HD Construction Equipment Hyundai North America (often referred to as Hyundai Construction Equipment) is expanding its HX excavator line that debuted at Conexpo by adding the 54,900-pound, 186-horsepower HX210L long track.

It joins the first five HX models and incorporates many of the features from the rollout, including productivity upgrades, improved fuel efficiency, and changes meant to make the unit more comfortable, safer, and easier to service.

With the addition of the HX210L, the HX line (HX210L, HX230L, HX260L, HX300L, HX360L, and HX400L) now ranges from 54,900 pounds to 92,240 pounds. That incorporates dig depths from 21 feet 9 inches to 24 feet 3 inches, covering a lot of jobs.

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The HX210L features a new, high-performance Hyundai DX05 engine that delivers 6% more torque and 7% greater fuel efficiency, while reducing DEF consumption by 30%.

Those are significant stats.

Other improvements include added comfort features, extended service intervals, and enhanced safety features.

According to Joe Hodges, Hyundai’s product manager for excavators, the HX210L’s pilot-controlled hydraulic system delivers the traditional feel and performance operators already appreciate from Hyundai, while making it a budget-friendly choice for rental houses and larger fleets.

Built on the same heavy-duty platform as the more robustly equipped HX230L, the HX210L comes standard with a 10,800-pound heavy counterweight to enhance stability and lifting capacity.

Its reinforced upper structure, upgraded swing bearing, increased swing torque and larger-capacity, heavy-duty buckets help boost productivity.

Operator comfort 

Hyundai has upgraded operator comfort features, including making standard a wider, heated/cooled seat and improved venting for climate control. Owner operators may also take advantage of optional packages that bring HX comfort features on par with luxury automobiles, the company says. 

Owners and fleet managers will appreciate that Hyundai has extended replacement intervals for engine oil, engine filters, and fuel filters from 500 to 1,000 hours when they use CK-4 engine oil, and extended coolant replacement intervals from 2,000 to 6,000 hours.

Safety first 

A new, optional safety feature is a white-noise alert tone that uses a wideband frequency to warn people on the jobsite of the machine’s presence. The sound quickly dissipates compared to other buzzers, reducing noise complaints.

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Other optional safety features include Smart Around View Monitoring that works off six cameras and applies AI to automatically detect people passing or working around the machine during operation.

Last but not least, there is telematics.

Five years of Hyundai Connect, Hyundai’s proprietary remote-management system, comes free of charge on the HX210L. This includes location tracking and theft prevention, maintenance notifications, and fleet monitoring.