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If I am having an instant coffee then this is my preference ~ Nescafe AZERA americano is lovely!!
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Today's photo stream could make you believe that I'm a coffee junkie!! Well, I do enjoy any coffee and if it is going to be a quick instant coffee then Nescafe Azera American is my favourite!!
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Seen at the Insadong antiques district: a fairly rare sight that could in itself qualify as an antique.
The Hyundai Grandeur was introduced in 1986 as Hyundai's flagship, replacing the aging European Ford Granada that had served that role. As Hyundai did not have any real luxury car experience, it partnered with Mitsubishi, helping Mitsubishi redesign its own aging luxury car Debonair in return for the right to license and build the Debonair for the South Korean domestic market; the Grandeur was Hyundai's version of the Debonair.
This original model was produced from 1986 to 1991. As the hood ornament is in the form of the H oval, which Hyundai did not start using until 1990, this must be the tail end of the original Grandeur production. Many Grandeurs came with a 3.0L V6 Mitsubishi engine that was also used on the export Sonata, and is also related to the engines used in Chrysler minivans. Many Korean motorists refer to the original Grandeur as the "Gak Grandeur" (Angular Grandeur) due to its boxy shape.
Another claim to fame for the Grandeur is being the second-ever Korean automobile to offer front wheel drive. The first was the Hyundai Excel in 1985. Eventually Korean manufacturers abandoned rear wheel drive passenger cars altogether, and the Ssangyong Chairman became the sole holdout, until Hyundai returned to rear wheel drive with the Genesis in 2008.
In 1991, a more rounded second-generation Grandeur, still based on the Debonair, debuted, becoming the first airbag-equipped Hyundai. The third generation, codenamed XG, would follow in 1998, by then being fully Hyundai-developed with no more Mitsubishi connection. (At that time, Mitsubishi killed the Debonair completely.) The severing of the Mitsubishi connection also allowed Hyundai to export the XG Grandeur to many markets, under different names such as the XG30 in Europe and XG300/350 in the US. The fourth generation, codenamed TG, followed in 2005; the TG Grandeur is known as the Azera in most export markets.
The Grandeur story was repeated in the late 1990s, with the even more upscale Mitsubishi Proudia, which Hyundai helped develop, and then licensed as the Equus. Again, the Proudia flopped and was discontinued (and Mitsubishi left the luxury car market altogether), while the Equus did well, and Hyundai went on to design a replacement Equus in-house in 2009 and start exporting it.
Passing by the Grandeur is a Daewoo Kalos, the Korean domestic version of the Chevrolet Aveo (which was, indeed, built by Daewoo).
Year: 2006
Make: Hyundai
Model: Azera
VIN: KMHFC46F56A089616
Mileage: 162,222 km (CarFax calculated)
Other info: 3.8L 6Cyl
Maple Ridge Hyundai 10/23/2019 (vehicle serviced)
Maple Ridge Hyundai 11/06/2018 (vehicle serviced)
Jiffy Lube 03/15/2017 - 144,389 km (vehicle serviced)
Jiffy Lube 03/21/2016 - 134,522 km (vehicle serviced)
Maple Ridge Hyundai 11/19/2014 - 123,334 km (vehicle servied)
AirCare 03/24/2013 - (passed emissions)
Service facility 02/20/2013 - 109,231 km (vehicle serviced)
Nissan of Nanaimo 02/30/2013 - 109,035 km (vehicle serviced)
Nissan of Nanaimo 12/03/2012 - 108,988 km (vehicle serviced)
A Hyundai Aslan photographed in Suwon, Gyeonggi province, South Korea.
The Aslan [아슬란 - Aseullan] is a rare recent Korean car. Hyundai produced it only from 2014 to 2017
This 4m97 long sedan was sold above the Grandeur (Azera outside South Korea) but under the Genesis.
It was powered by two gas engines : V6 3.0 270 ch and V6 3.3 294 ch.
Hyundai developped the Aslan to compete with foreign luxury sedan when the South Korean market opened more its doors.
But sales were poor and Hyundai stopped the production in December 2017 when the new brand Genesis arrived in the market.
One of the most beautiful recent Asian sedan to my mind.
Hyundai's mid-sized luxury sedan may not be the first choice for Filipino buyers, but it nonetheless is still offered for sale. This one, though, is used by the Korean embassy in Manila, hence the blue diplomatic number plates.
A Hyundai Grandeur IG photographed in Seoul, South Korea.
The new Grandeur (IG) was launched in South Korea in November 2016.
The Grandeur is an institution in South Korea.
First Grandeur was launched in 1986 and was a rebadged Mitsubishi Debonair. The second generation was still a Mitsubishi.
Hyundai began to export the Grandeur with the 3rd gen as Hyundai XG(30/35) and then Azera (4 & 5th gen.).
And it is still one of the bestselling car in South Korea.
This new generation has 3 gas engines : 2.4 GDI 190hp, 3.0 V6 266hp and 3.3 V6 290hp, one LGP engine : 3.3 V6 235hp and one diesel : 2.2 VGT 202hp.