Quick TestCar reviews - Hyundai - Staria - 2.2D AWDHyundai modelsOverviewHyundai’s spacious Staria people mover takes one giant leap for van-kind17 Sep 2021 By MATT BROGAN
FOURTEEN years is a long time for any vehicle to serve in the Australian market. Hyundai’s outgoing people-mover, the boxy, commercial van-based iMax, has been a stalwart of the category since 2007, outlasting several rivals including the Subaru Exiga, Fiat Freemont, Dodge Journey and Kia Rondo.
In many ways, surviving 14 years in a market with overwhelming preference for SUVs takes some doing. SUVs outsell people-movers locally by a ratio of five-to-one, in Australia the iMax’s peak market share of 22 per cent (in 2014) declining steadily against the strong-selling Kia Carnival, a model that now accounts for more than half of all people-mover sales here.
But it’s the newly launched replacement to the iMax that may just turn those numbers on their head.
This week, Hyundai released its eight-seat Staria people-mover into the Australian market, the sub-$60,000 model vying directly against the Kia Carnival (from $43,190), Honda Odyssey ($39,140), Volkswagen Multivan ($58,990), and LDV G10 ($31,490).
Based on the underpinnings of the seven-seat Santa Fe SUV, the Hyundai Staria is physically larger than all current rivals. It offers the choice of petrol and turbo-diesel power, the availability of front and all-wheel drive, and three model grades ranging in price from $48,500 to $66,500 (before on-road costs).
It’s a price point that places the Staria in the thick of it as far as its competition goes – whether that’s directly from other people-movers, or indirectly from comparably-sized SUVs – and its segment-straddling appeal makes the new Hyundai Staria quite enticing. Model release date: 17 September 2021 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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