You can’t expect to sell decent numbers of a sedan in Europe without a diesel engine. That’s a law that most automarkes have learnt (Cadillac too). The biggest sedan Hyundai offers in Europe, the Grandeur (also known as Azera to Americans),has a diesel option.
The Grandeur’s powertrain is a 2.2 liter CRDi engine (that’s what Hyundai calls the brand’s implementation of common-rail injection) which is good for 155 HP mated to an motorized 5-speed gearbox. Acceleration won’t prepare you feel like you’re on the Space Shuttle, taking 11.8 seconds from 0 to 60mph. Torque is impressive, at 343 Nm (253 lb-ft). Fuel consumption is about 33 mpg in the European combined cycle and CO2 emissions
Pricing is fairly high but the model comes with all equipment (including Navigation system) for about 41,000 EUR in Germany.
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[Source: Hyundai via Auto-week]
Original post by Xavier Navarro
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