New spy shots of a heavily disguised Hyundai luxury sedan, codenamed the VI
New spy shots of a heavily disguised Hyundai luxury sedan, codenamed the VI.
Hyundais future flagship model has made its public appearance again. It has been spotted parked at an unknown location somewhere in South Korea by an amateur photographer, who took a chance and snapped a few shots of a heavily disguised Hyundai prototype.
As we mentioned many times before, the vehicle you see here has been codenamed VI and represents a replacement model for the ageing Equus sedan, which has been Hyundais flagship model and on sale mostly in South Korea.
Scheduled to make its Korean debut in February 2009, it was designed to appeal domestic Korean customers. That awful camouflage doesnt reveal much of its design, but some details reveal its shape will rather be elegant than sporty.
Most likely, the VI will never reach US shores, but it is rumoured to go on sale in some larger markets like China and Russia. Powered with 4.6L V8 Tau engine and Hyundai’s first-ever 8-speed automatic transmission, the VI should provide plenty of power, while offering a class leading MPG numbers.
WHen can we expect to see the all-new Equus? According to latest reports, Hyundai will officially launch the vehicle in Korea at the beginning of 2009. We have been confirmed that new Equus will make its official Korean premiere in February, while sales has been scheculed to commence a month or two later.
Hyundai Equus spy shot gallery:
November 20th, 2008 at 11:15 am
from what i can see here, its gonna look quite a bit like the genesis sedan up front… my dad has a 2007 SsangYong Chairman which is the Hyundai Equus’ competitor in korea and he is interested in buying the VI to replace his Chairman in a few years! hope its good~
November 20th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
It does look somehow similar to the Genesis with all those camouflage. I hope some of it will be removed soon, so we can finally see what’s hidding beneath.
November 21st, 2008 at 12:22 am
You’d think since the photographer was able to get this close to the car that he would be able to stick his head by the window and get some interior shots… maybe? ..or would that be against contract?
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Patrick the SsanYong Chairman is basically an s class with a different badge…seriously
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