The Hyundai Equus Was More Than Just a Gaudy Korean Cadillac. Not Much More, But More
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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Hyundai has fought a stigma in the United States since coming here in the mid-1980s. In other parts of the world, it faces no such hurdles, but the way it was marketed in the US has given it a fair amount to overcome as it tries to move upmarket. Much of this is Hyundai’s own doing.
This car, the Equus, was meant to begin erasing those perceptions. Much like the Lexus LS that debuted here in 1990, the Equus was an out-of-nowhere upstart that would bring the game not only to the LS sedan, but even top dogs Mercedes-Benz and BMW. This was ambitious, to say the least - not even Cadillac or Lincoln have tried to build cars at this price point for many years, and they still enjoy a strong upmarket reputation in the US.
Did it succeed? Sort of.
Full review and test drive if a 2011 Hyundai Equus Ultimate by Billof Curious Cars. Vehicle will be for sale soon on Cars and Bids by Andrew, a private owner.
Former Andrew cars:
Link to Andrew’s Audi A8L:
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Link to and Andrew’s Mercedes-Benz S600:
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@@amishparadise1924 Probably.
I've been watching Bill for almost a year and a half. Whine about animals? check. Complain about the sh*tty weather? check. Videos more than 40 mins, when they are meant to be less than 30? check. But I still watch each one end to end
It's why I love the show too Darrell; no question about it.
It's comedy 🤣
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This is so sad to read. I’m so sorry you’re having to go through it. Not sure if you believe in God or prayer (I know I’m sure struggling with both right now) but I’ll send one out for you and your grandma. Hang in there!
Isn't he a pip? I love how he swears and that sigh gets me every time. But Bill, PLEASE I'm DYING to get back to FL (stuck in TN right now) I'd GLADLY take the foggy sunglasses and dripping forehead any day over this crap and the 40's to come at the end of the week!
You crack me up. If you lost interest in your car gig -- you'd be great as a stand up comedian. I can't afford any of the cars you're promoting, but I throughly enjoy your presentation. Have a good one, Denis
I have an Equus, I use it for my airport transportation service, it's the nicest car i've ever had. 220k and still like the day I bought it. my customers love it.
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Congrats Bill! Always love your 40 minute rants disguised as car reviews LMAO. Thanks for providing great entertainment for all these years!
Bill, at 59 years old, I LOVE all your crusty, salty, bitter, sarcastic, morose, adorably shitty commentary. I look forward to every video, and like you think life was simpler and better in most ways in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
DON'T EVER STOP, YOU ARE WELL LOVED BY SO MANY OF US!!!
Could not agree with you more Mark! I feel the same way about our buddy Bill.
Agree with your appreciation of Bill! I'll be 59 in a month and except for not having the internet at our fingertips back then life was better & easier in the 1980's & 1990's. Remember receiving BOTH Quarterly and Annual BONUSES? Unless where I worked was on the ropes I'd get around $4,000/Qtr and $7 or $8 annually, and it was ON TOP OF our normal salary. The "kids" reading this won't understand this one either, but before the shysters talked you into funding your own retirement with 401K's there was something called a *PENSION!!! EVERY YEAR WITHOUT FAIL my employer would put $12,000 to $15,000 into it.* Yes, employers funded your retirement. And without 24/7 smartphones taking away all our privacy & free time we actually maintained a work/life balance. Yes... things were pretty good in the '80s & '90s.
P.S. All those dollar amounts are *NOT* CONVERTED into 2021 numbers!
Bill, nearly everything in my life (and lots of our lives) nowadays is really shitty, so don't ever feel you're alone in this; you're not. You're my favorite car guy here on RUclips because you say what you feel very candidly and honestly and don't pull any punches. The fact some comments aren't about the cars at all, make me love your show the most of all!! :-)
Quickly becoming my favorite adult car review channel - love the witt, sarcasm, attitude etc. I'm at that age that it makes sense and makes me relate & laugh. 110 mph on the freeway NICE!
One of the best Automobile review channels. I look forward to it every week!
We got Hyundai cars in Canada a few years earlier than the USA, 1984, with the introduction of the Pony (hatchback) and Stellar (sedan), both RWD. The first Hyundai in the USA was the Excel which was FWD.
I have a 1986 Hyundai Pony 4DR hatchback. Very basic car with manual everything: locks, steering, brakes, windows, seats, CHOKE, points ignition, and NO catalytic converter. It was so early for Hyundai it was equipped with Mitsubishi 4G32 1.6L 4 cyl and 5 speed manual transmission. The chassis was based on the European Ford Cortina.
Bill, Congratulations on hitting 100,000 subscribers! Your reviews are a breath of fresh air. You tell it like it is, my friend.
Happy 100K. You being you is effing funny. I'm sure there's something cultish about it like Rocky Horror or Winnebago Man.
Never thought I would watch a 45mins video about an Equus, but this was very entertaining.
You are the best, most entertaining, car reviewer on RUclips! I love every one of your videos. You’re twice as good as Doug DeMuro or Savageese. And they are very good.
glad we are reaching you Bill, you certainly keep us entertained with your "short" and "quick" reviews
As a chipper Canadian mechanic I really like the way you review these fine unobtainium autos! Keep up the good work!!!!!!
You hit 100K. Congratulations. Wish you well.
Yes brother I wonder how he did it 100k
Thank you Bill! Curious Cars and Vice Grip Garage are the only reason I go on You Tube!
I laughed my ass off at the compilation! Its a masterpiece, and Bill, you're a national treasure!
I can't get enough of your comedic value! I can't stop laughing. You with the pot, the gun, the coke, the animals. You truly make my day. love your reviews.
13:56 "This one being an Ultimate series "ELANTRA"... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good subliminal dig there 😂
My grandfather passed away earlier this year, and I can't explain how much Bill's videos have helped me. Between his humor and his nagging, it never fails to make me laugh. My grandad had the very same humor as Bill and overall was like a copy of Bill. Another thing Bill has in common with my late grandad was his love for Mercedes. Thank you again Bill, and never change.
Hang in there Kevin! Everyone needs a Bill in their life to stay humble!
You’re one of my favorite shows to watch. Even when I don’t care for the car your reviewing you make it very entertaining. I like it that you’re yourself. You make me and my younger brother laugh as we both are auto enthusiasts. May you soon get 200,000 followers soon👍
Congrats on the 100k subs!! You are unique in the car review market and I suspect that you won't stop at 100K subs, at least not as long as you keep fibbing about video length, crappy weather, psycho animals, etc. You are the diversion to my s****y life. Thanks, Bill and best wishes. My love to Dalton. 😁😁
Congrats Bill on 100k subs!!! This is why I watch your videos; you review a JDM right hand Celica one day and this Equus the next!! You are a car guy through and through my friend! You are one of us!!
Bill, I love to hear you rip on Dalton the worthless detailer. You're the best!
Bill you have no idea the joy your videos bring just got done cutting my grass & I would watch you do a review on my Briggs & Stratton lawn mower great job over the years you earned it !!
Yes
Been with you since 20K subs Bill....keep growing and making those Canadians extra chipper!
Same and hope he stays healthy love the vids
Hi Bill new to your channel. I am the owner of a 2011 Genesis which I bought new from a dealer in Fayetteville, NC while I was stationed in Iraq. Bought it over the internet and had my wife fly from San Antonio to go pick it up. I still have the car with 111800 miles. It still runs like a champ and would love to have a Eguis. Keep up the good work. Larry
Your reviews are great, you make me laugh like hell and you possibly are more snarky and hateful than I am which just sweetens the pot! Your car knowledge for real is amazing, keep up the great work!
Congratulations Bill! Speaking with Stevie Wonder, "You bring some joy inside our tears"
Bill, you’re the best! Congrats!
Congratulations, Bill. I've been watching for a year/ year and a half, and I still get very excited when I see another vid posted.
this is the second video i watched from this channel and it definitely has a subscribe hit... this dude is HE-LARRY-US!! a bird without a head looking at you i was crying!!! gonna watch some more videos now... and the leg room for the backseat part had me crying!!
For the love of God. Bill actually reviews a Korean car. Hell must've frozen over.
Lol why do you say so brother ?
At least it’s a dollar store S-Class 😂
Congratulations on 100K 👍 - You are a uniquely funny person that really knows cars and their history - you provide both humor and knowledge - of course you draw subscribers
‘How can I be a wealthy Korean banker without supported thighs?” 😂😂😂👏👏
I've been around back when Bill was "nice" and the videos were only 8ish minutes long. Absolutely love the channel, keep it up Bill! We all love getting a laugh from your videos.
ALWAYS A GOOD TIME WITH BILL. THX!
RUclips is saying you have hit 100,000
If so then you deserve a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Bill!!!!!
Love your videos, your balmy reviews are priceless. The compilation video is hilarious - the wheezing clips had me in stitches…
Thank you Bill for all the nice and informative videos with alot of humor .
Congratulation on making it to 100K. Great accomplishment. Love your car videos and your down-to-earth car humorous reviews.
Bill, you're probably the most honest guy on here. It's the joy you have in being honest that makes your videos legendary. The cars are just great props (sometimes really great - I wish you were delivering to Western Australia) but in all truth, we're delighted to join you trash talk cars, their designers, their owners' neighbours, gardeners, birdlife and the weather we could not care less about. But we do, because of a used car salesman with a crap life. Hope things get better for you, they already have for us. Thanks mate.
Congrats Bill on the 100k milestone. You are a walking Automotive Encyclopedia and a joy to listen to. Onward and upward! Salute!
I really like this car, I like the “underdog” car brands Hyundai and Kia. I feel the South Koreans work very hard to give customers great quality and value for their money.
Bill, Thanks for the great video. You are the classic automotive comedian! I was LOL so many times during this great piece of footage. I have to make it to Naples and take you out to lunch. We will have to go somewhere though where the tables are wide and deep in the case you make me LOL and I spit up my food on you.....LOL.
Congrats on 100k
My day is shot once I start watching your videos. I have to watch at least three or four. Love your work. Keep them coming!
Ahh Bill, what can I say, I found your reviews by accident, and I must say, that I'm very pleased that I did, what and how you review is unique and beyond funny, in fact, I have introduced your videos to a bunch of my car nut friends, and we all enjoy them to no end. I especially like how unlike most reviewers doing drives of the cars, you have the balls to show how fast your going on your freeway clips, never knew that a CLS 6.3s could run from 100 m.p.h. to 140 that fast, please keep up the excellent work, and thank you for being you.
You’d think they could build cars that last like Toyotas in 54 years. Congrats on 100k Bill!
Why do you say so brother ?
@@johnsonbokamoso5128 Have you heard of more than 1 hitting 300k miles brother?
Hyundai and Kia are making cars that are on par with Toyota with an exception of their Theta engine series and teething problems with their DSG trans (What DSG isn't a unreliable turd?). That Theta engine is a complete shame when put in Optimas and Sonatas, ruins a very good car. I'll also add, I have seen a couple early 00's Sonatas, a Sorrento, and a a couple early 00's Elantras with 300K. I don't know how reliable those 300K miles were, but I've seen them on marketplace and Craigslist. Not a Kia or Hyundai guy, but I give them credit for the strides they've made since the sack of shit 1980's Hyundai Pony they came into the market with for example.
Hello Bill from Ron in Manchester in England, sorry that your weather is still muggy and crap, here in Manchester it is wet and cold. Another fantastic review.
Lol you sound like it's personal bro why?
@@johnsonbokamoso5128 can you please expand???
@@ronmccullock1407 it's like you are a close friend to him ?
@@johnsonbokamoso5128 I like Bill
Concrat's on 100ks subscribers 🔝🔝🔝👍
Thanks a lot and Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
You're really the best on market 😅😂😎
Take care.
Top notch commentary! Love the videos, laughing hysterically, legless Canadians in the back seat.
Bill I usually HATE the Foreign cars you review, but I got to say this one is friggen amazing. Your video was also per usual. Thanks.... :) :)
This man is an absolute legend! His characterization of our Florida "sweat swamp" weather is spot on. As to the car, I remember the day my dad came home and drug my mother and I to the Hyundai dealership saying he was gonna buy one of these. On the way over, he kept going on and on, saying he was gonna save so much money and yada yada. We get there, and I thought the grill and weird logo were the gaudiest looking things I had ever seen. However, it wasn't until the test drive when the whole car started vibrating that he finally realized that this car's build quality just wasn't up to snuff. Went to the Lexus dealer and bought an LS. Still has it to this day.
And you hit 100k subscribers! Congrats Bill! A lot of us look forward to the old crabby man reviews you give us!😂😂
Bill keep the videos coming. Great to start the day off right!!!
I find your comments entertaining. Goats, birds, and the cat! Also love the background on the car and company details. Don’t change a thing!!! Antique cars are my favorite videos! June
Bill - "I'm sure this is going to be a short video. I have absolutely no doubts about that."
Only 42 minutes of comedy gold followed that joke.
I'm a hyundai fan, but your description of equus emblem made me scream 🤣🤣🤣 great work, man!
Greet's from Serbia! Love your vids!
That's a nice looking car with the exception of the hood ornament. Made back when front ends still had reasonably sized front grilles.
The compilation video was great. Thanks for linking it
"GRANDPA MUNSTER's eyebrows" got a decent belly laugh outta that one! 😆 Much appreciated...
the 429 hp was great - another great car - I ran over 100K no issues lovely lovely fast car I got to go 0-60 under 5 seconds for a 4,616 lbs
Congratulations Bill, I watch you religiously, you always make my day !
Congratulations Bill, well deserved. Love it...keep them coming.
Congratulations on achieving 100000 subscribers Bill, god forbid you ever move to somewhere with perfect weather you'd have nothing to grumble about and we'd all miss that.
Best car reviewer on RUclips, hands down
This is so awesome! Congrats on 100k; you are all of our hero in the industry
Bill watching you rant on about cars is like chicken soup for the soul, 100k subscribers is well deserved. Congrats!!
Bill your reviews are head and shoulders above any other car guy on RUclips including the big names.
Bill you make my day. You are so frikking funny. You make me laugh. Continue being you it's refreshing. Keep up the good work.
31:13 “I pressed the sport button and nothing happens, I tried to do sporty things and nothing sporty happens” I love this guy. He reminds me of me with the level of distain and sarcasm and jadedness if that’s a word.
Bill - you are a gem! When the glove box dropped and I saw the piston I about fell out of my chair laughing 😂😂😂
You are awesomeness Bill. I'm a car nut who drives a semi and my girlfriend/sister in law (very long story) goes with me. She hates listening to car shows but you are a 100% exception to that. Thanks a bunch brother for helping the miles pass
Another stellar video! I also see you have a sense of style with those shoes and Sox! Just a suggestion about the guns. Keep your finger out of the trigger unless you’re planing to shoot. Putting a round of 50AE through Andrew’s engine block isn’t likely to endear yourself to him. It was a sweet piece, though!
congratulations Bill. doing great man. your videos are funny..
Hey Bill great content as usual ..I am a 🚛 truck driver out of the state of Georgia but grew up in Florida so I know all about the weather...love cars as well your knowledge of cars & its history is priceless...keep up the good work..
Congrats on 100k subscribers Bill!! I enjoy your humor and( limited knowledge) lol😀 on the vehicles you display.
Mazel Tov on 100k Bill! "...then on comes bumper music from The Today Show." You have an impressive inner wellspring of hilarious asides, as well as an uncanny ability to humourously string them all together. Cheers
It's a shìtty wet night here Bill you'll love it, come to Liverpool sometime.
You sound like you wanna buy a mercedes from him?
We love your videos Bob thank you
Congratulations on 100k buddy
For 100k you should do a q & a video or something like that
Bill, on behalf of the National Audubon Society, and many other Ornithological Associations, CONGRATULATIONS!
Congrats Bill!! Your videos are truly great and a breath of fresh (tho Irish farty) air in this increasingly shallow world.
Damn hits the freeway right Congrats on a 100k! I been a sub since ur first e wagon
This was an absolute joy to watch!
When you said 😂😂😂drunk driving assist, I fell off my couch 🛋️😂😂😂😇
And then Canadians who lost their legs 😂😂😂😂😂
Been watching these videos for the past few months. They are so informative and hilarious!
This guy’s great!
Yes brother and that's why I like him
Ya, he needs his own TV show
Gotta love Bill! Keeps his finger on the bang switch the entire time holding that eagle
From one crabby old man to another, I love the videos. Keep up the good work.
"There's that ssstupid hood ornament" oh man Bill you are so funny!!! 😄
Congratulations on 100k subscribers! I love your reviews, so keep em coming, Bill!
Could call these cars “The Headless Horseman” I always liked the hood ornament with a lady on her back holding her head and legs up in a V as she holds a figure 8 between her legs. Great for that car with a V8 engine. I saw the thing in the 1980’s and thought then it was a 50’s ornament. The guy at the car show wanted $500 and that was a lot then. I didn’t but should have bought it!
You’re my favorite “crabby ol’ bastard”, I’ll be watching til you hang up the gloves!! Thanks for the videos, keep doing what you’re doing, it is fantastic!!
I actually rode in an example just like this one in 2017. I was very impressed by how luxurious it was and for the price, it’s a bargain steal!
It's no Lexus. A Lexus buyer will never choose a Hyundai
@@8corymix8 unless that Lexus buyer just lost their job in this fucking lunatic Biden’s economy and chaos he might just choose the Hyundai lol. We’re all looking to save here and there…
@@dcarts5616 Well said !
@@8corymix8 as a two time lexus owner i can definitely say i would consider this in the used market. amazing car