Hyundai Gives 2016 Azera & Genesis Sedan A Tech Nudge

It’s so quiet over at Hyundai and their 2016MY Azera and Genesis sedans that you can almost hear the crickets chirping. This is going be a short one, so let’s go straight ahead and list the changes on both cars.

The Azera continues to be offered in two trim levels, both powered by a 293hp 3.3-liter V6, with the more expensive Limited adding Smart Cruise Control with Stop/Start capability and an Electronic Parking Brake as standard equipment for 2016. The only thing that changes on the base model for this year is a $100 increase in MSRP at $34,100.

Moving on to the Genesis, all models now come equipped with standard HID headlights and LED Daytime Running Lights (DRLs), with Hyundai also making LED fog lights available on the 311hp 3.8-liter V6 variant, the price of which was hiked by $750 to $38,750 for the RWD version.

As for the top-of-the-line, RWD-only, 420hp 5.0-liter V8 Genesis, it will cost you an extra $2,350 for the 2016MY at $53,850, but it more than makes up for that increase with the inclusion of the previously optional, $3,250 Ultimate Package that adds the following features:

– Continuous Damping Control suspension
– Heads-up display
– Premium DIS Navigation with 9.2-inch HD Display
– Lexicon 17-speaker Discrete Logic 7 surround audio
– Power Trunk Lid
– Dual mode Vent Control HVAC and CO2 sensor

Keep in mind, all MSRPs listed here for the Azera and Genesis exclude delivery and handling fees. Both 2016MY sedans will go on sale at Hyundai’s dealers in the States in November.