2013 Equus Facelift (KDM)

[EQUUS VI]

Official rendering
Exterior

Interior
somewhat resembled to Kia K9 (I forgot what's it called in the states)

Actual picture (exterior)

Actual picture (interior)

What's new on this facelift?
http://www.bobaedream.co.kr/board/bulletin/view.php?code=national&No=479467&bm=1
Full color LCD
new shifter design
new wheel design
new smart key design
bluelink (KDM)
Lexicon (wasn't standard option on KDM)
Rear automatic side curtain
Full color HUD!!!

I think it looks much better, specially the interior.

 

[dcuccia]

I like it!

 

[xiaphin]

Interior is looking nice

 

[XBOHDPuKC]

somewhat resembled to Kia K9 (I forgot what's it called in the states)

Quoris?

 

[STREETS]

Looks like the 10 SP transmission and the LCD SCREEN speedo/tach, info screen to be in 2014 GENESIS

 

[headturner]

My 2013 doesn't look like that!

 

[PMCErnie]

A Lincoln grille.

 

[Richard Ft. Lauderdale]

That is definitely not the 2013 being sold in the US. Mine has a grille more like a Genesis and those are not the wheels on mineand my itnterior is slightly different. I did see a couple on the lot with that hood ornament but I think they were on used ones (older than 2013) and were dealer added. One supposedly had been driven by Rick Case's wife. I think it was an Ultimate. The salesman told me she no longer wanted the Ultimate because it could only accommodate a total of four people.

 

[YEH]

A Lincoln grille.

Lincoln, Buick, Jag (Infiniti and Lexus on some models) - take your pick.

Luxury grills pretty much have vertical slatted grills or horizontal slatted grills (the 3rd option is to go for a mesh-type grill for a more sportier look).

That is definitely not the 2013 being sold in the US. Mine has a grille more like a Genesis and those are not the wheels on mineand my itnterior is slightly different.

The KDM Equus always had the vertical slatted grill.

 

[vasy]

Big improvement on the interior than that of the US model. Few cars offer LCD instrument cluster regardless of price range. The seats look better. The DIS screen looks more recessed and that might help with sun light washout on a bright day. The shift knob looks great, I don't care if it's a copy or not. The center arm rest appears bigger and more elegant than what we now have here. There is a video on youtube for this version shot in Korea. It shows a button for blind spot monitor. Don't know if it can stop the car (in low speed) automatically if the driver neglects to use the brakes. 2013 Lexus LS 460 offers this as an option for about $5000. The LED headlights/fogs are a lot more attractive than the current HID/halogen. Again, Lexus offers that as an $1450 option for its 2013 LS. I hope DOT approves Hyundai's LED headlight so it can be on US models as well. All in all, I didn't see anything in this KDM version inferior to the current US version. So my guess is that it will come to the US in the future if Hyundai wants to compete with Lexus or the German brands.

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[rcpromo]

the wheels are a dramatic improvement

 

[snork]

I like the impeller style wheels, headlights are cool too. Inside is a big improvement IMHO. The dash/center console on the Equus never did it for me, I always thought the Genesis had the nicer dash...the current Equus dash reminds me of something you'd find in an F-150 with all it's bulky surfaces.

Also, I don't get the purpose of the LCD guages here. From the official renderings, it looks like it always shows you the basic guages (speedo, tach, fuel and temp) with different parts in the middle. Sure you can change the colors But might as well just have a smaller central LCD. This looks like a feature just for the sake of "keep up with the Jones". On a Cadillac, S-class or Range Rover you can put alternate information here to truly customize. Heck, even the MyFordTouch systems show more.

 

[mwatters]

really love the equus! looks great!

 

[EQUUS VI]

My 2013 doesn't look like that!

It is 2013 Equus for KDM: Korean Domestic Market.
Looks like its going to be introduced as 2014 model for the US.

 

[Kemp]

The most interesting thing about it is the gear knob without the shifter AND the heads up display on the dash with the speed. THAT is cool.