2006 Hyundai Azera - CNET Reviews
Hyundai aims high with the 2006 Hyundai Azera, offering many standard features and, at first glance, a very luxurious ride for ridiculously little money. With its refined body style, luxury features, and large interior space, the Azera tries to do more than merely compete with Toyota's Camry, even though its price is equivalent. For a luxury play, Hyundai misses the boat by not offering a navigation system or Bluetooth integration. On first entering the 2006 Hyundai Azera, we anticipated a smooth, luxurious ride, thanks to the amount of space for front and rear passengers, combined with the big, wide leather seats. And the suspension, while adequately damping bigger shocks, communicates too many of the smaller shocks to the cabin, which can produce an incessant, large wave vibration over less-than-perfect freeway asphalt. It shoots the Azera forward nicely and can handle a full passenger load. The five-speed automatic has a manual gear-selection mode but no sport mode, and it will hold a gear close to redline before automatically shifting. The sticker price is the best news, as well as a crucial part of Hyundai's competitive game. Our test car, a 2006 Hyundai Azera Limited, has a base. Source: www.cnet.com
