CLOSE UP+DRIVEN: Hyundai Grand Starex Royale 2.5 CRDI VGT

 In this blog entry, I'm doing a CLOSE UP of Hyundai GRAND STAREX ROYALE PREMIUM 2.5 CRDI Turbodiesel.  I'm glad to add that I've also TEST DRIVEN the HUGE XXXL MPV.  In fact, drove it AT LEAST 3 occasions hence Accurate review.              
                                                       
   YOU ARE LOOKING AT Brand NEW CBU from Korea 11 seater LARGE MPV. Beats Recond Alphard OR Vellfire anytime in Fuel consumption, SIZE and Price. I'm talking about almost 1/2 price. The LARGE MPV Name is Hyundai Grand Starex 2.5 Diesel VGT Auto. 

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REVIEW AND Specifications of Hyundai Grand Starex 2.5 Diesel VGT (A)

This is A LUXURY AND PREMIUM 11 SEATERS HUGE XXXL MPV CAR.  It's powered by  i4 cylinders, 2.5 litre CRDi  (Common Rail Direct Injection) with VGT 16valve Diesel with a maximum power of 169hp@3800rpm power and torque of WHOOPING 392Nm@2000-2500rpm.  GUARANTEE EASY ACTIVATE G-Force - hard acceleration!  

It's mated with 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTRONIC mode.

COMFORT, RIDE AND HANDLING: 

INCREDIBLE 5.6m TURNING RADIUS (Thanks to FR layout - Front engine, Rear-wheel-drive) with
  EXCELLENT SOUNDPROOFING and GERMAN TUNED SUSPENSION which contributes to  IMPRESSIVE RIDE AND HANDLING!  This VERY COMFORTABLE Long Distance runner with "Not bumpy at all even at 3rd and 4th row" - Quoted by my test drive Customers.  

During my test drive - Highway.  I managed 140km/h easily without sweat.  At that speed, noise level LOW and STAYED PLANTED ON THE ROAD - It's SUPER STABLE high speed CRUISER.  LIKE A BOSS!  This car's WAY BETTER THAN TOYOTA ALPHARD which costs ALMOST TWICE!

PERFORMANCE WISE, the Top speed's 180km/h electronically limited and 0-100km/h in 10.5 seconds! (Tested with 4 persons on board).   VERY FAST FOR A 2 TONNE 5 speed Automatic HUGE XXXL MPV!!!

SAFETY FEATURES: 

- Collaspable Steering wheel

 -11 SAFETY SEAT BELTS

 -DUAL SRS FRONT AIRBAGS

- EURO NCAP 4 stars, tested back in 2009!

WARRANTY WISE: It also comes with 5YEARS WARRANTY OR 300,000KM on engine and gearbox.  TRANSFERRABLE!

Here's the EXTENSIVE LISTS OF EQUIPMENTS: 

-Air Cond with 16 Air vents including 6 CEILING AIR VENTS
-DVD PLAYER WITH 7″LCD SCREEN front with GPS and reverse camera
- DVD PLAYER with 10.2" LCD Screen Rear (2xDVD LCD Screens)
-FLEXIBLE SEAT CONFIGURATION
-ADJUSTABLE SLIDING SEATS (All 4 rows), 3rd or 4th row User Removable to make it an 8 seaters WITH HUGE BOOT!
-4 REVERSE SENSORS

Note that, This is FR (Front engine, RWD) MPV. In South Korea, it's used for Drifting.  Find in Youtube the Drifting videos.  You'll be AMAZED.

OTHER FEATURES/ Equipments:

-SIDE MIRROR L.E.D - DRL (Daytime Running Lights)

-DOOR LIGHTS
- ROYALE Bodykits
- Beige Leather for all 11 seats.

AWARDS: (Winner of 50 over awards worldwide. Here's Malaysian awards):

 
Autocar ASEAN COTY Award 2008 and 2011: Large MPV Category Winner
NST/CBT Maybank Car of the Year 2009 Large MPV of the Year
Autoworld.com.my Car of the year awards 2010 Best Large MPV

Colour choices: White solid (Ready stock), Hyper Silver metallic, Stone Black metallic and Carbon Grey Metallic

PRICE: RM149,725.80 OTR Without insurance. Optional: Power sliding left door (9000) and Nappa Leather (3000) = RM12,000 extra. After adding options, will be known as GRAND STAREX ROYALE PREMIUM and price will be RM161,725.80 OTR Without Insurance. 

Without further ado, let's proceed to the Photo Gallery /  MORE PHOTOS:

 

 Above: UNIQUE 6 holes ALLOY Rims (As Seen in HILUX).  BELOW: Equally unique tyre size 215/70R16 108W

 ABOVE: LED Tailights, below: REAR DIFFUSERS!

 Above: Spoiler, below: Side skirtings.  Standard Across the range!

 Above: NEATLY HIDDEN Sliding door rails - both sides.

 Above: NEATLY DESIGNED FOGLIGHTS.
 Below: FULL BODYKITS.  Standard across the range!

 Above: NEATLY CONCEALED Sliding rails - for Side sliding doors.

 

 Above: 11 seaters.  Picture shown is PREMIUM SPEC, NAPPA LEATHER! 

 Above: From March 2011 onwards, ALL STAREX ROYALE equipped with  Swivelling 2nd row seat.

 Below top: Standard spec, Below Bottom: PREMIUM with Nappa Leather and Power sliding door left side.  Extra RM12,000 over Standard!

If you want to buy this Starex, Please call me at 012-6852-718.

That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry.  Hope you ENJOY this LONG and Comprehensive review.  This is an original JEFF LIM'S Production.  MY original work.  If you want to copy, Please quote "By Jefferson Lim" or give link: "Source: otoreview.blogspot.com".  Else, it's DEEMED PLAGIARISM.  COPY LIKE A MAN, DON'T PLAGIARIZE!

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Honda's VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) Advertorial, Thanks Nuffnang!

Honda's VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) Advertorial, Thanks to Nuffnang...

I was engaged by Honda to do a research on this VSA techonology.

VSA are more sophisticated type of traction control. Besides restoring or enhancing grip on slippery roads, they also stabilise the car when it is about to skid in a corner. In simplified term, VSA = ABS + TCS + Understeer/oversteer prevention.
Any one of these, or more, can work together/in succession when VSA activates.

My personal encounter with VSA:

(I am a owner of a 2008 Civic FD2 (2.0iVTEC) equipped with VSA)
A month ago when I was driving in a heavy rain (more like raining cats and dogs type of rain), I took a corner at 90km/h, when my car's front wheel passed through the uneven road surface with water on it in Petaling Jaya. More specifically “Tropicana Indah” area (nice corners leading to Casa Indah (on left) and Seri Selangor Public Golf Course on the right), I felt that the tyres (stock Michelin PP 1) were losing grip.

At the same time I saw the triangle blinking. Immediately after 1 or 2sec I think, I can feel the tyre start gripping again (VSA activated). On the next corner, almost the same thing happen & the VSA again in action. All of these happen within few seconds.

One thing I can sure is VSA really helps during emergency. I'm a person that loved to take fast corners, but these happened unexpectedly. Hence, it’s dangerous to deactivate it.

You'll appreciate how VSC works if you have driven an older car without electronic driving aids. Entering the same rain soaked corner a typical FWD car will understeer, causing you to lift off... Lift too fast and your car will oversteer which is much more difficult to recover (you need to quickly countersteer).

Now under NO circumstances should you try this entering the corner faster than you would normally do... Also, don’t expect to corner at ridiculous speed in wet (eg.150km/h). In such situations VSA may not be able to save you...

In a nutshell VSA is a features that will save additional lives giving the driver still control over the vehicle despite driving errors. This is more so especially in the wet. They can make the difference between ending up in the drain or against a tree, and just having a big scare but still continuing the drive. As a result, this is one of the best technological innovations in Motoring History.

For more information, please visit the following site:

http://www.honda.com.my/advancedtechnology

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SOURCES:
[1] http://world.honda.com/news/1997/t970702d.html
- Press release 1997, Technology, July 2, 1997.
[2] http://www.motortrader.com.my/asp/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28041
- for definitions