Hyundai should be feeling a bit nostalgic in 2021 because it’s once more wanting again into its previous with one other reimagined retro idea. This time, the Korean automaker is taking a look at its first flagship – the Grandeur, which debuted in 1986. Hyundai designed the Heritage Collection Grandeur to have fun the mannequin’s thirty fifth anniversary, a improbable idea that blends the automobile’s boxy, Eighties styling with trendy expertise and screens.
The idea retains the automobile’s traditional form, although designers did tweak the grille, wheels, moldings, and the side-view mirrors. The idea additionally acquired pixelated headlights and taillights, that are much like the brand new Hyundai Ioniq 5. The majority of the automobile’s adjustments have been made inside by the corporate’s inside design group, the place previous and new concepts conflict to create a compelling alternate historical past. There’s a single-spoke steering wheel and mechanical gear shit degree that harken again to the Eighties.
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Contrasting these throwback items is a contemporary, ultra-wide show that appears proper out of the newest Hyundai electrical car, although that’s not all the new expertise. A secondary, vertical display is situated on the entrance of the middle console that controls the infotainment system. Designers additionally up to date the Grandeur’s overhead inside lighting with an infinity mirror to create a novel look. Hyundai picked the bronze-colored lighting as a result of it’s generally utilized in classic audio gear.
The Heritage Collection Grandeur packs an unspecified all-electric powertrain, and it joins the Hyundai Pony EV idea that the corporate launched again in April. That’s now the second one-off classic idea from the model, which has us questioning if there shall be extra coming. We’d actually prefer to see Hyundai’s creativity proceed as there’s no scarcity of prospects from the corporate’s lineup. What mannequin ought to the corporate reimagine subsequent? Possibly we’ll get one other new idea in about eight months.
