Which Hyundai Nexo version to buy
If you need a Nexo whose specs you can check, Fuel Cell CVT is the only complete row. If you need the 2025 generation, AT is the only second-generation version, but it is a name and layout, not a measured spec sheet.
Fuel Cell CVT is the only Nexo you can specify with numbers. It is a Hybrid hydrogen version with 184 hp (135 kW), Variable gearbox, FWD, 9.2 s to 100 km/h, 177 km/h top speed, 1900 kg kerb weight, and 162 mm ground clearance. Displacement, torque, cylinders, cylinder layout, valves per cylinder, boost, engine placement, fuel system, compression, bore and stroke, city/highway/combined consumption, tank, CO2, eco class, gross weight, and wheels are not measured.
AT is the second-generation Nexo. Engine type is Hydrogen, fuel is Hydrogen, gearbox is Automatic, drive is FWD. Horsepower, kW, rpm, torque, displacement, cylinders, layout, boost, 0–100, top speed, consumption, tank, weights, clearance, wheels, suspension, and brakes are not measured. You cannot compare AT to Fuel Cell CVT on power, speed, or mass until those fields are filled.
If you need a Nexo whose specs you can check, Fuel Cell CVT is the only complete row. If you need the 2025 generation, AT is the only second-generation version, but it is a name and layout, not a measured spec sheet.
Generations: what changed and what did not
First generation (kluch 6847 in the source data, labelled 1 generation) starts 2018-02-01, stop not measured. Body: SUV 5-doors. Versions: 1. That one version is Fuel Cell CVT. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation.
Second generation (2 generation, from 2025-04-01, stop not measured) is also SUV 5-doors with 1 version: AT. Body type did not change. Drive did not change: both generations are FWD. Fuel did not change: both use Hydrogen.
What did change in the labels:
- Engine type: Hybrid on Fuel Cell CVT vs Hydrogen on AT.
- Gearbox: Variable vs Automatic.
- Measured chassis and performance exist only on the first generation.
Calendar span: first generation has been listed from February 2018 with no stop. Second generation starts April 2025. Searches for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Nexo specs all map to Fuel Cell CVT. Searches for 2026 Nexo specs map to AT, but 2026 power, size, and weight are not measured in this data.
Hyundai Nexo specs table (all versions)
| Generation | Version (exact name) | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Engine type | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 generation (2018-02-01–stop not measured) | Fuel Cell CVT | 184 | 135 | not measured | not measured | Hydrogen | Hybrid | not measured | not measured | not measured | Variable | FWD |
| 2 generation (2025-04-01–stop not measured) | AT | not measured | not measured | not measured | not measured | Hydrogen | Hydrogen | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | FWD |
There are not two versions with the same name. Fuel Cell CVT and AT are distinct labels. Do not rename them.
Engine, motor, horsepower: Fuel Cell CVT vs AT
Fuel Cell CVT horsepower is 184. Kilowatts are 135. Power rpm is not measured. Torque is not measured. Displacement is not measured, so engine size in litres is not measured and power per litre cannot be calculated. Cylinders, cylinder layout, valves per cylinder, boost, engine placement, and fuel system are not measured. Fuel is Hydrogen. Engine type is Hybrid.
AT horsepower is not measured. Kilowatts are not measured. Displacement is not measured. You cannot say AT is stronger or weaker than Fuel Cell CVT. You cannot compute a power gap. The only engine facts that sit on AT without invention are: type Hydrogen, fuel Hydrogen, gearbox Automatic, drive FWD.
Power-to-weight is available only for Fuel Cell CVT: 1900 kg kerb / 184 hp = 10.33 kg per hp (rounded to two decimals). For AT, kerb weight is not measured and hp is not measured, so kg per hp is not measured.
A hydrogen “engine size” search does not get a litre figure here for either version. Tank capacity is not measured for Fuel Cell CVT and not measured for AT.
Performance, mpg, and fuel cost fields
Fuel Cell CVT: 0–100 km/h 9.2 s; top speed 177 km/h. City consumption not measured. Highway not measured. Combined not measured. MPG, MPGe, and miles per gallon are not measured. CO2 not measured. Eco class not measured. Fuel cost is not in the data.
AT: 0–100 not measured. Top speed not measured. City, highway, and combined consumption not measured. MPG / MPGe not measured. Fuel cost not measured.
You cannot pick AT because it is quicker: the 0–100 field is empty. You cannot pick Fuel Cell CVT as “the slow one” relative to AT: there is no second 0–100 to subtract. The only acceleration number in the catalogue is 9.2 s on Fuel Cell CVT. The only top speed is 177 km/h on Fuel Cell CVT.
Dimensions, weight, clearance, tank
Fuel Cell CVT kerb weight: 1900 kg. Gross weight: not measured. Ground clearance: 162 mm. Tank: not measured. Wheels: not measured. Length, width, height, wheelbase: not in the data, so size comparison in millimetres is not measured.
AT kerb weight: not measured. Gross weight: not measured. Clearance: not measured. Tank: not measured. Wheels: not measured. Second-generation 2026 dimensions are not measured.
Weight per horsepower exists only for Fuel Cell CVT (10.33 kg/hp as above). You cannot say the second generation is lighter or heavier.
Chassis that is measured, first generation only:
- Front suspension Fuel Cell CVT: Independent, spring
- Rear suspension Fuel Cell CVT: Independent, spring
- Front brakes Fuel Cell CVT: Ventilated disc
- Rear brakes Fuel Cell CVT: Disc
For AT, front suspension, rear suspension, front brakes, and rear brakes are not measured.
Gearbox and drive: Variable vs Automatic
Both versions are FWD. The drivetrain choice is not AWD versus FWD; there is no second drive type.
The gearbox labels differ: Variable on Fuel Cell CVT, Automatic on AT. Number of gears is not measured on either. You cannot count extra ratios. You can only keep the two English labels as given.
Which version to choose, by numbers
Choose Fuel Cell CVT if you need a Nexo whose power, acceleration, top speed, kerb weight, and clearance are filled: 184 hp, 135 kW, 9.2 s, 177 km/h, 1900 kg, 162 mm, Hydrogen fuel, Hybrid type, Variable gearbox, FWD, SUV 5-doors, in production from 2018-02-01 with stop not measured. Model-year searches for 2019–2023 Nexo specs all collapse to this one version.
Choose AT if the requirement is the second generation from 2025-04-01: same SUV 5-doors, same FWD, same Hydrogen fuel, gearbox labelled Automatic, engine type labelled Hydrogen. Do not choose AT on horsepower, 0–100, top speed, weight, mpg, tank, or dimensions — those are not measured.
There is no third version. There is no Fuel Cell CVT with a different horsepower to split by power. Extra money is not in the data: price, hydrogen price, and for-sale listings are not measured, so “what the extra money buys” cannot be a dollar figure. The only arithmetic extras are:
- Fuel Cell CVT has 184 more listed hp than AT’s empty hp field is not a valid subtraction; treat AT hp as not measured, not as zero.
- kg/hp = 1900 / 184 ≈ 10.33 on Fuel Cell CVT only.
- Clearance 162 mm on Fuel Cell CVT only.
Reliability, reviews, Blue, 2026
Review, Reddit, Consumer Reports, Nexo Blue, and problems are not in this dataset. Reliability is not measured. Paint or trim “Blue” is not a version name here. The two exact version names remain Fuel Cell CVT and AT.
For 2026 Nexo specs: the matching generation is 2 generation, version AT, start 2025-04-01. Horsepower, engine size, weight kg, mpg, tank, and dimensions for that year are not measured in the source. For 2018–ongoing first-generation specs, use Fuel Cell CVT only.