chungkopi

hyundai's 4 runner?

chungkopi

anyway this is a fullsized SUV.

fabrikated

nothing can stop hyundai...i still have an extremely hard time convincing people that aren't in the car scene that hyundai is moving up...

titan

Isn't that the next Santa Fe?

F23A4

It's probably harder in my age category to make a convincing argument in favor of Hyundai as most of the folks in my 30-something demographic still think 'Excel' (the piece of crap that I owned) when it comes to Hyundai, not 'Azera' (which is an EXTREMELY nice Hyundai).

Hyundai is on a roll AND under the radar.

charliemike

Well considering the options out there right now, the Tiburon needs more than just a 170hp V6 ... It needs at least 230-240hp and probably a bit of a diet.

I LOVE the Tibby but my Mz3 was just a better option right now.

fabrikated

EXACTLY....one of the people that i was talking about was my 40 year old dad, so you are completely right. I think he even had an excel when he was 21 or so glad he's moved on to the M5

ilitig8

Well I wouldn't call it a 4 Runner since it appears to be an indy in the rear. The new Santa Fe is about the size of a 4 Runner now, this looks even larger.

Hyundai is on the cusp of being a great car maker and I would not hesitate to buy any of their new redesigns and IMO anyone that wouldn't either is a pure badge snob or is uninformed. Plus I think now is a great time to buy, you can still get huge legacy discounts but I suspect not for too much longer. If nothing else Hyundais are a great beater, you can buy a Sonata for the price of an older Accord and get a fantastic warranty as well. My only nit to pick is their interior design but they still do better "cheap" interiors than Nissan did when Carlos first came on.

phile

How do we even know it's a Hyundai?? And it does not look full size to me.

chungkopi

no, that's much bigger than santa fe. and it's either hyundai/kia because those pics are from korea.

chungkopi

i expect this "En" to be bigger than explorer.


'06 Ford Explorer | '07 Santa Fe

A. Wheelbase (in.):................ 113.7 | 106.3
B. Length (in.):...................... 193.4 | 184.1
C. Height – empty (in.):........... 72.8 | 67.9
D. Width (in.):........................ 73.7 | 74.4
E. Track width - front/rear (in.):....... 60.9/61.8 | 63.6/63.8
F. Turning diameter, curb-to-curb (ft.): ....36.8 | 34.4
G. Ground clearance (in.):...................... 8.2 | 7.9

Head room (in.)
....1st-row: ........................39.8 | 40.2
....2nd-row: .........................38.7 | 39.6
....Optional 3rd-row: ...............37.4 | 34.8
Shoulder room (in.)
....1st-row: ........................59.0 | 59.5
....2nd-row: .........................58.9 | 58.6
....Optional 3rd-row: ...............53.1 | 53.9
Leg room (in.)
....1st-row: ........................42.4 | 42.6
....2nd-row: .........................36.9 | 36.8
....Optional 3rd-row: ...............34.9 | 32.2

Max. seating capacity: .................7 | 7

M TYPE X

"Entourage" is the name of Hyundai's upcoming minivan for the US market...

Time For Sleeep

I can't agree with that statement more. I saw an Azera in vegas last week and seriously did a double take.

Awesome exterior. Very classy.

stangg172004

woh Hyundai, ain't nothing stopping them...

heyitsme

Other than the value of each country's dollar it would seem.

heyitsme

And how are they comparable? Maz3 is a sedan or wagon, has nothing to do with this 2-door car. Looked at some numbers and the Tibby v6 is right there against an rsxS acceleration wise and price wise with a lot of options added on, can see how anything other than hyundai becomes some performance stretch over the brand everyone loves to hate.