The Hyundai Staria Hybrid was recently released in the Philippines. It's noticeably bigger than the Toyota Zenix Hybrid, but the cheapest Staria Hybrid (the 11-seater) is around the same price as the Toyota. It's bigger, it can carry more people, and if the seats can fold, it can carry more cargo inside.
It may be more challenging to drive around Metro Manila but using this for road trips, and as an alternate car when the Wigo is number coding, would be the primary purpose for this car.
Yes, I know it sounds crazy since I hate driving in Metro Manila traffic. And yes, I do not like driving bigger vehicles. Then again, sometimes you need to break out of your comfort zone in order to grow as a human being.
So, what would I rather have between the Zenix and the Staria? I'm really not so sure anymore. They both have pros and cons, and at the moment I'm leaning more toward the Staria. As long as I can probably modify it a bit, like adding a front, rear, and interior dash cam. According to the Staria Hybrid brochure the 11-seater HEV GL variant does have rear cameras so I don't have to worry about that anymore.
Out.
