Hyundai Staria Load Van 2022 revealed | Hyundai finally replaces iLoad with Staria Load-FIRST LOOK!

Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) has just revealed local pricing and specification details of its load-lugging sibling, the Staria Load, which starts from $45,740 plus on-road costs. Due to be in showrooms by the end of the month, the Staria Load is available in four guises – adding to the six people mover variants on offer – the range consisting of a two-seat Van and five-seat Crew Van ($48,240 + ORC), each with the no-cost option of liftback or twin swing rear doors. Compared to the iLoad it replaces, the Staria Load offers more cargo space, more power and more standard safety features. Drive comes exclusively from a turbocharged 2.2-litre diesel engine developing 138kW and 430Nm. The new powerplant is the same as used in the people movers – and the Santa Fe large SUV – but unlike those models, sends its power to the front wheels only via an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, doing away with the iLoad’s old six-speed manual and five-speed automatic. Switching to front-wheel drive contributes to the Staria Load’s superior carrying capacity over its rear-drive iLoad predecessor, offering 4935 litres of space with a 93mm-higher roofline and marginally wider cargo bed. The cargo bed is 2607mm long, 1640mm wide and 1436mm high, enabling the Staria Load to swallow three Euro pallets compared to its predecessor’s two. Not only is the cargo space bigger, but access to it has been improved by extending the sliding side doors’ aperture to 870mm....