Hyundai Grandeur platform and positioning
The Grandeur has been Hyundai’s flagship sedan since 1986 and currently sells around 71,000 units per year in South Korea - a remarkable number for a car priced in the segment it occupies. This facelift of the seventh-generation model (launched 2022) coincides with the nameplate’s 40th anniversary and represents the most thorough interior overhaul of the current generation.
Generations: Seven Grandeurs have carried the name since 1986. The first was a rebadged Mitsubishi Debonair, the second (1992) was developed jointly with Mitsubishi, and the third (XG, 1998) was the first designed entirely in-house. Export markets knew the car as the XG and, from the fourth generation, as the Azera; Hyundai withdrew the Azera from North America after 2017 and handed that part of the range to Genesis, so the sixth and seventh generations have not been sold there. The GN7 arrived in 2022.
There is no production electric Grandeur. The battery-electric car photographed under the name is the Heritage Series Grandeur, shown in November 2021: a first-generation car rebuilt around an electric powertrain with pixel lighting and a velvet-and-Napa-leather cabin, built as a single design study and never offered for sale. The 1.6 T-GDI hybrid is the only electrified Grandeur on the price list.
Platform: The GN7 architecture carries over unchanged. The only exterior dimension change is a 15 mm increase in overall length to 5,050 mm, achieved through revised front and rear styling. Wheel options range from 18” to 20”.
Hyundai Grandeur powertrain
Powertrains: The Grandeur offers four engine options for the Korean market. The base 2.5-litre GDI produces 195 hp paired with an eight-speed automatic and front-wheel drive. The V6 3.5-litre GDI develops 296 hp and is offered in front- or all-wheel drive configurations. An LPG-fuelled V6 3.5 (South Korea has a significant LPG taxi and government fleet market) produces 240 hp. The standout addition for the facelift is a new HEV system combining a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine with an electric motor for 237 hp (240 PS) combined through a six-speed automatic, 10 hp more than the outgoing hybrid. Uniquely, the new HEV can run the air conditioning and infotainment without starting the engine when stationary.
Hyundai Grandeur design
Exterior: Updated front bumper and grille extend the bonnet visually in a “shark nose” profile. The full-width LED front light bar is retained, but vertical DRL elements are replaced by narrow horizontal units. Rear turn indicators have been repositioned higher in the body.
Inside the Hyundai Grandeur
Interior: Completely redesigned. The centrepiece is a 17-inch Pleos Connect infotainment display running Android Automotive OS - the first Hyundai to use this platform, enabling native Google Maps, Google Assistant, and Play Store access. The instrument cluster is raised closer to the windscreen. Physical climate controls return after some criticism of the previous touchscreen-only arrangement. The panoramic roof gains electrochromic tinting with six independent zones, also a first for any Hyundai. Standard features include a 14-speaker Bose audio system, a head-up display, and heated and ventilated seating for all positions.
Hyundai Grandeur price and trims
On sale in South Korea from 42,450,000 won (~$30,600) for the 2.5 GDI Premium. The LPG V6 opens at 43,930,000 won (~$31,700), the V6 3.5 GDI at 44,910,000 won (~$32,400) and the V6 with HTRAC all-wheel drive at 47,110,000 won (~$34,000). The hybrid starts at 48,330,000 won (~$34,900) after its eco-car tax benefit (49,330,000 won (~$35,600) before it). Above the Premium sit the Exclusive, Calligraphy and Black Ink trims; the 2.5 GDI runs to 54,000,000 won (~$39,000) as a Black Ink.
Every figure here is Hyundai’s Korean list price of 1 September 2026 for the entry trim. Korea’s temporary cut in the individual consumption tax, from 5% to 3.5%, ended on 30 June 2026, which put roughly 600,000 won (~$400) on each petrol and LPG Grandeur from 1 July. The hybrid’s eco-car tax benefit runs to the end of 2026.
