Korean automaker Hyundai has revealed the 2014 Equus premium luxury sedan at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. The Equus has been redesigned with enhancements to exterior and interior design, vehicle dynamics, material selection, driver technology displays and advanced safety features.
On the exterior the enhancements include: a new front grille, redesigned front fascia, chrome contrasted headlamps with black-out finishes, new LED fog lamps, redesigned side mirrors, horizontal tail lamp and new 19-inch turbine-blade alloy wheel design in a polished silver finish that relays motion whether parked or on the open highway.
Interior enhancements include: redesigned instrument panel, redesigned center stack, new button iconography for quicker and easier feature recognition, new center console, new shift lever, steering wheel with new low-sheen button designs, new rear console and adjustable seatback video screens. Rear passengers can even search restaurant locations and provide navigation system directions directly to the driver’s navigation screen.
The 2014 Equus is powered by Hyundai’s 5.0-liter Tau DOHC V8 engine, producing 429 horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 376 lb.-ft. of torque at 5,000 rpm, with a higher specific output (85.8 hp/liter) than its normally-aspirated premium luxury competitors. The 5.0-liter Tau also features direct injection technology. Even with these impressive power increases, fuel economy is estimated at 15 mpg city, 23 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined.
