2013 Hyundai Azera review notes - AutoWeek
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: I had been in a Hyundai Azera once before this car arrived in our fleet. I was not impressed: The beige exterior (“Bronze Mist metallic”) looked beyond bland, despite Hyundai's best effort to conjure up sculpted, flowing lines, and the tan plastic interior looked incredibly cheap. It's amazing what a change in color scheme can do. The deep red paint -- Hyundai calls it Venetian red pearl -- seemed to give the wind-tunnel-optimized body a bit more definition, while a black interior certainly made switchgear and other hard... The leather-wrapped steering wheel feels well-crafted, but the admirably functional center console may as well have been lifted from the Santa Fe. Solid and well put together, but not “luxurious. Hyundai aimed a bit higher with the door-mounted seat adjustment switches: The configuration is more or less copied wholesale from Mercedes-Benz , down to the black enamel and brushed-metal trim detailing. That's OK for Hyundai: comparable cars like the Lexus ES 350 and Buick Lacrosse seem to shoot for “adequate” as well, so back-to-back test drives won't put the Azera at a distinct disadvantage (though the Azera does lose out, slightly, where rear... To Hyundai product developers/marketers, the Azera is probably the logical step up from an Elantra / Sonata , or perhaps the perfect way to round out a personal motor. Source: autoweek.com
