More tech for updated MY25 Hyundai Staria range

HYUNDAI has announced a suite of technology and styling changes for its MY25 Staria and Staria Load ranges.

Now priced from $46,740 plus on-road costs (+$500), the Toyota HiAce (from $48,886 + ORC) competitor now includes Hyundai’s Bluelink range of connected car services, blind spot collision warning (replacing blind spot collision avoidance assist), rain sensing wipers, and a next generation key fob (Staria Load Premium only), alongside additional USB-C ports and revised 2D aluminium badging.

The Staria Load light commercial van is available in three variants with a turbo-diesel powertrain and a choice of lift back or barn door body styles (which are identically priced throughout the range).

The changes made to the Staria Load also appear on the Kia Carnival-rivalling (from $50,150 +ORC) Hyundai Staria, people mover which is now available from $49,500 plus on-road costs (+$500).

All Staria variants remain available with a choice of petrol and turbo-diesel powertrains while premium paint remains a $695 option across the range.

Hyundai’s Bluelink Connected Car Services are now available on Staria and Staria Load variants via a central 10.25-inch touchscreen.

With five years’ complimentary access the technology offers features including automatic collision notification, emergency call function, connected routing with live traffic updates, alert services including geofencing, valet and speed and time alerts, remote climate control, navigation send-to-car, voice recognition, live weather information and vehicle settings management.

Carryover safety features for the five-star ANCAP rated Staria and Staria Load range include driver attention warning, forward collision-avoidance assist, haptic warning function, intelligent speed limit assist, lane-keeping assist, lane following assist, leading vehicle departure alert, parking sensors, tyre pressure monitoring, safe exit warning, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance-assist and seven airbags.

Staria and Staria Load variants are available with a 130kW/431Nm 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine driving the front wheels (or all wheels in Staria people mover variants) via an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Fuel consumption for the combination is listed from 7.0 litres per 100km on the ADR combined cycle.

A multipoint injected petrol V6 displacing 3.5 litres is offered in people mover variants and offers 200kW/331Nm. It drives the front wheels via an eight-speed transmission and uses a combined 10.5 litres per 100km on the ADR Combined cycle.

“(The) 2025 Staria and Staria Load bring enhanced convenience and style while continuing to give customers a range of spacious and comfortable vans and people-movers with class-leading standard safety features,” said Hyundai Motor Company Australia chief executive officer Ted Lee.

Year-to-date sales figures show Hyundai has registered just 511 examples of the Staria within the People Mover under $70K segment, well behind sister company Kia’s Carnival with 3279 units sales.

The light commercial Staria Load van (Vans/CC 2.5-3.5t segment) fares better with 1508 unit sales (YTD), ranking it in second place behind the ubiquitous Toyota HiAce (4487 unit sales YTD).

The MY25 Hyundai Staria and Staria Load range is available to order now.

2024 (MY25) Hyundai Staria pricing*:

2024 (MY25) Hyundai Staria Load pricing*:

*Pricing excludes on-road costs.