Hyundai equips its European flagship with a diesel option
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 automatic 5-speed gearbox. Acceleration won't make 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 208 g/km. This powertrain is also installed in the Santa Fe.
Pricing is quite 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]
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Don 4:36PM (8/22/2007)
So, 27.5 mpg for the US cycle...that's not bad. I think the diesel option is overpowered by the car's weight, though...it should do better than 27 mpg.
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bioburner 8:50PM (8/22/2007)
Hyundais have never been known for their fuel economy. I have a 2005 Elentra and I only get 25 mpg in town.
That 2.2 liter CRDI would be a sweet deal in an Sonata. Which is what I'm waiting for.
mike W
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AutoRenter 7:40AM (8/23/2007)
Yeah, but the 2007 engine upgrade of the Elantra does far better. I got 31.4 mpg of mixed driving with my rental recently
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tio 8:13AM (8/23/2007)
They need to have a larger diesel. Maybe a 3.0 6 cylinder. It would most likely get better mpg because you would not have to have your foot down so much.
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