2006 Hyundai Azera Review

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TO THE POINT What’s New? Powerful, refined, sophisticated, stylish, and well-built, the new Hyundai Azera puts the best from Japan on notice, serving filet mignon on a Big Mac budget.
Selling Points: Everything except the suspension tuning and lack of a brake assist system
Deal Breakers: Suspension tuning, no brake assist system

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Test Vehicle: 2006 Hyundai Azera Limited
Price of Test Vehicle: $27,490 (including the $660 destination charge)
Engine Size and Type: 3.8-liter V6
Engine Horsepower: 263 at 6,000 rpm
Engine Torque: 255 lb.-ft. at 4,500 rpm
Transmission: Five-speed automatic
Curb weight, lbs.: 3,629
EPA Fuel Economy (city/highway): 19/28
Observed Fuel Economy: 18.9 mpg
Length: 192.7 inches
Width: 72.8 inches
Wheelbase: 109.4 inches
Height: 58.7 inches
Leg room (front/rear): 43.7/38.2 inches
Head room (front/rear): 40.2/38.2 inches
Max. Seating Capacity: Five
Max. Cargo Volume: 16.6 cu.-ft.
Competitors:
Buick LaCrosse
Buick Lucerne
Chevrolet Impala
Chrysler 300
Ford Crown Victoria
Ford Five Hundred
Honda Accord
Kia Amanti
Lincoln Zephyr
Mercury Grand Marquis
Mercury Montego
Mitsubishi Galant
Nissan Maxima
Pontiac Grand Prix
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Camry
Volkswagen Passat

Photos by Ron Perry

About Christian Wardlaw
Christian Wardlaw joined Autobytel's Automotive Information Center (AIC) in January 2003, and current serves as Manager of Content Development for Autobytel. Previously, Christian spent eight years as Editor-in-Chief and Director of Automotive Data for Edmunds.com. A writer, editor, and automobile aficionado, Christian is a different sort of car enthusiast. His passion lies in the vehicles that people most often buy, rather than with high-performance sports cars or ultra-luxury sedans. “Given the choice to spend an hour with a Dodge Viper or a Honda Accord, I’ll choose the Accord,” he claims. Unless, of course, the driving venue is a racetrack. Christian has been a car enthusiast all of his life, uttering “car” as his first word while growing up in Detroit. A graduate of Western Michigan University, he holds a bachelor’s degree in English. His daily drivers include a 1994 Mazda Miata, a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata, and a 2005 Nissan Murano.


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