★ Editor's Pick · The AutoFocus Verdict

Hyundai asks the same money for both engines here, which turns the usual budget question into a question of character. The V6 is quieter and pulls harder once it's spinning, the diesel uses roughly a third less fuel and does its best work down low, where a loaded van actually spends its life. Both tow the same. So if the Staria is going to earn its living, or spend its days full of people and their luggage, the diesel is the one to have, and choosing it costs nothing. For most buyers this grade is also the whole range, because the Lounge above it is a different vehicle at a very different price.