{"id":1343,"date":"2005-06-11T06:22:14","date_gmt":"2005-06-11T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/11\/hyundai-grandeu\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:46:52","slug":"hyundai-grandeu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/11\/hyundai-grandeu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai Grandeur is worth a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/hyundai_grandeur1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"166\" alt=\"Hyundai_grandeur\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/hyundai_grandeur.jpg\" width=\"250\"  \/><\/a> Replacing the XG, here is the Grandeur, the top of the range <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepmarketing.info\/?p=614\">Hyundai<\/a>. Yes, this 489cm-long sedan aims at challenging the Mercedes E-class, BMW 5-series, Audi A6 and Volvo S80. Of course, at first sight, no one would give it a chance: it\u2019s definitely not a turn-head. But then, this car far from being uninteresting, with its spacious and pleasant cockpit, its good overall quality and its discretion. Hyundai\u2019s choice in terms of styling is radically different from that operated by <a href=\"http:\/\/lovemyjeep.mu.nu\/archives\/086190.php#086190\">Kia<\/a> with the gaudy Opirus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Only 2 engines are available : a 3.3 petrol V6 developing 233bhp and a 2.2 diesel developing 145bhp, which is not enough to make it a dangerous challenger.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Both are coupled with an automatic 5-speed gearbox. As for the suspension, we notice two wishbones at the front and a multilink at the rear. ESP as well as 17\u2019 alloys mounted on 235\/55 tyres are standard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Inside, standard equipment includes a dual zone air-conditioning, a leather upholstery, an Infinty-made stereo and an electrically operated tilt and telescopic steering column. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>If it respects Hyundai\u2019s tradition of excellent value for money, the Grandeur might well hope to become more than a confidential executive sedan. If only its diesel had more power&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smgenglish.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/grandeur_cockpit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Grandeur_cockpit\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/grandeur_cockpit.jpg\" width=\"470\"  \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Replacing the XG, here is the Grandeur, the top of the range Hyundai. Yes, this 489cm-long sedan aims at challenging the Mercedes E-class, BMW 5-series, Audi A6 and Volvo S80. Of course, at first sight, no one would give it a chance: it\u2019s definitely not a turn-head. But then, this car far from being uninteresting, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353,"featured_media":1472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hyundai"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hyundai Grandeur is worth a glance - Petrol Head<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/11\/hyundai-grandeu\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Hyundai Grandeur is worth a glance - Petrol Head\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Replacing the XG, here is the Grandeur, the top of the range Hyundai. 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