Hyundai tried pushing upmarket sedans on American shoppers a couple decades ago, but the brand was probably still a little too close to the first-generation Excel history to convince buyers to fork over big bucks on a big sedan. But overseas, cars like the Hyundai Grandeur – also called the Azera in some markets – have more cachet. That’ll be especially true of those who sneak a glimpse of the updated 2027 model, whose tweaked exterior and massive cabin updates put it a lot closer to a Genesis sedan than that humble Excel of the 1980s.
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