Hyundai Grandeur Heritage Series Concept: a classic reinterpreted and brought into the modern era

In recent years, many brands have shown a strong interest in bringing their most iconic models back to the present day. Examples include Renault, the Renault 5 Prototype and Opel, with the Opel Manta GSe. Today, however, our protagonist is a luxury classic from no less than 1986, which has been modified and brought back to the present: Hyundai Grandeur Heritage Series Concept, which joins its sibling, the Hyundai Heritage Series Pony.

If you look at its launch year, you’ll realise that in 2021 it turns 35 years old, a milestone that deserved to be celebrated properly. And what better way to do so than turning it into a saloon with the same DNA as its origins, but with an electric motor as its powertrain and a fully digitalised cabin.

From the outside, one of the great attractions of this concept is that it keeps its three-box body with straight, square and well-defined shapes, to which Hyundai has decided to give a characteristic modern touch that doesn’t clash with the whole.

Keeping its essence

At the front, a newly redesigned grille has been fitted, in chrome, housing the model name and LED light clusters made up of numerous small squares that give it a very luxurious and futuristic look.

Looking at it from the side, you’ll notice that another of its major novelties is the new wheels, mouldings and mirrors. These elements keep the essence while giving it a more stately air than the original model.

Finally, looking at the rear, the wide LED strip in a horizontal layout with the same pattern as the front light clusters gives it that modern and distinctive touch that completes the exterior image of this peculiar concept.

Technology overload

With the exterior covered, it’s time to talk about the cabin, where most of the novelties are found, since Hyundai has turned the old Grandeur into a highly technological vehicle.

Much of the credit goes to its four panoramic screens on the dashboard, centre tunnel and steering wheel, which provide a wealth of information about the vehicle, music, navigation, climate control, and more.

Complementing this, the new seats upholstered in red velvet and leather transport us back to the 80s and early 90s, when these kinds of fabric combinations were so common, creating a clean cabin without overloading it.

As for the mechanical side, Hyundai hasn’t released any specific details about which engine it would carry, although what we do know for certain is that it will be a 100% electric motor.