Hyundai Equus- it's new!

**leopaul** · March 15th, 2009 02:48 AM

This is it guys, for the first time of 2009, Hyundai's got another luxury FR car! Klarong-klaro na, it's called the Equus from Hyundai. It's now a FR car just like the Genesis and the Genesis Coupe, pero yung engine may 4.6L Tau V8 engine na kaparehas sa Genesis na sold sa U.S. Wanna see the look of the Equus?

Didn't ring a bell? Read the article!

March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, introduced a revamped Equus luxury sedan, the most expensive vehicle in its lineup, to win customers from Daimler AG and Toyota Motor Corp.
Hyundai aims to sell 13,000 units of the sedan domestically this year and lift sales to 19,000 next year, the Seoul-based carmaker said in an e-mailed statement today. The company plans to export the car to China, the Middle East and other regions in the second half of this year.
Introducing a locally built luxury vehicle may help Chairman Chung Mong Koo to win customers who otherwise would have opted for more expensive imported models, such as Daimler’s Mercedes and Toyota’s Lexus. The Equus, following last year’s premium sedan Genesis, may also help lift earnings, said Song Sang Hoon, a Seoul-based analyst at Kyobo Securities Co.
“The introduction of the new model may stop customers from turning to imported vehicles,” Song said.
The Equus, which will be equipped with 3.8-, and 4.6-liter gasoline engines, will sell for between 63.7 million won ($42,800) and 105 million won, the statement said. A 5-liter stretch edition will be added in the second half.
The model is expected to compete with Mercedes-Benz S-class sedans and Toyota’s Lexus 460, it said. The company invested 500 billion won to develop the model over three years.
S-class sedans are priced from 133.9 million won and Lexus460L from 163 million won in Korea, according to the Web site of Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, an import car group of the nation.

Sounds truthful?

**AG4** · March 15th, 2009 05:01 AM

Overall the new Equus looks decent...

...but Hyundai, just lessen the chrome on the front bumper/air intake & get rid of the tacky hood ornament and you will have a much better looking car.

**eggman** · March 15th, 2009 11:30 AM

Looks great...Maybe we'll see this Equus here soon and priced at 4M-5.5M Pesos...Imagine S-Class features and quality at a price of a basic or midrange E-Class....

**Burai** · March 15th, 2009 02:35 PM

talagang tinatarget na ng hyundai ang luxury classes na ah? puro lexus pa lagi visible na visible na tinitira kada ad nila hahaha

pero ha! yung model sa 1st pic ang ganda!

**Horsepower** · March 15th, 2009 05:06 PM

Lakas sa gasoline. They should make one with the R-Engine 2.2L diesel

**eggman** · March 15th, 2009 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Burai

talagang tinatarget na ng hyundai ang luxury classes na ah? puro lexus pa lagi visible na visible na tinitira kada ad nila hahaha

pero ha! yung model sa 1st pic ang ganda!

Matagal na sila sa market nayan,may nauna pang Equus(based sa Mitsubishi Proudia/Debonair platform) at Dynasty which was replaced by Genesis Sedan...

May TV ads na nito lately sa Korea..Patay na ang Ssangyong Chairman..

**leopaul** · April 26th, 2009 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by eggman

Matagal na sila sa market nayan,may nauna pang Equus(based sa Mitsubishi Proudia/Debonair platform) at Dynasty which was replaced by Genesis Sedan...

May TV ads na nito lately sa Korea..Patay na ang Ssangyong Chairman..

What are you talking about? The Ssangyong Chairman is still here, but its separated by two kinds: the Chairman H & the Chairman W

This is the Chairman H

And this is the Chairman W.

Little known fact was kuhang-kuhang yung exterior ng Equus na parang kamukha lang ng Ssangyong Chairman W. Speaking of korean commercials here it is:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrTUVA6P9V4&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - HYUNDAI EQUUS VI (1,20s)[/ame]