Hyundai Grandeur 2011 News

Only a handful of buyers have been enticed to the full-sized, full- service, full-luxury flagship despite an affordable starting price of $39,990 with a V6 engine. But Hyundai has plans to make the Grandeur bigger and even more luxurious as it continues its global new-model attack. The all-new replacement for the Grandeur is testing in northern Scandaniva, where Carparazzi caught a car that - despite plenty of armoured camouflage to deflect camera attacks - is clearly bigger than the current model. The Grandeur sits globally above the Sonata - now the i45 in Australia - and the left-hand drive Genesis, and sources believe it will become much more like the i45 in a makeover that will make it far less Korean- centric in design. The new model is expected on sale in late 2011, probably after a Korean motor show preview early next year, with a choice of 3.3 and 3.8-litre V6 engines. The engine for Australia is not set yet, but the 3.8 is currently used and will be upgraded with a new six-speed automatic gearbox.

which has been refreshed and released as the 2011 model. The Hyundai Grandeur is a big sedan by Korean standards, growing 15mm in this latest version to 4910mm. It aims to be a plush conveyance: not intended for being thrown along a twisting mountain road but quietly taking its occupants at sane speeds in great ease and comfort. The 2011 Grandeur gets seven-spoke alloy wheels, LED indicator lights in the exterior mirrors, new LED headlights, new-look lower grille and rear bumper and tail lights. It has one-touch 'lane-change' triple flash indicators and the exterior mirrors have puddle lamps. Power trains remain the 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine (194kW power and 348Nm torque) at $39,990 and the 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine (114kW and 343Nm) at $41,990. Each has a five-speed sequential-shift automatic transmission. Standard kit includes power front seat adjustment with memory on driver's seat, heated front seats, dual-zone climate control with rear vents, premium sound system with eight speakers, stability control and eight airbags.