Happy Birthday Hyundai and Grandma
2006 Hyundai Azera has plenty to celebrate about
X: I can’t believe that grandma is turning 90 this month. How old does that make you?
Boomer: Old enough to be your mother and a grandmother myself. Anyway, there is no better way to celebrate such an event than to throw a surprise birthday party. My mom is going to love the New York themed bash we have planned this weekend.
X: Oh, it’s a surprise? That’s OK she doesn’t read our column anyway. She has no idea that I am going to chauffeur her around in the 2006 Hyundai Azera Limited over the weekend. The “Powder White Pearl” exterior of the car we’re test driving all week makes the vehicle look like a luxurious town car.
Boomer: Not only is it luxurious on the outside, but the interior is quite comfortable; like a town car. The spacious, stylish interior competes with the Lexus ES 330. It is clean looking with elegant wood and aluminum trim, and it has quality touches like a thick headliner, fabric-wrapped door pillars, and triple door seals. Those are things a woman of my age appreciates.
X: It is also extremely roomy for a woman of your age who gets bloated often. There are 44 inches of legroom in the front and 38 inches of legroom in the backseat. Grandma will have plenty of space to stretch out her 4'9" frame. Thank goodness I get my height from Dad.
Boomer: And your sarcasm. Please don’t forget that you are in charge of picking up the New York-style pizza at Rays.
X: Who is Ray? Mom, don’t tell me you are trying to match me up with a guy who makes pizza out of his house? The last time you set me up with a guy from New York, he tried to sell me fake Rolex’s out of the trunk of his car.
Boomer: Rays is the name of the pizza place on Bell Road. However, that sounds like a great gift for your grandmother. She still has her Timex watch from the 1950’s.
X: Maybe we could get her something similar to what the Azera has in it. It comes standard with an AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system with steering wheel controls. She can’t play her 8-track tapes in it, but we can record her favorite songs to an MP3 player as a birthday gift. What do you think?
Boomer: I think it may be too complicated for her. She still calls our stereo a high fidelity record player. Maybe we should stick with the back massager that your sister Julia suggested, or the foot massager that your brother Jason suggested.
X: It sounds like by the time you’re 90 years old you want everything massaged.
Boomer: So do I and I mean everything!
X: Too much information. I hope Gram feels massaged when she sits inside the Azera and get’s her ride to the surprise party. It can go from 0-60 in 6.5 seconds. The Azera is said to be the quickest Hyundai ever. It comes with ultra low emissions (ULEV) DOHC 3.8-liter, V6 engine with continuously variable valve timing (CVVT). Also, the Azera has 263 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque. Not that gram cares about that.
Boomer: Don’t be so sure, she still drives her Nissan Altima pretty fast on the 101 from Sun City West to Cave Creek Road. I believe she would find driving the Azera very relaxing. She would love to drive it cross country to New York.
X: By herself? What about Pop? Wouldn’t he go along?
Boomer: Then it wouldn’t be relaxing.
X: You know grandma isn’t the only one celebrating a birthday. Hyundai turned 20 this year, and the 2006 Azera is new to the Korean car company lineup. I would say the Azera is getting the attention of people who have doubted the manufacturer’s ability to mix style, function and their great warranty.
Boomer: Do you know what Hyundai means in Korean?
X: I believe it means modern, which is why they decided to replace the old Hyundai XG350 with the new Hyundai Azera, which is big brother to the Sonata.
Boomer: Speaking about family, that reminds me that I should call your brother and remind him that he is in charge of picking up the deli food at Chompie’s.
X: I thought we were having pizza?
Boomer: Well, we decided to represent New York cuisine the best we can by offering several different types of food. We are going to have pizza, deli food, Chinese, and Italian.
X: We should also try to invite outgoing, sarcastic people like you to accurately portray New York residents to make gram feel at home.
Boomer: Very funny!
X: The Azera Limited also has a huge list of standard features, which include 17” 10-spoke alloy wheels with a full-size spare, remote keyless entry, power rear sunshade, leather seats, heated seats, wood grain steering wheel, automatic headlight control, and cruise control.
Boomer: Wow! And the Limited starts just under $27,000. Sounds like a great deal. Maybe we should all chip in and get a Hyundai Azera for your grandma’s birthday.
X: A plastic model maybe. Mom, she is turning 90! How many more driving years does this vibrant, funny, loving woman have to drive?
Boomer: She had her license renewed on Tuesday for ten more years my dear.
X: I hope I stay as young as grandma has; she is still so much fun to be around. She loves test driving all our convertibles with us because she likes the feel of the wind blowing through her white hair.
Boomer: And it gets her out of the house and away from Pop Pop for a few hours.
X: All I know is that I want to be a grandma like her when I get older.
Boomer: Don’t you want to be a mom like me first?
X: Let me think about that.
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