Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has officially confirmed that the Hyundai Staria will be launched in Malaysia soon, with bookings now open for the MPV. This announcement comes a few days after we sighted an example of the MPV near Sime Darby Motors City last week.
According to HSDM, the Staria will be offered with seven seats and a 2.2 litre four-cylinder turbodiesel that delivers 177 PS and 431 Nm of torque, with the CRDi mill mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission driving the front wheels. This is different from the existing Grand Starex that the Staria replaces, which has a rear-wheel drive setup instead.
The Staria was first revealed in March this year and has already gone on sale in Thailand since July. Sporting a futuristic new design that is headlined by a sleek, almost space shuttle-like body, the Staria promises to offer greater comfort over the model it replaces thanks to the use of multi-link rear suspension instead of a solid axle setup and a unibody construction.
Meanwhile, the interior is said to be inspired by the lounge of a cruise ship, with the front living space boasting dashboard derived from the latest Tucson. On the latter, there are slim, wide-width air vents, a touchscreen infotainment display, a push-button gear selector and a digital instrument cluster. These elements help to give the MPV a more upmarket appearance, along with the use of plush materials.
Only one variant – the Premium – was mentioned, suggesting that we’ll get the individual Premium Relaxation Seats in the second row. Of course, we’ll have to wait until launch day for confirmation as well as further details, including the all-important pricing.
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(Like) Hyundai Staria
(Dislike) Kia Carnival
Both are fine mpv, but i absolutely will pick carnival
Better get that 2018 Toyota Alphard rm160k only
The maintenance is high for Alphard…then if any faulty will be costly… Hyundai staria cheaper n have 5 year’s unlimited warranty
Alphard is boring, plus no new car smell
Is it an MPV? I always thought Staria is a van like the Grand Starex.
2.2L, cheaper road tax than Grand Starex 2.5TurboDiesel RM148k.
Good.
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This will be just a smidgen under 300k, which would make it a rare sight on our roads, unfortunately.
Selling it too cheap will only mean people treating it like a Starex and use it for commercial purposes. I believe it will be priced like the Kia Grand Carnival or slightly more
nice
they should maintain more than 7 seater as sama as Starex. Seven seater i think people will go for Vellfire/ Alphard.
Was looking forward to Staria as Starex replacement. Short sighted view of our local distributor offering only Premium 7 seater, which although not the same competes with Nissan Serena and Mazda Biante at a way lower price point. Thailand for instance has the 11 and 9 seater version.
I hope Hyundai don’t launch this with price benchmark to new Toyota vellfire because that new vellfire sales is a failure. Recond are the most successful mpv sell like hotcakes in Malaysia because of the price of 180-200k. If this new car is price around that I will surely buy this. Give a try to Korean made.
I stick with my g10 Maxus but would want to test drive a staria though.