The Hyundai Grandeur is a mid-size/full-size sedan manufactured and marketed globally by Hyundai Motor Company since 1986. A Mitsubishi design, it succeeded a license-built Ford Granada mk II. The Grandeur has evolved through four generations with intermediate restylings, and is marketed under various nameplates worldwide — prominently as the Hyundai Azera. As the Azera, it was considered the flagship model of Hyundai within the United States until the arrival of the Genesis sedan.
The first Grandeur was a rebadged Mitsubishi Debonair produced by Hyundai. Initially launched with Mitsubishi-sourced 2.0L SOHC MPI engine also used in the first generation Sonata, a 2.4 L SOHC MPI engine was added in 1987. A V6 3.0 L engined model was launched in 1991 to better compete with the Daewoo Imperial.
