Hyundai to Build Korea’s Largest Test-Driving Center

June 18, 2020 10:45

Hyundai announced Wednesday it will build the country’s largest driving center in Taean, South Chungcheong Province with a view to opening it in the first half of 2022.

Featuring eight test courses, the new driving center is intended to provide visitors with dynamic driving experiences that will push vehicles to their limit.

To be built on 1.26 million sq.m of land, it will be five times the size of the current largest testing facility, BMW’s driving center in Incheon.

An artist’s impression of Hankook Tire and Technology’s proving ground

Hyundai signed a 20-year agreement with Hankook Tire and Technology to jointly use a proving ground Hankook Tire is building, which will be Asia’s largest when it is completed.

Hyundai will build their own exclusive driving facilities and a two-story building for customers which will have a customer lounge, children’s area and display rooms.

Hyundai chairman Chung Eui-sun and Hankook Tire vice chairman Cho Hyun-sik signed the deal in Seoul on Wednesday.

The driving center will be built on land reclaimed by Hyundai Group under founder Chung Ju-yung in the 1980s. Hankook Tire bought the land from Hyundai City Corporation in 2017 to build the proving ground, and proposed the idea to build a driving center to Hyundai to make the most of the facility.

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