Hyundai’s Staria is the coolest futuristic minivan that we’ll never get

In case you have not been paying consideration these days, minivans are cool once more, and Hyundai has been exhausting at work on a brand new minivan (or MPV, as they name it) for some time now. It is known as the Staria, Hyundai debuted it on Monday, and it is arguably one of many coolest vans we have seen shortly — however there is a catch: It is not coming to the US.

*unhappy trombone*

So, if it is destined to eternally be forbidden fruit, why can we care? Nicely, we care as a result of Hyundai claims that this can set up a mannequin for its future “Goal Constructed Autos” — aka, this might be a touch of the form of issues to come back, even for us in North America.

However aside from what it may imply, what the Staria is is a lot cool all by itself. On the outside, it seems to be just a little just like the Oldsmobile “Dustbuster” vans from the ’90s, solely run by some type of cyberpunk filter. It is odd however charming.

Contained in the Staria is the place the magic occurs. The minivan is configurable to have anyplace from two to 11 seats, relying in your wants. There’s even a premium model that provides beautiful, virtually private-planelike reclining leather-based captain’s chairs. Hyundai’s press launch claims that the inside was impressed by cruise ships, although fortunately, they solely took that vibe up to now.

The inside can be full of many little storage cubbies and even a glovebox that may transfer and provides the entrance passenger extra legroom. There are additionally loads of cupholders and USB ports — as a result of minivan. Total storage capability in its most cargo-oriented kind is a not-inconsiderable 176.6 cubic ft. For comparability, the Toyota Sienna solely affords a most of 101 cubic ft, whereas the Chrysler Pacifica — certainly one of our favourite vans — has room for 140 cubic ft.

The Staria shall be powered by both a 2.2-liter diesel engine or a 3.5-liter gasoline engine from Hyundai’s SmartStream household. The diesel will be had with both a six-speed handbook transmission or a six-speed automated, whereas the gasoline model solely will get an eight-speed automated.

Like I stated earlier, the Staria will not be coming to the US, nevertheless it’s slated to hit the streets of choose markets (we all know that South Korea and Australia are getting it, for positive) within the second half of 2021.

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