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The beloved Hyundai Veloster just added another notch in its award belt! It recently claimed the Vincentric Best Value in America award, marking the third year in a row it has won the award. The Best Value Awards are earned after receiving top ratings in various ownership cost aspects.

There are eight different areas in which vehicles are judged, including financing, fees and taxes, opportunity cost, fuel, insurance, repairs, and maintenance. The vehicle with the lowest cost of ownership when compared to the competition takes home the prestigious award.

David Wurster, Vincentric president, said, “As a three-time winner of the Best Value in America awards, the Veloster delivered best-in-class performance with a total cost of ownership that was more than 7 percent below expected.”

In addition to lowest cost of ownership, the Veloster impressed the judges with low depreciation costs and below average operating costs.

If you’re interested in test-driving the award winning Veloster, come visit us at Glenbrook Hyundai today!

As spring arrives and the cold, winter weather slowly fades away into memory, many will likely be inclined to get out their motorcycle for the first time in months.

Motorcycles come with their own list of risks, so just in case you’ve forgotten, we’ve come up with a short, refresher list of motorcycle safety tips:

• Test that everything on your motorcycle is still functioning properly and even consider taking it for a quick check-up before hitting the road again.
• Wear appropriate clothing that will protect you from wind chill, bugs, etc.
• Try to avoid riding in bad weather and remember that, if you have to ride in the rain, the most dangerous time is right after the precipitation begins.
• Always, always, always wear a sturdy, well-fitting helmet. It could truly save your life.

Do you have any other motorcycle safety tips? Let us know in the comments, and be safe out there this spring.

Motion sickness occurs when the movement a person visually perceives disagrees with his or her internal sense of movement. When it happens in the car, we call it carsickness, an affliction that seems more prevalent in children.

Is there a cure? Beyond stopping the car, there are really only a couple of ways to treat carsickness…

ADJUST PERCEPTION.  Since carsickness is an issue involving perception, there are a few tricks that can help. You can focus on the “horizon or on a distant, stationary object,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Also, try keeping your head still. It also helps a lot of people to drive, rather than riding as the passenger.

DRUGS. A lot of people find that certain over-the-counter antihistamine medications can help. Others can’t tolerate the side effects as they can make you extremely drowsy. If carsickness is particularly severe, there are prescription medications as well.

There is also a lot of folk cures that some people swear by. If the mainstream methods don’t work for you, you could try some of those. Like placing a lunch bag in the waistband of your pants! Really.

Long gone are the days of dropping everything to dig into a purse or pocket to find your keys or your smartphone. Thanks to Hyundai’s Blue Link^™ Smartwatch app, now you can simply wear your watch.

The technology expands on Hyundai’s Blue Link services by enabling customers to download the Smartwatch app and connect to their vehicles through talking to the Android Wear watch. An app will be released for the Apple Watch when the watch becomes available.

“Blue Link subscribers and gadget lovers will appreciate a more convenient way to interact with their Hyundai vehicles,” said Frank Ferrara, executive vice president of customer satisfaction for Hyundai Motor America. “Now you can remote start your car with your smartphone, smartwatch, laptop, desktop or tablet. It is like being James Bond 007 or Scotty in Star Trek.”

As long as you have the Android Wear watch, a Blue Link subscription, and the Blue Link smartwatch app paired to your smartphone via Bluetooth®, you are just about as connected as today’s technology will allow. Voice commands will then enable you to locate your vehicle, lock it, start it, honk your horn, flash your lights, or call roadside assistance from anywhere in the US.

Pretty incredible, right? We at Glenbrook Hyundai thought so too.