2007 Hyundai Azera Exterior Review [ 2008 ]
Hyundai Azera Exterior Review
Exterior - 7.5 (Good)
A popular conclusion among reviewers was that the Azera exterior is tasteful, classic and has an expensive and perhaps even sophisticated look. Edmunds pays a (somewhat backhanded) compliment to the styling by noting that "with a tasteful chrome grille and crisp body lines, this sedan looks more like an Acura than a Hyundai." At the same time, however, many reviewers found the look bland and unexciting.
Kelley Blue Book writers admire the Azera's "lovely lines and classy look," claiming it would not be out of place in a line-up of more expensive sedans with its "look-at-me" appeal. With its trapezoidal grille and centered Hyundai logo, the Azera is "an attractively sculpted car," reports the Washington Post, with exterior lines that are "classic, clean and sophisticated." USA Today finds the styling of the Azera to be the first thing noticed, with "an amalgam of pleasing influences, making up in grace what it might lack in originality." The Azera SE package upgrades to 17" alloy wheels and chrome moldings.
At the same time, a common feeling among auto reviewers about the Azera exterior was indifference. Although recognizing its exterior improvements, many found it bland and unadventurous. Reviewers from Motor Week find the "more organic" look of the Azera very conservative and less likely to attract buyers who are interested in the "more adventurous Maxima." New Car Test Drive auto reviewers find nothing new or striking about the Azera's look, but recognize its "proportional flow that both catches and pleases the eye." Car and Driver found the Azera look to be "nondescript" and "slightly dull", and U.S News reviewer Rick Newman finds that while the styling is "clean and streamlined," the Hyundai Azera "doesn't stand out." The Chicago Tribune even notes that the Azera "looks more like an Infiniti wannabe."
