In the past few years, Hyundai has been selling in the domestic market as a low profile, which may be related to the pain brought by the "Korean cold wave" in 2017. However, with Hyundai launching a number of new flagship iterative cars around the world and refreshing the independent luxury brand Genisesy, Hyundai Has also begun a new round of soaring in the Chinese market. In addition to The 10th Generation Sonata of Beijing Hyundai, we also saw Hyundai's first true flagship SUV in many years in the import market, Paristi, and we presented the 2021 3.5L 4WD automatic GL model sold for 310,800 yuan.
The pictures used in this article are all "2021 Hyundai Parristi 3.5L 4WD Automatic GLS" model
Exterior design
In the front design, the thick special-shaped chrome-plated metal strips wrap the entire intake grille, and many metal dots are embedded in the staggered diamond-shaped net, which makes the front of the car immediately recognizable. The key is that these large size chrome plating does not affect the avant-garde sense of the vehicle, and the irregular innovative design makes the layering of the front of the car appear rich enough.
In terms of headlight design, although the combined headlight does not use a full LED light source, the near and far light lamp is still halogen, but on the one hand, it adds adaptive near and far light technology in terms of functionality; on the other hand, the independent light cavity placed in the traditional diversion hole position has a bit of a matrix taste, and the daytime driving light belt that forms two independent intervals of visual crossing also makes it look more special.
In terms of side design, the body size of The Paristi reached 4980/1975/1775mm, and the wheelbase also reached 2900mm, which is one of the reasons why it can be called a modern flagship. From this side, we can also find that in addition to the slightly undulating waistline, the relatively independent tail box structure behind the C-pillar and the design of the embedded folding scratch-resistant strip under the door also give this car a bit of the texture of the flagship off-road vehicle.
In the design of the rear, because of the obvious tilt of the D column to the inside, the rear of the car has not become too stiff because of the width of the line structure, and the pillars and light groups with curvature are still a little softly mixed in. Of course, the one-sided double exhaust pipe, the wide silver sports guard and the bumper are surrounded by emphasis on the flagship's tougher style.
In the taillight design, the longitudinal layout of the taillight is conducive to the contour trapezoidal to other vehicles, and it is whether it is the three light chambers arranged in the internal longitudinal arrangement, or the white light band structure at the edge, which echoes the headlight style.
Interior design
In terms of central control design, the dashboard and the central control screen have achieved an integrated penetration in the decorative cover part, but in fact, the dislocation layout of high and low and concave and convex is maintained; and the physical buttons that fit the air outlet lack some deflection, fortunately, the knob-type gear shift mechanism uses a tilting panel layout, and a large number of buttons and knobs here are more convenient to operate. The steering wheel is still the traditional three-frame design, the door armrests are relatively straight, and the driver's left side is designed with more commonly used function adjustment buttons.
In terms of decorative materials, the center console is still dominated by hard decorative materials, even the soft leather touch is also hard, which is to enhance its durability; the wood grain trim that mainly covers the co-pilot's side will actually enter the front of the door handle, the surface is polished relatively smooth, and the same textured trim in the gear shift mechanism is made of metal. In addition, most areas of the roof and door panels are also covered with wool materials, and the gear is relatively high, but like the seat Nappa leather, the flip-up package is also an optional package.
On the vehicle system, the 10.25-inch touch screen does not have a full LCD dashboard, and the car machine system based on the overseas version has not been able to continue to provide CarPlay mobile phone interconnection, and only CarLife is available. However, in the UI design of many functions and corresponding interfaces, including navigation, voice, and car connection, the imported Paris Emperor is consistent with overseas, and the exquisiteness and ease of use of the picture are also worthy of pertinence.
In the on-board configuration, it is a pity that the car and machine fail to match the panoramic image or full-speed cruise, but the reverse image and the fixed speed cruise with active safety systems such as active braking are still biased towards practicality. The driving mode selection system supports off-road, snow mode, and optimizes wilderness driving ability through steep slopes. Other functional accessories include front-row acoustic glass, multi-zone air conditioning throughout the car, steering wheel shifts, and 8 airbags for the whole car.
In the cabin space, Paristi, which adopts a three-row 7-seat (6-seat free option) layout, can provide a total of 1 fist head space for the experiencer of 180cm, and in the case of maintaining the minimum leg space of the second row of 1 punch, the head and leg space of the third row of seats can be nearly 1 punch each, which is a very good performance.
Mechanical structure
In terms of powertrain, Hyundai provided Paristi with a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6 engine, which was first matched with an 8AT gearbox. This six-cylinder engine can provide the vehicle with a maximum power of 200 kW and a maximum torque of 336 N·m, and the drive is also equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system, although the lack of limited-slip differential speed, but the latter can still optimize the control stability of the vehicle in different road conditions.
On the chassis suspension, Paristi is equipped with a front McPherson independent suspension + rear multi-link independent suspension, which is slightly weaker for a flagship SUV, but fortunately, its overall tuning is still relatively balanced, and the passing and steering control are crisp enough.
Write at the end
Through the official import channels of Hyundai to enter the Chinese auto market, Paristi, as a flagship medium and large SUV, its starting threshold of less than 300,000 yuan is indeed low, not to mention that the 3.5L four-wheel drive automatic GL model in the lens is only 310,800 yuan, in terms of its configuration and overall strength performance, it still comes up with a level that exceeds this price. Accustomed to the German and Japanese systems, does not the Korean flagship try?