last year. What's interesting is that the company has promised to have a production ready version by 2012, but we just assumed that was for the Korean domestic market. Does mean that the company is planning on bringing it here? Or was it just a matter of not wanting to waste a perfectly good concept car? Only time will tell.

[Source: Hyundai]

7:00 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Number_Six at 07:21 AM on 02/05/08
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"i-Blue" *teehee*
POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 07:23 AM on 02/05/08
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Hyundai i-Blue, the low self-esteem concept car.

...back in the car trailer, after the show...

i-Blue: Oh man, the people thought "I blew" chunks! I'm gonna change my name to i-Suck.

Genesis: Naw buddy, you were great! You got style and grace and swoopy lines and nice seats and big tires. Hey let me tell ya, the people love those big tires!

i-Blue: Easy for you to say, you're goin into production.
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SeanKHotay at 08:04 AM on 02/05/08
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"i-Blue"?

Is this a targetted to the promiscuous party community?

Or just Tom Brady?
POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 08:38 AM on 02/05/08
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@SeanKHotay: Ouch!
Brokeback Brady stars in ....
i-cant-quit-Blue.
cgarison at 09:08 AM on 02/05/08
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So many jokes! So little time!
UDMan at 09:38 AM on 02/05/08
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So it has a rather odd name, but at least Hyundai is trying to show off it's engineering skills, unlike Ford of NA, in which we get a new F-150, and a Sport Edition of a CUV!
POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 09:43 AM on 02/05/08
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@UDMAN: Like the Genesis said, "it has style and grace and swoopy lines and nice seats and big tires!" see - POLAR
b33g33 at 10:34 AM on 02/05/08
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I didn't realize Chris Bangle was moonlighiting at Hyundai now. Maybe they can give him a permamnet job.
lascauxcaveman at 01:40 PM on 02/05/08
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Just give the chassis and powertrain in that one shot and I'll build me a sweet fuel-cell A-bucket.