Hyundai County

The Hyundai County is a minibus made by Hyundai. It was launched in 1998 as a successor to the Chorus. It is primarily used as city buses and tourist buses.

Hyundai County
Overview
Manufacturer	Hyundai Motor Company
Also called	Haw Tai County (China) Hyundai County New Breeze
Production	1998–present
Assembly	Vietnam: Ninh Bình (Hyundai Thanh Cong Vietnam (HTCV)) Thailand: Bangkok (Yontarakit Industry)
Designer	Hyundai Motor Company Design Center
Body and chassis
Class	Minibus
Body style	Single-decker bus (short & long body)
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Doors	1 (passenger bus) 2 (city bus)
Floor type	Step-entrance
Related	Hyundai Chorus Kia Combi
Powertrain
Engine	Hyundai D4-series Diesel I4 3.3L D4AL Turbodiesel 3.6L D4AF General 3.9L D4DC Euro 1 3.9L D4DB/DD/GA14/GA15/GA17 Turbodiesel
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed automatic (Allison)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,350 mm (132 in) (standard body) 4,085 mm (160.8 in) (long body, extra long body)
Length	Standard body: 6,350 mm (250 in) (1998-2019) 6,375 mm (251.0 in) (2020-present) Long body: 7,085 mm (278.9 in) (1998-2019) 7,110 mm (280 in) (2020-present) Extra long body: 7,710 mm (304 in) (2020-present)
Width	2,035 mm (80.1 in)
Height	2,755 mm (108.5 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Hyundai Chorus

History

The Hyundai County was first made in 1998 to replace the Hyundai Chorus. The first County was built from 1998 to 2004. A new version called the e-County was made in 2004. The bus got a facelift in 2008, and a small update in 2012. An electric version, called the County Electric, was shown at the Hyundai Truck & Bus Business Fair in 2019. A new facelift version, the County New Breeze, was made in 2020.

Markets

The Hyundai County is mainly sold in South Korea where it is popular as a city bus and tourist bus the Hyundai County is also sold in some African countries Middle East and Southeast Asia.