Spy Shots: Hyundai's Pacifica-like Portico crossover
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivans/MPVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a></p><a href="http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200808140808/FREE/378453151"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/portico_crop.jpg" /></a>The market for oversize and jacked-up minivans parading as crossovers hasn't exactly set the world on fire, as Chrysler's Pacifica and Mercedes-Benz R-Class have ably proven. Still, Hyundai is set to throw its hat into the ring with the upcoming Portico, which is based on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2005/02/09/hyundai-portico-concept/">concept vehicle from 2005</a> with the same name. To its credit, the Portico does manage to have a few new features that its competition doesn't. Seating for up to six is standard, though there are only two rows. Each row is a long bench, with the center spot on each row also able to fold down, allowing the option of converting the Portico into the world's largest and least efficient four-seater. Expect to find one of Hyundai's V6 engines underhood with a hybrid option rumored to follow. As a minivan replacement, the Portico could find a few buyers, but the Korean automaker had better find a way to squeeze every mile out of each drop of gasoline, otherwise the Portico will take residence right next to the ill-timed Kia Borrego on dealers' lots across the country.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200808140808/FREE/378453151">AutoWeek</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200808140808/FREE/378453151>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/14/spy-shots-hyundais-pacifica-like-portico-crossover/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1284894/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/14/spy-shots-hyundais-pacifica-like-portico-crossover/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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