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Its sheet metal could hardly be described as original and boasts nothing that could be called daring, but its anonymity is at best discreetly handsome and at worst not in the least offensive.
The chromed grille, piercing headlamps and sculpted fascia are all aggressive without being over the top, it's just a shame the front-view camera (on the Ultimate) protruding from the Equus' snout looks like a symmetrical black zit.
Bland and derivative, the design doesn't deliver the prestige that a vehicle in this class deserves.
Regardless of which version they choose, Equus-ites will be treated to unremarkable birch or walnut wood trim and a liberal application of leather around the cabin.
Its design is much more reserved than Hyundai’s recent models, such as the Sonata, but exudes a classy presence that would look right at home – if not stand out - in the parking lot outside of a board of directors meeting.
STYLING | 7 out of 10
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Its sheet metal could hardly be described as original and boasts nothing that could be called daring, but its anonymity is at best discreetly handsome and at worst not in the least offensive.
Inside Line
The chromed grille, piercing headlamps and sculpted fascia are all aggressive without being over the top, it's just a shame the front-view camera (on the Ultimate) protruding from the Equus' snout looks like a symmetrical black zit.
Autoblog
Bland and derivative, the design doesn't deliver the prestige that a vehicle in this class deserves.
Automobile
Regardless of which version they choose, Equus-ites will be treated to unremarkable birch or walnut wood trim and a liberal application of leather around the cabin.
Car and Driver
Its design is much more reserved than Hyundai’s recent models, such as the Sonata, but exudes a classy presence that would look right at home – if not stand out - in the parking lot outside of a board of directors meeting.
Fox Car Report
The Hyundai Equus doesn't cut across the luxury-sedan ecosphere with drama and flair, but it assembles a balanced look from cues and themes we've seen on other prestigious sedans, and in the end, it all works fairly well.
Jaguar has glitzy grilles, Audi has LED eyeliner and BMW puts its kidneys on its nose. The most noticeably Korean detail on the Hyundai Equus is missing from the U.S. editions--it's a winged hood ornament offered on home-market cars, but deleted from U.S. editions for being "too Korean." You can probably find one on eBay, but do you want to? The Equus manages to synthesize a handsome shape without it, from the wide grille that reminds us of Mercedes, to the Lexus-like headlamps and the upswept tail and tapered side glass of other upscale sedans. Maybe we've grown accustomed too quickly to daring Hyundai styling with the Sonata and Veloster: the Equus simply represents a different place and time, and it's frankly still more a product of its Korean executive-sedan roots.
The Equus' cabin is very much a convincing luxury piece, with similar Lexus cues but delicately applied subtext--like the winged metallic trim that surrounds the dash vents, and echoes the logo on the hood and on the big LCD screen during start-up. In all, the Equus reminds us more of a blend of the current E-Class Mercedes and the last-generation Lexus LS--not bad stretch goals to hit, squarely.
Conclusion
Hyundai's assembled a tasteful collection of global luxury styling cues with the Equus, but it's not as distinctive as its less expensive sedans.
