Hyundai’s Staria line-up – both the Staria people mover and Staria Load van variants – has received some technology and styling updates for the new model year.
Amongst the features for the 2025 model year are Bluelink connected car services and rain sensing wipers, which feature as standard for 2025 Staria Elite and Highlander and 2025 Staria Load Premium models. In addition, every 2025 Staria and Staria Load features 2D aluminium badging along with extra USB-C ports in the cabin.
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist has been replaced with Blind-Spot Collision Warning across the range.
2025 Staria is offered in three variants – the Staria, the Elite, and the Highlander – each with a choice of 3.5-litre V6 petrol and 2.2-litre turbo-diesel powertrains with 8-speed automatic transmission.
The 2025 Staria Load also is offered in three variants – a two-seat van, a 5-seat Crew van, and a two-seat Premium van – with the 2.2-litre turbo-diesel powertrain and 8-speed auto transmission, and a choice of liftback or twin-swing tailgate.
Hyundai’s Bluelink connected car services are provided free of charge for the first five years of new vehicle ownership and are transferrable to subsequent owners within this five-year period.
Key Bluelink features include:
- Automatic Collision Notification (ACN)
- Emergency Call (SOS) function
- Connected Routing with live traffic updates
- Alert services including geo-fencing, valet, speed & time alerts
- Remote control of climate & vehicle functions
- Navigation send-to-car
- Voice recognition for POI lookup & vehicle controls
- Live weather information
- Vehicle settings management
Pricing (MLP, excluding on roads and dealer delivery) for the 2025 Staria runs from $49,500 for the 3.5-litre FWD entry-level model, through to $67,500 for the 2.2-litre turbo diesel Highlander variant.
The Staria Load starts at $46,740 for the two-seat van. The five-seat Crew van comes in at $50,640, with the two-seat Premium van available for $51,740.
Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (July 2024)
15 July 2024