The new Santa Fe shared Hyundai’s 2018 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) stand with the Hyundai Grand Starex facelift, known in Indonesia and some markets as the H-1. The refreshed Grand Starex was recently launched in the republic, where people carriers of all sizes are popular.
We may have seen a couple of face swaps in Malaysia, but globally, the Grand Starex has only seen one mild facelift since it was unveiled in 2007. Here’s another, because this is not an all-new model. It’s a relatively big facelift, though.
Introduced in its home market in December last year, the Grand Starex facelift gets a new front fascia that ditches the vertical headlights for horizontal trapezoidal items (LED projectors), flanking a big grille with horizontal chrome lines.
The lower air intake has also been redesigned (the LED DRLs are located here), while the bonnet is taller to provide greater pedestrian protection and a more stately look. Reminds me of big Renaults like the Koleos SUV and Talisman sedan. It’s less bold than our market’s Lexus-style mug, but classier for sure.
The van’s rear end is largely similar to before except for the lower bumper and the new, distinctive vertical tail lamps with twin LED “ears” as signatures. There’s also a chrome upper window garnish that wraps around the rear screen, below the new rear spoiler. The base Elegance rolls on 215/70 R16 tyres while higher XG and Royale variants ride on 235/60 R17s.
While the exterior matches South Korea’s Grand Starex facelift, opening the doors reveal an unchanged dashboard. This means that the Indonesian-spec H-1 facelift misses out on the new, and rather nice, dashboard found in the domestic market MPV (below, right). The new horizontal, car-like cabin is very contemporary in design and a big improvement – will Malaysia get it, or will Hyundai-Sime Darby carryover the old dash?
Behind the front three seats, the Grand Starex can be had with two electric ottoman captain chairs in the range topping Royale (eight seats in total, 3-2-3) or new second row swivel seats in the Elegance and XG trim levels.
In the latter, the second row can be turned around to face the rear for a living room style layout. The middle seats in rows two and three can be folded away. With all seats in place, the formation is 3-3-3-3, with plenty of boot space left for luggage. Two airbags only, though.
Engine options include the Theta II 2.4 litre MPI petrol and the A2 2.5 litre CRDi turbodiesel with 170 PS/441 Nm. Indonesian prices range from Rp 487 juta (RM137,565) for the XG petrol to Rp 599 juta (RM169,132) for the Royale CRDi. Like the new Santa Fe, the refreshed Grand Starex should also be coming to Malaysia soon. What do you think of the new look?
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Better than Alpard n Vellfire
Hyundai full onslaught on kombi
When this car is launched in Malaysia, just buy 2nd hand.
Buta buta can buy 60% less for a 1 year old car.
Why buy RM200k when you can buy it for RM90k after one year?
More fake news from the fake news troll. Above link oredi showed 2015 Starex is priced at Rm 115,000. Way way above your quoted price. If you can get me a 2017 Starex at Rm 90,000 I pay you RM5k commission. Can?
so big vehicle only 170ps. my civic 1.5 turbo can leave it in a smoke of dust at the traffic lights.
I tot for acceleration, torque is the right figure to compare?
He is amature and newbie. Is fine.
My highest class Volvo s90 can smoke your plastic feel low class civic and even civic type R in a dust.
Volvo is Highest class wor. LOL. Cant see any S90 on the road so far like wht others said.
Seen a few on the road, made me turn back to admire it.
Uncle, that butt is so ugly and so uncle look
I never let civic overtake me even the civic turbo
Yes, because you buy a van to outrun a civic 1.5 turbo
wait til u see penang prawn mee to carry 7 ppl.
Its a better option has crdi engine no Jerk upto 160 kmph , comfortable to sit, good in climbing mountains no issues at all from 2010 i had better than proton, Honda, perdua
so we’re comparing the performance of sedan with a van? Just how pathetic is that car that is has to be compared to a van?
The starex can leave you and your friends and relatives of 10 ppl behind looking for 2 grab cars. Useless 0-100kmh in a situation like this.
Ur civic cannot take 11 pax
The car looks like an old uncle to me 0.0
It should be priced 50% less! It’s a Hyundai …..
If Perodua try to put a make up on a dinosour, Hyundai take it on a new level by trying to apply it on a fossil…
I’ve read it before here in PT that starting from 1 Jan 2018 all vehicle is banned from selling models with lap belt. yet our current stare is still using it & get away with it. the only thing preventing me from buying stare is lap belt & stupid Lexus wannabe front grill. if this face-lift comes here with the new dashboard & proper 3 point seat belt, I’ll be sure to buy it for weekend getaway with whole family members & friends
Its a better option has crdi engine no Jerk upto 160 kmph , comfortable to sit, good in climbing mountains no issues at all from 2010 i had better than proton, Honda, perdua
Kia Grand Carnival are better than this kind of mpv
What is this? Bezza Dinasour Edition???
The headlamp is 100% taken from a Bezza
R U BLIND? Totally 100% different
The 11 years old model has far exceeded it’s product lifespan. Time to launch new model
Hyundai Indonesia reasoned that they did not want to risk the new dashboard as it was not proven yet in the tropical climate
Dashboard of Maxus G10 us much better. Dashboard