2023 Hyundai Grandeur – Seventh-gen flagship sedan will get Staria-like face, retro-inspired design, 4 engine choices

Hyundai has launched the primary picture of the all-new Grandeur, which is its flagship sedan that’s often known as the Azera in markets exterior South Korea. The seventh-generation Grandeur arrives six years after the sixth-generation mannequin made its debut again in October 2016.

Impressed the unique Grandeur (based mostly on the Mitsubishi Debonair) launched in 1986, the most recent iteration of the sedan options an upright entrance finish that bears what the carmaker calls a ‘Seamless Horizon Lamp’.

Designed to intensify the automotive’s extensive stance, the setup consists of a full-width gentle bar that’s set above the model’s signature parametric jewel grille that integrates the LED headlamps. If this face appears acquainted, you most likely have the Staria MPV in thoughts.

Down the edges, there’s a single character line that traces its means simply beneath the beltline, linking the sunshine bar to the to only above the rear taillights. Frivolously flared wheel arches are additionally showcased, and the doorways sport a particular crease that’s highlighted by black trim that runs alongside the bottom of the car.

Elsewhere, you’ll discover retractable door handles that clear up the aspect surfacing, whereas a throwback design cue is the outstanding quarter glass close to the C-pillars that’s current on the primary Grandeur. Not like that automotive, the most recent one wears considerably bigger wheels that measure 20 inches.

The visor-like have a look at the entrance is replicated on the rear, with an ultra-thin gentle strip being the automotive’s taillights. The taillight strip terminates on the shutlines between the rear fender and bumper, which proceed upwards to the boot lid that has a delicate spoiler lip.

Contained in the wraparound cockpit, the single-spoke steering wheel is one other reference to the first-generation Grandeur, however every part else is inherently trendy, with no scarcity of screens on present. On the dashboard, there’s a digital instrument cluster set beside a touchscreen infotainment system, whereas slightly below the centre air vents and fast entry buttons/dials is one other touchscreen for local weather controls.

Being a flagship sedan, the Grandeur will get loads of premium supplies inside its cabin, together with actual wooden, aluminium, naturally dyed Nappa leather-based and even anti-bacterial leather-based utilized to varied touchpoints. There’s additionally a complete ambient lighting system, distinctive headrests for the entrance seats and a devoted management panel built-in into the rear armrest for issues like powered sunshades.

In accordance with Korean Automobile Weblog, the Grandeur is predicted be provided with 4 engines, together with a hybrid 1.6 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol, a 2.5 litre NA four-cylinder GDi and two 3.5 litre V6 choices (petrol or liquefied petroleum fuel). Even earlier than the disclosing, the carmaker has reportedly acquired 60,000 preorders in its residence marketplace for the flagship sedan.