[HobieMarty]

On Monday, we went to the Hyundai R&D center. The campus totals 890 acres of property. We were not allowed to take pictures, of course, as we were looking at "top secret" stuff. There was a parking deck that stored many "competitors'" cars, and we were given 5 sets of keys to go check out certain cars. There were several Bentley and Rolls Royce models, a tiny plastic bodied Citroen, Ferrari SUV, and a few Porches, among many more makes and models. I had the keys to some Chinese EV. Nobody wanted the keys, but all came flocking to the car when they actually saw how interesting it was. I can't remember the name of it. One car that stood out to me was an Alfa 4c with the funky headlights. It was red and covered in dust from sitting. I sat in it and loved that thing. The door sill was very wide, and an older team member said he had a hard time getting in it. I sat down and swung my legs over the wide sill and slid right into the seat. Others took note, saying, "Wow, he got in with no problem." Lol. Getting out was the challenge. We also went out on a huge test track. The bus driver took us over some bumps that were like waves.
We also toured a huge Hyundai steel mill and, again, couldn't take pictures, but I mean, it was a steel mill. We saw a huge slab of molten iron on the conveyor system and watched it get shaped into a thinner longer slab. Interesting stuff lined up today. We will ride the KTX bullet train to several locations, and thank goodness the seats will be in the "prestige" class, so it should be a comfy ride. [emoji3]

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