Hyundai is working on a BMW 3 Series rival

The South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai has started to make some beautiful and efficient cars. According to a recent report, the Asian car maker is working on a rear wheel drive sedan to compete against the BMW 3-Series or Mercedes-Benz C-Class. 

Our colleagues from Automotive News said that the new model has the RK name code and could be launched in 2016. The upcoming Hyundai model will be heavily inspired by the HCD-14 Concept and it will be larger than the actual BME 3 Series. 

According to the same report, under the hood, the new Hyundai rear wheel sedan could have a turbocharged 2.0 liter or a V6 3.3 liter unit. The four cylinder engine is developing 274 horsepower and 373 Nm peek of torque and is used on the Genesis Coupe, while the 3.3 liter V6 unit can develop 293 HP and 345 Nm peek of torque when it’s installed on the Azera.