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Is it a little ridiculous to be this smitten with a people-mover?
Author of the article:Alex Reid Publishing date: Mar 18, 2021•May 20, 2021•2 minute read• Join the conversation
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Hyundai mid-March showed off images of its new “MPV” (“multi-purpose vehicle”) dubbed the Staria, a van that proves a simple design can still be as bold as a wild one.
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The only way to describe the exterior of the Staria is “clean.” There aren’t any weird creases or strange, unresolved lines; the body flows organically, almost like a bullet. Right at the front is a wide light bar that stretches from fender to fender, and the clean fascia is only broken up by the full-width grille and square headlight pods.
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It is still a van, however, so the exterior is only half the story. In fact, Hyundai says the whole design philosophy was “inside-out,” and started with the cabin, with the outside looks shaped by that.
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Inside the spaceship-inspired van is a futuristic interior just as subtle-yet-bold as the exterior, with a 10.25-inch front display screen and a touch-based center console. The star-traveler-esque feeling is furthered, too, by the 64-colour ambient mood lighting; and the comfortable-looking front seats complete with armrests for relaxing travel through the cosmos.
Second-row passengers will also enjoy personal seating with armrests, and in the even more luxurious Staria Premium model get leg risers to allow for full-on reclining.
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Nine-seater versions of the Staria Premium get second-row seats that can swivel 180 degrees so the aft passengers can face each other; and if you really have humans to haul, the Staria Premium can top out at 11 seats. Remember, this is a Hyundai.
Is it a little ridiculous to be this smitten with a people-mover? Maybe, but Hyundai is the only company bold enough to release something like this, which means that we will actually see this on the road sometime in the near future. The Staria is destined for select global markets starting later in 2021, and since it looks like it could go to infinity and beyond, we hope it makes its way to Canada, too.
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