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Old 01-24-2007, 08:20 PM   #1
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The 2006 Hyundai Sonata showed that Hyundai has what it takes to compete with highly regarded vehicles like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. Now Hyundai will try to make the same waves with a new luxury car that will take on vehicles above its own full-size Azera sedan.

These photos, taken in the U.S. southwest, capture the next-generation Equus under testing. Hyundai is planning on bringing this rear-drive, V-8 sedan to the U.S. market as a 2008 model.

Hyundai will show the "BH" sedan, as it's known internally, at the 2007 New York auto show in April.

The Equus is a large car, and has a spacious interior with lots of wood trim, leather seats, and a handsome dash that would look at home in a big Mercedes or Lexus. Hyundai will outfit the Equus with all manner of airbags and electronic vehicle-stability controls.

We expect the Equus (under a different name, perhaps) to go on sale in late 2007 in the U.S. wearing a pricetag around $30,000.






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Old 01-24-2007, 10:34 PM   #2
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Damn thats a big hyundai
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Old 01-24-2007, 11:14 PM   #3
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30K hyundai, funny I can remember their us entry was like 5K so many moons ago.
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Old 01-24-2007, 11:45 PM   #4
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Does the general body shape look like a Maxima to anyone else?
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Old 01-25-2007, 12:29 AM   #5
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Wow. V8 and RWD at a Hyundai price.

Hyundai should make the next Tiburon on the same platform
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Old 01-25-2007, 08:26 AM   #6
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Does the general body shape look like a Maxima to anyone else?
Yes! I was thinking Altima, Maxima knockoff...what gives?

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Old 01-25-2007, 08:37 AM   #7
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Are you kidding, what gives...the Koreans, are only second to the Chinese when it comes to ripping off the designs of former Japanese/German cars.

The Kia Spectra5..... it just does not get any more blasphemous than that.
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Old 01-25-2007, 12:05 PM   #8
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Shouldn't be suprised you need to have a soul to design something new.
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Old 01-25-2007, 12:30 PM   #9
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Hyundai makes knockoffs of high volume selling cars to ensure high volumes for themselves.
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Old 01-25-2007, 01:09 PM   #10
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Curse those crazy Koreans!!!
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Are you kidding, what gives...the Koreans, are only second to the Chinese when it comes to ripping off the designs of former Japanese/German cars.

The Kia Spectra5..... it just does not get any more blasphemous than that.

Ok I'll bite, what car is this a rip off of?
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Old 01-25-2007, 01:34 PM   #12
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35th, i think a lot of people think the spectra5 is a ripoff of the protege5

protege5


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I've always thought it was weird that they'd use the 5 in the same manner as Mazda (plus, I've never really understood that, i mean, its a 5door, but its like the 5 is supposed to represent S in l337 or something.. like its better than a standard spectra/protege)
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Old 01-25-2007, 01:40 PM   #13
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Are you implying that the Koreans don't have a Seoul?

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