The Hyundai Dynasty is a premium

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sedan that debuted in 1996. Manufactured by

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, features of the Dynasty included

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, dual climate control, and power memory seats (front and rear). To differentiate the Dynasty from its shared

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smaller

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, Hyundai used a different badge (stylized D logo) for Dynasty. 00 hyundai dynasty 1 2

The Dynasty was produced in

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and it was discontinued in 2005. The Dynasty was the top level flagship at its introduction, but it was a front wheel drive vehicle. It featured higher level of luxury equipment and was available in extended length versions to differentiate it from the Grandeur models. The 2.5-litre V6 engine produces at 6000 rpm, while the larger 3 and 3.5-liter engines offered at 6000 and 5500 rpm respectively. The claimed outputs later dropped to , and the 3-liter engine eventually dropped to . When the joint luxury flagship

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was introduced in April 1999, the flagship designation was removed from the Dynasty and sales suffered. The 3.5-litre engine was discontinued at this time. With the introduction of a separate

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for the rear-drive

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, the market segment position formally filled by the front-wheel drive Dynasty was replaced by the

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Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...