{ "image": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "generalInfo": "The Hyundai Equus was Hyundai's full-size luxury flagship, built from 1999 to 2016 and named for the Latin word for \"horse.\" It reached the United States only with its second generation, going on sale here for the 2011 model year as an audacious attempt to sell an S-Class-sized sedan through Hyundai dealers — complete with valet pick-up service and an iPad in place of a printed owner's manual. Elsewhere it was sold as the Hyundai Centennial, and in Korea it was also offered as a stretched limousine and as the presidential state car.\n\nThe second-generation VI car abandoned the original's front-wheel-drive layout for a rear-drive architecture developed in-house and shared in spirit with the Genesis sedan. American cars started with a 4.6-liter Tau V8 for 2011, then switched for 2012 to the 429-hp 5.0-liter Tau GDI V8 with an eight-speed automatic — the only engine the U.S. ever received. A substantial 2014 facelift brought revised styling, retuned suspension and steering, a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster on the Ultimate, a 9.2-inch center screen, power door closure and standard blind-spot detection. Hyundai sold the Equus in just two heavily equipped trims, Signature and Ultimate, with no factory options.\n\nStandout traits are enormous value for the equipment — massaging and reclining rear seats, a head-up display, a 17-speaker Lexicon 7.1 audio system, rear-seat entertainment with twin 9.2-inch screens and a multi-view camera — plus 109.3 cubic feet of passenger volume and a 16.7-cubic-foot trunk. The trade-offs are 15/23 mpg on premium fuel, soft handling limits and steep depreciation. On 4 November 2015 Hyundai announced that its luxury models would move to a new Genesis division; the Equus ended after the 2016 model year and was replaced by the Genesis G90. U.S. prices ran $61,500 to $68,750 before destination.", "priceRange": "$61,500 - $68,750", "insuranceCost": "$2,400 / yr (avg)", "resaleValue": "24% after 5 yrs", "towingCapacity": "Not rated", "reliabilityScore": "7.2 / 10", "recallHistory": "0 recalls (NHTSA SafetyRatings, VehicleId 10732 — the recallsByVehicle endpoint returns HTTP 400 for the 2016 Equus)", "imageByYear": { "2015": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "2016": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg" }, "galleryByYear": { "2015": { "exterior": [ "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Hyundai_Equus_%28VI%29_Washington_DC_Metro_Area%2C_USA.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/%2714_Hyundai_Equus_%28%2714_MIAS%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/%2714_Hyundai_Equus_%28MIAS_%2714%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Hyundai_Equus_VI_01_China_2014-04-14.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Hyundai_Equus_VI_02_China_2014-04-14.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hyundai_Equus_Ultimate_%282013%29_%2855257636137%29.jpg" ], "interior": [] }, "2016": { "exterior": [ "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Hyundai_Equus_%28VI%29_Washington_DC_Metro_Area%2C_USA.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/%2714_Hyundai_Equus_%28%2714_MIAS%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/%2714_Hyundai_Equus_%28MIAS_%2714%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Hyundai_Equus_VI_01_China_2014-04-14.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Hyundai_Equus_VI_02_China_2014-04-14.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hyundai_Equus_Ultimate_%282013%29_%2855257636137%29.jpg" ], "interior": [] } }, "gallery": { "exterior": [ "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Hyundai_Equus_%28VI%29_Washington_DC_Metro_Area%2C_USA.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/%2714_Hyundai_Equus_%28%2714_MIAS%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/%2714_Hyundai_Equus_%28MIAS_%2714%29.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Hyundai_Equus_VI_01_China_2014-04-14.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Hyundai_Equus_VI_02_China_2014-04-14.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hyundai_Equus_Ultimate_%282013%29_%2855257636137%29.jpg" ], "interior": [] }, "years": { "2015": { "trims": [ { "name": "Signature", "description": "The Signature is the entry point to the 2015 Equus at $61,500 before destination, and it is essentially unchanged from 2014 — Hyundai listed the car as a carry-over year. Its sole engine is the 429-hp 5.0-liter Tau GDI V8 driving the rear wheels through an eight-speed SHIFTRONIC automatic, rated 15 mpg city and 23 highway on premium fuel. Even at the base price it arrives with a 7-inch TFT instrument display, a 9.2-inch navigation screen, blind-spot detection, front and rear parking sensors and Blue Link telematics.", "packages": [ { "name": "Signature", "msrp": "$61,500", "difference": "Base variant." } ], "engine": "5.0L Tau GDI V8", "power": "429 hp / 376 lb-ft", "drive": "RWD", "transmission": "8-speed automatic", "economy": "15 mpg city / 23 hwy", "zeroToSixty": "", "topSpeed": "", "safetyRating": "Not rated (NHTSA); IIHS Good in moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints", "seats": "5", "cargo": "16.7 cu ft", "airbags": "9 airbags", "highlights": [ "429-hp 5.0-liter Tau GDI V8 — the only engine offered in the U.S.", "7-inch TFT LCD instrument cluster and 9.2-inch upper center-stack display", "Blind Spot Detection and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert standard", "Front and rear parking sensors with a multi-view camera system", "Heated and ventilated front seats with a power-closing trunk", "Nine airbags including a driver knee airbag" ], "video": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDmkIsaUmy4", "image": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "isFirstModelYearForModule": false, "isLastModelYearForModule": false }, { "name": "Ultimate", "description": "The Ultimate is the flagship 2015 Equus at $68,750 before destination — $69,700 with destination — and it is the trim that earned the car its reputation as an S-Class bargain. Over the Signature it adds a 12.3-inch fully digital TFT instrument cluster, a head-up display, a 17-speaker Lexicon 7.1 audio system, rear-seat entertainment with two 9.2-inch screens, massaging and reclining rear seats with power lumbar, a forward-view cornering camera and power door closure assist. Mechanically it is identical to the Signature.", "packages": [ { "name": "Ultimate", "msrp": "$68,750", "difference": "Base variant." } ], "engine": "5.0L Tau GDI V8", "power": "429 hp / 376 lb-ft", "drive": "RWD", "transmission": "8-speed automatic", "economy": "15 mpg city / 23 hwy", "zeroToSixty": "", "topSpeed": "", "safetyRating": "Not rated (NHTSA); IIHS Good in moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints", "seats": "5", "cargo": "16.7 cu ft", "airbags": "9 airbags", "highlights": [ "12.3-inch fully digital TFT LCD instrument cluster", "17-speaker Lexicon 7.1 surround audio system", "Rear-seat entertainment with two 9.2-inch screens", "Massaging, reclining rear seats with power lumbar for the outboard positions", "Head-up display and forward-view cornering camera", "Power door closure assist and a three-zone climate system" ], "video": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ok6p6xSfM", "image": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hyundai_Equus_Ultimate_%282013%29_%2855257636137%29.jpg", "isFirstModelYearForModule": false, "isLastModelYearForModule": false } ] }, "2016": { "trims": [ { "name": "Signature", "description": "2016 is the Equus's final model year in the United States, and pricing held exactly where it had been — $61,500 before destination for the Signature. The 429-hp 5.0-liter Tau GDI V8, eight-speed SHIFTRONIC automatic and 15/23 mpg EPA rating all carry over unchanged. Hyundai had already announced in November 2015 that its luxury line would move to a new Genesis division, and the Signature's replacement arrived as the Genesis G90.", "packages": [ { "name": "Signature", "msrp": "$61,500", "difference": "Base variant." } ], "engine": "5.0L Tau GDI V8", "power": "429 hp / 376 lb-ft", "drive": "RWD", "transmission": "8-speed automatic", "economy": "15 mpg city / 23 hwy", "zeroToSixty": "", "topSpeed": "", "safetyRating": "Not rated (NHTSA); IIHS Good in moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints", "seats": "5", "cargo": "16.7 cu ft", "airbags": "9 airbags", "highlights": [ "Final U.S. model year before the Genesis G90 took over", "429-hp 5.0-liter Tau GDI V8 with an eight-speed SHIFTRONIC automatic", "Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert and lane departure warning standard", "Front and rear parking sensors plus a multi-view camera system", "7-inch TFT cluster display with a 9.2-inch navigation screen", "Priced identically to the 2015 car at $61,500 before destination" ], "video": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpw858jzZds", "image": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/16_Hyundai_Equus_Signature.jpg", "isFirstModelYearForModule": false, "isLastModelYearForModule": true }, { "name": "Ultimate", "description": "The 2016 Ultimate is the last and most lavish Equus Hyundai sold in America, at $68,750 before destination. It carries the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, head-up display, 17-speaker Lexicon 7.1 audio, twin 9.2-inch rear-seat screens, massaging rear seats, forward-view cornering camera and power door closure that made the car famous as a used-luxury bargain. Powertrain and EPA figures are identical to the Signature's.", "packages": [ { "name": "Ultimate", "msrp": "$68,750", "difference": "Base variant." } ], "engine": "5.0L Tau GDI V8", "power": "429 hp / 376 lb-ft", "drive": "RWD", "transmission": "8-speed automatic", "economy": "15 mpg city / 23 hwy", "zeroToSixty": "", "topSpeed": "", "safetyRating": "Not rated (NHTSA); IIHS Good in moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints", "seats": "5", "cargo": "16.7 cu ft", "airbags": "9 airbags", "highlights": [ "The final Hyundai-badged flagship before the Genesis brand launched", "12.3-inch fully digital instrument cluster and head-up display", "17-speaker Lexicon 7.1 surround audio", "Reclining, massaging rear seats with twin 9.2-inch entertainment screens", "Power door closure assist and three-zone climate control", "Under $70,000 for equipment that cost six figures from German rivals" ], "video": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2KKpLQ_Qsg", "image": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Hyundai_Equus_Ultimate_%282013%29_%2855257636137%29.jpg", "isFirstModelYearForModule": false, "isLastModelYearForModule": true } ] } } }