2023 Hyundai Grandeur revealed – Tell us: this, or last year’s Heritage Series, or a wagon version?

It’s been a long time since the Grandeur badge left Hyundai’s Australian line-up, having been axed back in 2011 when they were selling around six per year – but the model has continued overseas, and this week the new generation has been unveiled in Korea.

In its new form, the Grandeur looks to take inspiration from the Staria people-mover of all things, debuting a face-spanning grille design, flanked by driving lights and a long LED lightbar across its top edge.

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A muscular and uncluttered profile is showcased down its sides, with perhaps the main highlight being the unique body-coloured C-pillar at the rear quarter of the glasshouse, paying tribute to past generations.

The roofline tapers all the way back in a Genesis G80-like fashion to the boot dropoff, terminating in a subtly integrated lip spoiler.

A slender LED lightbar crosses the entire rear section, beginning and ending at a point formed by the lip spoiler and the rear bumper’s panel edge.

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Inside, Hyundai has thrown the best of its retro luxurious design at the Grandeur, again giving the Genesis brand a run for its money. The Grandeur is an important and respected model in Korea, and it shows with the respect Hyundai has paid its cabin.

All of this gets us wondering – would you be keen on the new Grandeur if it were to come to Australia? It won’t, but would you be swayed by it?

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How about a wagon..?

We’ve also received a pair of stunning wagon renders from our mate Theottle, which I’d personally be very tempted by. More wagons, I say.

Watch Theo's Photoshop work unfold on his YouTube page here.

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But, how about the Heritage Series restomod unveiled last year?

It was electric, for those who love such ideas (I do), and it threw all of Hyundai’s modern tech and styling nous at the design.

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Which would you take? Sound off in the comments below.