Hyundai Equus flagship Thread (5.0 V8 400+hp and LWB coming)
10-05-09, 07:45 PM
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My reasoning as well, really.
10-19-09, 10:23 PM
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Hyundai Centennial, new name?
Either way, really nice site they setup for it. One of the nicest i've seen
10-19-09, 10:45 PM
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ah, good point. Maybe it's "centennial" only in certain areas then. It does give the option to select English or Arabic to me as well, btw.
10-20-09, 08:28 AM
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10-20-09, 09:20 AM
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I says right at the bottom of the home page that the Centennial is also the Equus in some regions. Also, the website is very poorly translated.
10-25-09, 09:57 AM
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04-01-10, 01:34 PM
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When the first Hyundai Excels rolled onto American roads in the late-1980s, it was hard to image the Korean automaker getting taken seriously as a builder of budget cars. Taking on the likes of Mercedes-Benz and BMW would have been an absurd thought. And yet later this year that is exactly what Hyundai is doing as the new Equus begins to arrive at American dealers.
Visually, the the Equus hasn't changed much in its trip across the Pacific. For the U.S. market, the winged hood ornament had been discarded in favor of a flush mounted badge with the same logo that adorned the trunk lid of the Korean market model. The bars of the grille have been replaced with horizontal slats that make it look more like the Genesis sedan.
The Equus is equipped with all the techno-gimmickry one expects in a big luxury sedan today, including adaptive cruise control and navigation. The 4,376-pound is suspended on electronically controlled air springs and power comes from a 385 horsepower version of the 4.6-liter Tau V8 already seeing duty in the Genesis. The only thing the Equus lacks compared to a Lexus or Benz is an oversized sticker price. Hyundai says the Equus will be priced in the mid $50,000 range when it goes on sale later this year. You can check out the full press release (including a by-the-numbers comparison of how the Equus stacks up against its main rivals) after the jump, or check out the high-res gallery below (we'll have live shots from Javitz shortly).
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/0...debut
When the first Hyundai Excels rolled onto American roads in the late-1980s, it was hard to image the Korean automaker getting taken seriously as a builder of budget cars. Taking on the likes of Mercedes-Benz and BMW would have been an absurd thought. And yet later this year that is exactly what Hyundai is doing as the new Equus begins to arrive at American dealers.
Visually, the the Equus hasn't changed much in its trip across the Pacific. For the U.S. market, the winged hood ornament had been discarded in favor of a flush mounted badge with the same logo that adorned the trunk lid of the Korean market model. The bars of the grille have been replaced with horizontal slats that make it look more like the Genesis sedan.
The Equus is equipped with all the techno-gimmickry one expects in a big luxury sedan today, including adaptive cruise control and navigation. The 4,376-pound is suspended on electronically controlled air springs and power comes from a 385 horsepower version of the 4.6-liter Tau V8 already seeing duty in the Genesis. The only thing the Equus lacks compared to a Lexus or Benz is an oversized sticker price. Hyundai says the Equus will be priced in the mid $50,000 range when it goes on sale later this year. You can check out the full press release (including a by-the-numbers comparison of how the Equus stacks up against its main rivals) after the jump, or check out the high-res gallery below (we'll have live shots from Javitz shortly).
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/0...debut
04-01-10, 04:00 PM
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I think we're looking at the future official New York City Taxi
04-01-10, 04:21 PM
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There was an Equus at the Chicago Auto Show. It was in a roped off area and the hostess would let 1 or 2 interested parties in at a time to get a demo of the car. There were very few people opting for the tour.
04-01-10, 07:05 PM
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I saw the proposed prices at genesisowners.com. They priced it about $5,000 too high. LS460s get discounted into the high $50Ks. I was offered a $70K LS460 for $59K a few days ago. Few are going to pick a Hyundai over a Lexus for less than $5K difference. If the Equus started at $49K-$50K MSRP and then discount a few thousand more from there, then it would be price competitive. But having sat in one, the LS seems much more refined. As one person said, "I bet 80% of Equus sales goes to Korean-American adjossis in southern California." I think he's going to be right.