We Take a Look at the Hyundai Equus' Mitsubishi-Based Predecessor

Hyundai does not really have a history of making luxury cars, but the brand's current S-Class rival from South Korea, the Equus or Centennial, depending on the market, is not the first car of its kind from the manufacturer. It was actually preceded by a front-wheel drive car, which was developed by Mitsubishi, based on the latter's amusingly-named Proudia. Read more »

Hyundai Gets Glitzy with Equus Stretch Limo Designed by Hermes [w/Video]

While Hyundai premiered its restyled 2014 Equus in New York, at the Seoul Motor Show today, the Korean carmaker unveiled a special edition of its limousine, designed in collaboration with Hermes French fashion house "Hermes".

Based on the 2012 model year version, the “Equus by Hermes” is a more luxurious edition of the long-wheelbase model, with the exterior tweaks and the cabin styled and customized by Hermes designers.

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Hyundai Debuts 2014 Equus, Which it Says, is the Number One Shopped Premium Luxury Sedan

Yes, you read right – the Hyundai Equus, which has just debuted in NYC in facelifted form, is the " number-one shopped premium luxury sedan, well ahead of Mercedes-Benz S-Class (really?), BMW 7-Series, Audi A8, Lexus LS, and Jaguar XJ according to industry shopping analysis by Compete," as stated in the Korean carmaker's press blurb.

What that is supposed to mean, or whether it has anything to do with any aspect of reality, we don't know. However, what Hyundai is clearly trying to say - besides the marketing nonsense, is that the Equus has been significantly improved for 2014, in several important ways.

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U Spy: Hyundai's Refreshed 2014 Equus Flagship Caught on U.S. Roads

It's only a matter of days before Hyundai blows the covers off the North American market version of the subtly revised 2014 Equus sedan at the New York Auto Show, and even though we've seen what the Korean domestic market (KDM) model looks like, the company's engineers continue to drive around camouflaged prototypes here in the U.S.

One such test car was captured on camera by Carscoops reader Sammy, who sent in these pictures of the 2014 Equus.

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