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Video: MT compares the Bentley Mulsanne to... the Hyundai Equus?!
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Lol...I was thinking the same thing. It's really an insult to Bentley.
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Is it really an insult to Bentley? I think it shows that both cars have their attributes and appeal to different crowds.
The Hyundai is purely functional. It was "designed" as having everything a frugal executive would want. He doesn't care about the badge as long as it's able to do what it's supposed to do, and somewhat reliably, he's getting the best at bottom dollar. He does not care about history, heritage, the badge, the lifestyle, or any of the intagibles, he just wants the features to be functional. I can respect that. Also many will say that the dealer experience will be less that desired edpecially if they were to interact with Elantra buyers. Well, Hyundai, at least in the States from what I've read, will never have to step foot in Hyundai dealer as the reps would come to you by appointment and you'd be able to schedule regular via online/phone and they would pick the Equus up and leave with a loaner.
The Bentley shows that if you do value class, style and substance, well then you got to shell out the greens a bit more. Quite a bit more. The only point I did not agree with is that a rear-seat infotainment package is available for the Bentley. It just wasn't on this car.
Nobody in their right mind would ever cross-shop these 2 cars. Anybody who only values features and reliability would opt for the Equus, despite how it was executed. While it's IMO that the Equus is ungainly, I pretty confident that a good chunk of the populace would agree it's definitely not pretty. But this video, in a tonge-in-cheek manner shows how far Hyundai has come from its humble roots. Also the other reason no person would cross-shop these 2 is the obvious price disparity. A Mulsanne owner, more than likely, could buy several cars.
The Hyundai is purely functional. It was "designed" as having everything a frugal executive would want. He doesn't care about the badge as long as it's able to do what it's supposed to do, and somewhat reliably, he's getting the best at bottom dollar. He does not care about history, heritage, the badge, the lifestyle, or any of the intagibles, he just wants the features to be functional. I can respect that. Also many will say that the dealer experience will be less that desired edpecially if they were to interact with Elantra buyers. Well, Hyundai, at least in the States from what I've read, will never have to step foot in Hyundai dealer as the reps would come to you by appointment and you'd be able to schedule regular via online/phone and they would pick the Equus up and leave with a loaner.
The Bentley shows that if you do value class, style and substance, well then you got to shell out the greens a bit more. Quite a bit more. The only point I did not agree with is that a rear-seat infotainment package is available for the Bentley. It just wasn't on this car.
Nobody in their right mind would ever cross-shop these 2 cars. Anybody who only values features and reliability would opt for the Equus, despite how it was executed. While it's IMO that the Equus is ungainly, I pretty confident that a good chunk of the populace would agree it's definitely not pretty. But this video, in a tonge-in-cheek manner shows how far Hyundai has come from its humble roots. Also the other reason no person would cross-shop these 2 is the obvious price disparity. A Mulsanne owner, more than likely, could buy several cars.
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Don't laugh at the Hyundai, the car has massive presence. While all top cats working for VAG arrived in Mulsannes, Pannies and A8 -- all with German plates, to the Paris Autoshow. Therewas a lonesome car shaded from the rain under a tent.
Several people walking by gravitated towards it in curiosity for what on earht the car is because it doesn't sport any Hyundai logos or badges at all. Funniest moment was when four fellow Swedes in suits orbited around it for two or three minutes. To my enjoyment I was able to eavesdrop on their conversation and one of them asked "what is this thing?" , his comrade answererd "must be some Chinese rip-off crap" and then they walked off.
It even appears larger than an S-Class and the non-pedestrian friendly hood ornament doesn't do much for keeping the car stealthy. Getting hit by that car must be like having someone stab a minature Eiffel tower through your chest. The hood ornament is massive! Here are two photos I took before my battery died.
Several people walking by gravitated towards it in curiosity for what on earht the car is because it doesn't sport any Hyundai logos or badges at all. Funniest moment was when four fellow Swedes in suits orbited around it for two or three minutes. To my enjoyment I was able to eavesdrop on their conversation and one of them asked "what is this thing?" , his comrade answererd "must be some Chinese rip-off crap" and then they walked off.
It even appears larger than an S-Class and the non-pedestrian friendly hood ornament doesn't do much for keeping the car stealthy. Getting hit by that car must be like having someone stab a minature Eiffel tower through your chest. The hood ornament is massive! Here are two photos I took before my battery died.
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I sat in and checked out the Equus at the L.A Auto Show last year.
Outside is ugly IMO, doesn't have that slender and un-bloated precision of a good German design, and the inside is great for the price indeed, but anyone who knows their stuff, and knows attention to detail, will realize the lack of substantiality from the good German interiors.
That said, it continues what the Genesis started, a car priced much lower than the cars it emulates, and who's frills and gimmicks (and even Luxury) it takes from. It is a "poor mans version" of a car that cost about double it. Take that as you will, as you can see it as a bad thing, or a very good thing. Depending on who you are, and your outlook.
Outside is ugly IMO, doesn't have that slender and un-bloated precision of a good German design, and the inside is great for the price indeed, but anyone who knows their stuff, and knows attention to detail, will realize the lack of substantiality from the good German interiors.
That said, it continues what the Genesis started, a car priced much lower than the cars it emulates, and who's frills and gimmicks (and even Luxury) it takes from. It is a "poor mans version" of a car that cost about double it. Take that as you will, as you can see it as a bad thing, or a very good thing. Depending on who you are, and your outlook.
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True, but does it have the right kind of presence?
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For sure it has luxurious and highly executive stance but the design is very Lexus i.e S-Class W140/W220 ripped off, re-baked and renamed. It has a rather undefined appearence in comaprision to the character rich F01 and A8. Hyundai should have stopped at the Genesis sedan.
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