Hyundai is ready to release of its 2.4 Liter Theta II GDI engine, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine. And it will be featured in the 2011 Hyundai Sonata model.

The 2.4 Liter Theta II GDI direct-injection engine is able to produce 201 horsepower at 6300 rpm and 250 Nm of torque at 4250 rpm. The engine will feature dual continuously variable valve timing and variable induction system technology that will improve power and fuel economy figures.

According to Dr. Lee Hyun-Soon, Vice Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Hyundai, the Theta II GDI “convincingly demonstrates Hyundai’s advanced powertrain engineering capabilities.”

The 170 billion Korean won worth 2.4 Liter Theta II GDI engine was developed over a period of forty-six months.