Hyundai Equus
The Hyundai Equus receives significant updating for 2014. It has all the comfort, features, and performance you’d expect from a luxury sedan, but without the luxury price tag or badging. For some, the Equus is a great value proposition. Others, though, may not be able to deal with the non-luxury badge.
In designing the 2013 Equus luxury sedan, Hyundai took a page from the Lexus script. The Equus has several visual cues from Mercedes-Benz (the grille), BMW (taillights), and Audi (LEDs beneath the headlights). But when all the styling elements are combined, the look actually works. The Equus doesn't look like any other Hyundai, and strikes a pleasing balance between modern character and sedate formality. Highly-styled 19-inch alloy wheels round out the Equus' exterior.
The Equus is jam-packed with standard features and costs less than most of the competition, and in theory, that makes it a real bargain in comparison with other super luxury cars.The Equus’ comfortable seats, which offer plenty of space in both rows. The base Equus Signature comes with a sunroof, a power rear sunshade, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, front and rear parking sensors, a backup camera, navigation and a 17-speaker Lexicon audio system with a USB port, HD Radio, satellite radio and Bluetooth. The Ultimate trim adds a forward-view cornering camera, a power trunk lid, a rear-seat entertainment system and a rear-console refrigerator.
The Equus is powered by a sophisticated 429-hp Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) V8 engine that delivers more standard horsepower than the Lexus LS 460 and Audi A8. While its well-balanced, rear-wheel-drive layout gives Equus the foundation to perform less like a traditional luxury car and more like a high-performance sports sedan.
The 429-horsepower V8 'Tau' engine in the Equus incorporates high-pressure direct injection, dual continuously variable valve timing and tuned induction to produce a remarkable combination of power and efficiency. A new 8-speed automatic is mated to the V8 and allows manual control and a very wide span of ratios
The 2014 Equus offers a suite of safety tech to save your bacon. Smart Cruise Control, which can bring the car to a complete stop, is standard, as are a lane-departure warning setup, and front, front-side, rear-side, side curtain, and driver knee airbags. This year, Hyundai has added a pre-collision warning system, blind-spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert, and for Ultimate models, a head-up display screen. Hyundai’s latest version of the Blue Link telematics system is standard, and now includes automatic collision notification and SOS emergency assistance free for three years.
The Hyundai Equus Ultimate starts at $66,250, one of the very best deals you can get on a 2013 full-size luxury sedan, which costs $93,000 on average.
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