Road TestCar reviews - Hyundai - iMAX - EliteHyundai modelsOverviewIt still takes size and space to the iMax, but can Hyundai deliver Elite luxury too?8 Feb 2019 THERE has long been two ways of thinking about a people-mover. Maybe make that three if you count not thinking at all about one and buying a large SUV instead, like most buyers do. But otherwise notch it up as only a duo, the first of which is embodied by this Hyundai iMax Elite.
Hyundai has long banked on the fact that if someone is shopping for a people-mover, they want space, and lots of it, so the old-school way of bolting seats into the back of a commercial van (in this case the equally old iLoad) has been their bet – albeit with some modern-day finesse applied.
Sure, there might be several smaller and ostensibly smarter or space-efficient people-movers, such as the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso and Toyota Prius V for circa-$45K, but how comfortable will occupants be and how much space for luggage will be left? Indeed, the iMax instead challenges the equally big passenger car-based Honda Odyssey and Kia Carnival for sheer sprawling space.
Perhaps surprisingly, though, this is the first facelift of what is now a decade-old eight seater, with a new, more horizontally focused grille and headlight treatment laying ahead of a revised interior. And this freshly introduced Elite flagship now also lobs in a previously-unseen level of luxury kit. Model release date: 1 May 2018 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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