![]() The car received "Precis" badging on the bootlid, grille, hubcaps, and steering wheel, with the only Mitsubishi logo being a small sticker at the rear which read "Imported by Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc." For 1988, the more sporting RS model was added to the lineup, marking the introduction of a five-speed manual transmission which was also fitted to the LS. Available as either a 3-door (Base/LS) or 5-door (LS) hatchback, the Precis received the same 68 hp (51 kW) 1.5-liter Mitsubishi four as did the Excel, the Mirage, and most of the Dodge/Plymouth-badged Colts. Mitsubishi chose to sell the Precis to circumvent the voluntary import quota which applied to the Japanese-made Mirage. The Excel was also sold in the United States by Mitsubishi Motors from the spring of 1987 as the badge engineered Mitsubishi Precis. Mitsubishi Precis 1989 Mitsubishi Precis RS ![]() In South Korea the hatchback version was known as Hyundai Pony Excel, and the sedan version was known as Hyundai Presto. Some markets, including Europe, had the Excel branded as the Hyundai Pony, although it is not directly related to its rear wheel drive predecessor of the same name. From 1990, there was a coupé variant called the Hyundai Scoupe, which was replaced by the Hyundai Coupé in 1996. Originally, the Excel was supposed to be replaced by the Elantra in 1990, but it ended up being sold for four more years until being replaced by the Hyundai Accent in the model year 1995. The Excel was available with either a manual or automatic transmission mated to a four-cylinder engine aspirated by a carburetor or fuel injection system, depending on market and model year. The Excel was the first Hyundai car to be exported to the United States. The Excel was available in three- or five-door hatchback and four-door sedan models. The Excel was based on the second generation of the Mitsubishi Mirage, but it received its own sheet metal design by Giorgetto Giugiaro. ![]() The Excel range replaced the rear-wheel-drive Hyundai Pony. It was the first front-wheel drive car produced by the South Korean manufacturer. The Hyundai Excel ( Korean: 현대 엑셀), also known as the Hyundai Pony, Hyundai Pony Excel, Hyundai Presto, Mitsubishi Precis and Hyundai X2, is an automobile which was produced by Hyundai Motor Company from 1985 to 2000. Hyundai Pony Excel (X1 hatchback in South Korea) ![]()
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