Could Hyundai be phasing out light bars at the front and rear of its vehicles? Maybe, if one of its senior design executives has his way.

At the recent launch of the Concept Three , Simon Loasby, head of the Hyundai Design Center, and one of the automaker's senior vice presidents, told Car magazine : "When is the time you need to let go [of light bars]? It's almost like the end of that. We've done it with the Grandeur, Kona and Sonata , but now I'm like, 'Guys, I've seen enough'."

He did temper this thoughts by saying, "Go to China and you must have it, but in Europe you don't need it so much."

While the standalone light bar is a common feature on models from Chinese brands, it only features on a few Hyundai models sold locally, namely the Kona, i30 Sedan , Sonata and S

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