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Its name might be a little hard to pronounce, but Hyundai's Equus has always been a handsome full-size luxury sedan and pretty soon it's going to be even better. The third generation model was recently seen testing in Scandinavia wearing less disguise than we usually see on prototypes, indication that most of the development may have been carried out already in Korea.
Ulsan's mighty sedan is popular in places like the Middle East and Russia. Aimed squarely at the luxury market, it measures well over 5 meters and competes with Audi's A8L, the Lexus LS and of course the S-Class.
We see a lot of Mercedes design in this car, especially in the wraparound taillights that rise up. The similarities are not present at the front, however, where we seem to have a large hexagonal grille.
The new Equus will ride on an updated version of the Hyundai BH platform, combining steel and aluminum for added rigidity Power for both RWD and AWD models should come from a choice between the 3.8-liter GDI V6 and the Tau 5-liter GDI. The 8-speed automatic transmission should also be carried over, though reports suggest a 10-speed will be added in 3 or 4 years. A twin-turbo V6 is also rumored to arrive further down the road, having been previewed by numerous concepts and discussed by some corporate big-wigs. For now though, no such turbo mills will be offered.
In 2011, the old Equus won the e JD Powers Appeal Award and Hyundai's 5-liter 420 hp V8 engine won Ward's Top 10 Engines award a few years back. Add some design flare from Peter Schreyer and we may end up with an authentic rival for the well established Germans.
We see a lot of Mercedes design in this car, especially in the wraparound taillights that rise up. The similarities are not present at the front, however, where we seem to have a large hexagonal grille.
The new Equus will ride on an updated version of the Hyundai BH platform, combining steel and aluminum for added rigidity Power for both RWD and AWD models should come from a choice between the 3.8-liter GDI V6 and the Tau 5-liter GDI. The 8-speed automatic transmission should also be carried over, though reports suggest a 10-speed will be added in 3 or 4 years. A twin-turbo V6 is also rumored to arrive further down the road, having been previewed by numerous concepts and discussed by some corporate big-wigs. For now though, no such turbo mills will be offered.
In 2011, the old Equus won the e JD Powers Appeal Award and Hyundai's 5-liter 420 hp V8 engine won Ward's Top 10 Engines award a few years back. Add some design flare from Peter Schreyer and we may end up with an authentic rival for the well established Germans.
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