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Hyundai Entourage 2007+
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Hyundai really is rolling out a lot of products, with the release of the 2006 Sonata, Azera, Elantra, and a new Accent and Sonata on the way.
Now Hyundai prepares to roll out its first minivan for North America, the Entourage.
The platform is supposed to be shared with the new Kia Sedona, and power is expected to come from the same 3.8l V6 265hp engine that powers the new Azera.
On the safety front, the Entourage will have the Electronic Stability Control, with traction control and ABS. Six airbags and side curtain airbags will also be available.
Hyundai really is gunning for the American and Japanese big three with the release of it Sonata, and now the Entourage. And with everything the van has, there's no reason why it wont become a class leader.
BTW, in other markets like in the Middle East, Hyundai has offered two vans, the H-1 and Trajet.
Here's the Inside Line link.
http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/hyundai/entourage/100548288/preview.html
Now Hyundai prepares to roll out its first minivan for North America, the Entourage.
The platform is supposed to be shared with the new Kia Sedona, and power is expected to come from the same 3.8l V6 265hp engine that powers the new Azera.
On the safety front, the Entourage will have the Electronic Stability Control, with traction control and ABS. Six airbags and side curtain airbags will also be available.
Hyundai really is gunning for the American and Japanese big three with the release of it Sonata, and now the Entourage. And with everything the van has, there's no reason why it wont become a class leader.
BTW, in other markets like in the Middle East, Hyundai has offered two vans, the H-1 and Trajet.
Here's the Inside Line link.
http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/hyundai/entourage/100548288/preview.html
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They are supposed to hit dealers in January, so I'll expect to see it in March.
But whether it has 265hp or not, I don't doubt the Entourage having more than adequate power. Its likely the Kia Sedona's 3.8, 240hp engine will power the Entourage. Hyundai is really getting competitive, if the new Sonata is any indication.
I don't know of any new info on the vehicle, and there aren't any spy shots anywhere on the web... yet. This is quite an impressive achievement for Hyundai, as the vehicle will be available for purchase early next year, and could debut at an auto show in as little as three weeks (no guarantees, though). There are usually uncovered insider spy shots by this point. We saw the 2007 Santa Fe, for example, completely uncovered nearly two months ago -- a vehicle that is scheduled to go on sale after the Entourage.
If you'd like, I can develop a projection of the vehicle's standard and optional equipment. I did a list for one of the Santa Fe threads concerning the '07 model. Sadly, I'll have to update the listing by additional posts on this website (rather than edits), but it should give you a pretty good idea of what we're looking at.
Take care,
Mike
"Hyundai really is rolling out a lot of products, with the release of the 2006 Sonata, Azera, Elantra, and a new Accent and Sonata on the way."
I wrote Sonata twice. The second should be replaced by Santa Fe.
So it now reads like this.
Hyundai really is rolling out a lot of products, with the release of the 2006 Sonata, Azera, Elantra, and a new Accent and Santa Fe on the way.
Sorry about it.
Thanks!
I don't know of any new info on the vehicle, and there aren't any spy shots anywhere on the web... yet. This is quite an impressive achievement for Hyundai, as the vehicle will be available for purchase early next year, and could debut at an auto show in as little as three weeks (no guarantees, though). There are usually uncovered insider spy shots by this point. We saw the 2007 Santa Fe, for example, completely uncovered nearly two months ago -- a vehicle that is scheduled to go on sale after the Entourage.
I was thinking that keeping it hidden for this long is pretty impressive too.
If you'd like, I can develop a projection of the vehicle's standard and optional equipment. I did a list for one of the Santa Fe threads concerning the '07 model. Sadly, I'll have to update the listing by additional posts on this website (rather than edits), but it should give you a pretty good idea of what we're looking at.
I appreciate this offer, but we're not seriously looking at buying a new vehicle in the near term. (well that may change if we find our two small cars can't handle the three of us, but that won't be until the winter close to the time when the Entourage will be released) My post was more out of curiosity. But if you do make those projections, I certainly would be interested in reading them.
Thanks for the response.
"Hyundai drops minivan plans
Automaker will concentrate on SUV, sport wagon
Charles Child
Hyundai Motor America said on Friday that it has dropped plans to sell a traditional minivan next year.
Instead, the company says it will add a seven-passenger SUV. Later, it will offer a six-passenger sport wagon.
"We felt the best strategy was to leave the traditional minivan for others," says CEO Robert Cosmai. Hyundai wants to "stay appropriately differentiated from other brands."
The unibody SUV, about the same size as a Honda Pilot, will go into production in late 2006. The minivan, dubbed the Entourage, was scheduled for spring 2006. The Entourage was to have shared a platform with the Kia Sedona.
American consumers typically don't embrace rebadged vehicles, says John Krafcik, vice president of product development and strategic planning. Hyundai is trying to carve out a separate identify from affiliate Kia.
Moreover, the minivan segment is stagnant, he says.
The SUV will not be based on the Sedona platform, Krafcik says. The vehicle will be powered by a 3.8-liter V-6 mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. It will offer electronic stability control and side curtain airbags.
The sport wagon, due in 2008, will offer a flexible interior for passengers and cargo, the company said in a press release Friday. The vehicle will be similar to the Portico concept shown at the Chicago Auto Show in February.
You may e-mail Charles Child at cchild@crain.com" [Source].
Will they put NAV in the Sedona then?
Mike
The Trajet is an average sized minivan, probably similar to Sedona. Hyundai could have brought that to the US. The H-1 is large, about the size of a Express/Savana.
Guess its back to my original list now...
The Sedona is still on my list, but its now dropped from the top 3 to around 5th, nestled between the Saturn Relay (Employee Pricing Deals Galore) and Buick Rendezvous. (see Saturn Relay)
Entourage Press Release :shades:
There's also some interesting info about a few other vehicles Hyundai has in the works for next year or so.
Navigation combined with a long warranty, low price, and decent features make it towards the top of the list, ahead of all the domestics. Hyundai/Kia is now third, behind a first place tie between the Odyssey and Sienna, and between the third place finisher Nissan Quest.
Saturn Relay, Buick Rendezvous, Ford Freestyle, and Chrysler Town & Country are bringing up the rear.
Can you imagine the closeout prices on a 2006 Rendezvous???
But right now it seems like its between the Sienna, Odyssey, and Entourage.
http://grandcarnival.kia.co.kr/showroom/grandcarnival.html
I'm really curious as to what the changed front and rear ends and the new instrument cluster will look like. I wonder if they will reveal any of that before it actually gets to the dealers. And when is "Spring" (March, April, May)?
One of my biggest needs is at least 8 seats. I hope that they provide at least 8 seats with the Entourage (or the option for it).
Otherwise I will probably buy an Odyssey.
Hyundai Entourage (est) | Honda Odyssey
Exterior Specifications
Front Track (in) 66.3 | 66.7
Rear Track (in) 66.3 | 66.8
Height (in) 69.3 | 68.8/70.0
Length (in) 202.0 | 201.0
Wheelbase (in) 118.9 | 118.1
Width (in) 78.3 | 77.1
Interior Specifications
Passenger Volume (cu ft) 172.3 | 171.4/168.3
Head Rm F (in) 40.9 | 40.9/39.2
Head Rm 2nd (in) 39.8 | 40.0/39.6
Head Rm 3rd (in) 38.3 | 38.4
Shlder Rm F (in) 63.2 | 63.5
Shlder Rm 2nd (in) 65.3 | 63.1
Shlder Rm 3rd (in) 60.5 | 61.2
Hip Room F (in) 59.2 | 57.0
Hip Room 2nd (in) 65.9 | 64.4
Hip Room 3rd (in) 50.1 | 48.5
Leg Room F (in) 41.7 | 40.8
Leg Room 2nd (in) 40.9 | 40.0
Leg Room 3rd (in) 34.0 | 41.1
Mike
Eleven Seats!
So now come spring my list will consist of the Odyssey, Sienna, Sedona, Entourage, and the Freestyle.
But as I ponder spending the 25K-30K -I am not just sure if I trust a Hyundai yet. I know that its getting alot of rewards but I have been burned by U.S. domestics --the pain is still fresh. I don't want to go through that all again.
And Odysseys have problems too, including mine.
Mine needed a new tranny at 70K, which Honda comped.
Mike
It looks pretty big on the outside.
This could be yet another homerun for Hyundai.
Either way this is great news for the Circle H. Their march towards success continues.
Second, I'm not so sure that the pictures on the website are the new Entourage. The site specifically states it is the new Hyundai Trajet, a vehicle which has been sold for some time in other places in the world other than North America. The Trajet pictured appears, in fact, to be a slight modification in design from the current model. It is my sense that the Entourage is for North American consumption, and I would hope that they will give it a styling that will appeal to us. When Cosmai made the announcement that the Entourage was back on the books, he stated that the Hyundai designers and production people in Korea and the U. S. had worked on the Entourage. If Hyundai isn't going to simply rebadge a Sedona, I don't see why they would simply rebadge their own vehicle, ie. the Trajet, whose redesign has probably been in the works for sometime, not since the decision in October to put the Entourage into production. Could be wrong, but I hope not, considering the looks of the Trajet.
Finally, I fully agree with jchan2 that (paraphrasing) if the Entourage has all of the goodies of the Grand Carnival for about $33,000 MSRP, I will definitely be interested (I just hope it doesn't look like that Trajet!).
apparently).
Glenn Arlt
According to Hyundai Exchange, the new Hyundai Entourage minivan will make its world debut at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show.
Stay tuned for more news.
#1-------
1. The Entourage will not be rebadged as the Trajet in Korea -- they'll either keep the current model a bit longer or develop something else.
2. The Entourage will have the same front and rear styling treatment as the short-wheelbase Korean Sedona (Carnival), but with a different interior design and, of course, a longer wheelbase.
3. The North American short-wheelbase Sedona will have separate styling from the short-wheelbase Carnival.
#2-------
1. The supposed Entourage spy shots are actually an as-yet-unreleased trimline of the Sedona/Carnival -- not a Hyundai at all.
2. The Entourage will be different still.
#3-------
1. The Entourage will be sold in SWB and LWB form on the KDM as the new Trajet replacement.
2. The new "official" SWB Carnival photos are actually KDM SWB Trajet (Entourage) images, with "Kia" and "Carnival" badges digitally added on.
The source of all the confusion? Official pictures showing a short-wheelbase Kia Carnival with the unmistakable "Entourage spy shot" front and rear styling:
http://autospy.dreamwiz.com/board/bbs/table/spyshot2/upload/004607_11.jpg
http://autospy.dreamwiz.com/board/bbs/table/spyshot2/upload/004612_12.jpg
http://autospy.dreamwiz.com/board/bbs/table/spyshot2/upload/6.jpg
http://autospy.dreamwiz.com/board/bbs/table/spyshot2/upload/004632_10.jpg
After reviewing the images and info, what are you all's opinions? I'm leaning toward option #1 right now.
Mike
I'll take that long warranty too.
Nah. I can skip 11 seats, but at $32,500 MSRP DVD Navigation and Entertainment would be nice in the Entourage.
We'll find out next week
Part of the confusion seems to be based on the spy photos posted earlier which claimed they were the pictures of the next Trajet, and many people apparently just assumed that they were also pictures of what the Entourage was going to look like. But after Cosmai made the announcement in October that the Entourage was back on, he said the Hyundai designers went to work, with a short time frame to work with, to redesign the front and rear of the new Sedona in order to differentiate the Entourage and be able to get it on the market in the Spring of 2006. It doesn't seem like there would have been that much time pressure if Hyundai was simply going to rebadge the Trajet, on which it must have been working already and for some time on the design of the next generation.
Kia and Hyundai sell other "RV"s other than the Carnival and Trajet. Could the current Kia spy photos be the next generation of one of those?
I look forward to the Chicago auto show in February.