Gadgetory

Hyundai Azera is back though I doubt many of you remember the previous generation I mean this is a whole new car it's bigger more luxurious and dangerously close to stepping on the toes of Hyundai's other big sedan the genesis v6 what's Hyundai UPS you here I mean is there really room and it's lineup for too big look though barges let's take a look at this 2012 fully loaded Hyundai Azera try to find out now there is only a little bit smaller than its bigger sibling the Genesis about 3 inches shorter from nose to tail and about three inches narrower I also like how this front headlight kind of joins this bit of chrome trim and runs all the way down the side of the vehicle almost to the back while I'm back here let me just point out that the atheras trunk is actually a little bit bigger than the Genesis thanks in part to its front-wheel drive architecture now otherwise these cars basically trade blows with interior dimensions they're about the same size more or less let's check out the engine room now as I mentioned before the front wheel drive Azera is a puller not a pusher like the rear wheel drive Genesis the Genesis is also up 40 horsepower and about half a litre of displacement over the is there a 3.3 liter v6 that outputs 293 horsepower now this is a brand new engine for Hyundai and it's no slouch in and of itself direct injection gets it 255 pounds of torque at the medius part of its curve and an epa-estimated 20 miles per gallon in the city and 29 miles per gallon on the highway of course these there is also two to three thousand dollars cheaper than the Genesis depending on how you spec it and it's got six cupholders versus the Genesis is four now speaking of cupholders let's take a look inside of this cabin here now if you've seen one Hyundai you've basically seen them all this is an automaker that's made its career out of reusing and recycling its tech and making cheap materials look much more expensive than they actually are now the is there is basic infotainment system is pretty much the standard fare Hyundai infotainment system that we've seen in all of its cars before now you've got navigation here with traffic you've got the ability to do Bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming down here at the bottom you've got a USB port and an auxilary input that can be bridged with a $35 cable to form a high-speed iPod connection up here at the top we've got the OnStar Beam blue link button blue link is basically Hyundai's telematics service you push this button and you can ask blue link to get you directions to a destination the nearest fuel prices you can have it send a text message to your friends to let you know where you're going and when you'll be there you can have it send a text message to you to let you know if your car's gone somewhere without your permission now making this spacious cabin feel even more Airy is this right here a full length panoramic moonroof this thing lifts and slides back pretty much giving you a huge view of the sky above you and making this cabin feel a lot more light and airy now that's part of a $4,000 technology option that you definitely want because I mean basically look at it it's cool so this is the 2012 Hyundai Azera it's really comfortable like a you know there's a lot to like about the thing quiet cabin when you're cruising around at city speeds and it's not too much louder at highway speeds to Mesa grab moves first is the standard pedal travel is what it is it's pretty much your car at its default state now there's also a second mode called active eco and the active part of active eco comes into play and that what's happening is that your pedal travel has actually been remapped so half throttle isn't exactly half throttle anymore it's actually a little less that gives the car sort of a of you having a lighter pedal foot than you actually have regardless of whether DirecTV Co is on or not the biggest detriment to this cars performance is probably going to be the 6-speed automatic transmission now it's not an offensive gearbox the problem is that if you're looking for sporting driving in a car like this you're not gonna get it unless you wait for it because like most automatic transmissions on the roof day this gearbox is basically short shifting every gear so that you get the most fuel economy by keeping your revs as low as possible that's not good for power it is good at the pump Hyundai makes it easy to spec your 2012 Azera or difficult if you don't like their all-or-nothing technology option it's basically $32,000 base and four thousand dollars for that technology package if you want the big sunroof in the better stereo system you