2026 Hyundai Staria facelift launched in Korea – redesigned inside, 1.6 turbo hybrid, no extra diesel

Over 4 years outdated it could behowever the Hyundai Staria nonetheless seems to be like one thing from one other galaxy. Time remains to be time, although, and the Korean carmaker has seen match to present the MPV/van a facelift in time for 2026. There are Cargo (two-, three- or five-seat business van), Tourer (nine- or 11-seat MPV) and Lounge (seven- or nine-seat MPV) variations – we Malaysians are clearly extra aware of the latter two configurations.

The Tourer is priced from 35.02-39.99 million gained (RM97k-110k), together with a 36.59 million gained (RM101k) 11-seat 1.6 Turbo Hybrid variant, whereas the Lounge goes for 44.99-50.21 million gained (RM124k-139k), together with a 47.05 million gained (RM130k) seven-seat 1.6 Turbo Hybrid variant. In the meantime, the Cargo is priced from 32.59-38.2 million gained (RM90k-105k), and even this utilitarian fellow has a 34.9 million gained (RM96k) five-seat 1.6 Turbo Hybrid variant.

Let’s begin with the seems to be. The slim entrance DRL strip was once in three items (in Malaysia, all three items gentle up on the seven-seater for an unbroken line; on the 10-seater the center piece is clean) however now it’s one steady line regardless. Additionally, Hyundai says ‘STARIA’ is engraved on the DRL’s sides, which we will’t actually see from these photographs.

That new grille with a number of dashes reminds us of the much-smaller Stargazer. The Lounge will get a chromed, extra rectangular grille whereas the others get a barely rounder, unchromed one. The grille-integrated headlamps look like unchanged – situated inside rectangular surrounds on the Lounge and rounder pods on the Tourer and Cargo. Hyundai hasn’t offered a rear shot but, so it’s anybody’s guess if there are modifications to the again.

However by no means thoughts, step inside to a very redesigned inside! Extra horizontal dashboard, extra rectangular screens (now 12.3 inches in comparison with 10.25 earlier than), new infotainment system, extra bodily buttons versus contact buttons, new steering wheel with Ioniq-style 4 dots, redesigned centre stack. Beforehand the centre air vents had been awkwardly positioned on both aspect of the centre display (and never in line); now they’re united beneath the centre display.

As earlier than, there are two completely different gear choice strategies. The common Staria continues to make use of a traditional gear lever however the Lounge (analogous to our seven-seater) has modified from push-button gear choice to a extra intuitive Ioniq-style column twist gear selector. There’s now a ‘boarding help’ steering wheel – this could imply a wheel that retreats into the dashboard to ease driver entry and exit.

In Korea, the Staria facelift can have 1.6 turbo hybrid petrol and three.5 litre LPG powertrains (bye bye long-serving 2.2 litre turbodiesel). Because the probabilities of us getting the LPG are virtually zero, let’s have a look at the hybrid – 180 hp and 265 Nm of torque sounds similar to the engine utilized by the Tucson and Santa Fe hybrids, so we will safely assume a 65 PS/264 Nm electrical motor, a six-speed auto and a 235 PS/367 Nm whole system output. A most gas effectivity of 13.1 km/l is touted.

Trip and NVH needs to be higher, too – Hyundai says the entrance suspension now has a extra inflexible connection between the physique and the sub-frame, and the latter’s bushings “improve the response to street shocks, which permits for extra secure management of physique motion in high-speed and straight-line driving conditions.”

The Cargo mannequin has an improved rear damper valve with an elevated diploma of freedom of damping drive, whereas the range-topping Lounge’s rear suspension options hydro bushings to enhance shock absorption and cut back vibration. There’s thicker sound insulation materials within the bulkhead, and extra sound-absorbing supplies have been added to the car’s rear and decrease sections.

Obtainable tech consists of walk-away lock, digital key, built-in entrance and rear dashcams, multi-zone voice recognition and customary ADAS features resembling ahead collision avoidance help (intersection oncoming automobile/frontal oncoming automobile) and rear aspect collision avoidance help (ahead exit). ACC and lane preserve help are in fact obtainable on larger fashions. Our pre-facelift Staria not too long ago acquired CKD’d – discover right here.

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