The Hyundai Trajet ) is a 7-seater multi-purpose vehicle that is manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Motor Company is a Korean multinational automaker based in Seoul, South Korea which, along with Kia, comprises the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, the world's fourth largest automaker as of 2009. As of 2011, it is the world's fastest growing automaker for two years running...

. The series was launched in 1999 with the 2.0 GSI models and a choice of gasoline

Gasoline

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, diesel or LPG

Autogas

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 power, followed by the limited edition

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 SE 2.7 V6 in 2001.

The Trajet models have three rows of seats. With a number of ingenious seating configurations, they allow for extra luggage

Luggage

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 space, and with easily removable seating, can accommodate larger items. The front seats can rotate through 180 degrees to face the passengers at the back when the car is stationary, and the back seats can also be turned into tables, making a virtual office space or picnic area.

Hyundai stated that Hyundai Starex

Hyundai Starex

The Hyundai Starex is a van built by the Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea andIndonesia.First generation models were known in Europe as the Hyundai H-1 and as the Hyundai H200 in the Netherlands...

 is not the Trajet's successor, because the Grand Starex is not a minivan.