Hyundai XG 350 - Premium Features for a Pauper's Price
Last year Hyundai stunned the automotive world with the launch of the upscale XG 300. Stunned? Exactly. While South Koreans might have grown accustomed to seeing their dignitaries being whisked around Seoul in upscale Hyundai Equus limousines, most Canadians consider the carmaker an entry-level brand, hardly the manufacturer of luxurious motorcars.
The XG is attempting to transform this mindset, and if the bullish sales it received in the 2001 model year are a reasonable indication, Hyundai is achieving its goal. And why shouldn't it be a strong seller? Loaded with luxurious features and clothed with nondescript but nevertheless attractive sheetmetal, it's a bona fide luxury car with a quietly unassuming personality - what some see as a positive attribute in a world that allocates too much attention to flamboyance. What's more, it's a relative bargain.
The $32,295 upgraded XG 350 comes only one way - loaded. Standard luxury features include automatic climate control, power sunroof, leather interior, trip computer, keyless entry, power windows, power locks and heated power mirrors, power front seats and premium single-disc CD audio system. The price increases if you don't want Ebony Black. A premium of $125 is added for metallic paint and $200 for White Pearl. The only two major accessories offered are a dealer-installed, trunk-mounted 6-disc CD changer and a wood/leather steering wheel, while carpeted floor mats, anti-slide cargo mat, nosemask or Air-O-Deflector, winter wiper-blades, wheel lock nuts, block heater, battery blanket and touch-up paint pen will bring the total to $33,934.
Last year Hyundai stunned the automotive world with the launch of the upscale XG 300. Stunned? Exactly. While South Koreans might have grown accustomed to seeing their dignitaries being whisked around Seoul in upscale Hyundai Equus limousines, most Canadians consider the carmaker an entry-level brand, hardly the manufacturer of luxurious motorcars. The XG is attempting to transform this mindset, and if the bullish sales it received in the 2001 model year are a reasonable indication, Hyundai is achieving its goal. And why shouldn't it be a strong seller? Loaded with luxurious features and clothed with nondescript but nevertheless attractive sheetmetal, it's a bona fide luxury car with a quietly unassuming personality - what some see as a positive attribute in a world that allocates too much attention to flamboyance. What's more, it's a relative bargain.
The $32,295 upgraded XG 350 comes only one way - loaded. Standard luxury features include automatic climate control, power sunroof, leather interior, trip computer, keyless entry, power windows, power locks and heated power mirrors, power front seats and premium single-disc CD audio system. The price increases if you don't want Ebony Black. A premium of $125 is added for metallic paint and $200 for White Pearl. The only two major accessories offered are a dealer-installed, trunk-mounted 6-disc CD changer and a wood/leather steering wheel, while carpeted floor mats, anti-slide cargo mat, nosemask or Air-O-Deflector, winter wiper-blades, wheel lock nuts, block heater, battery blanket and touch-up paint pen will bring the total to $33,934.