• The Hyundai Entourage is a minivan, like the one seen here.white van image by goce risteski from Fotolia.com
  
  The Hyundai Entourage is a four-door minivan produced between 2007 and 2009. It is a rebadged variation on the Kia Sedona. In 2009, it was named a Best Family Car by Parents magazine and Edmunds.com, and it was also ranked the third least expensive car to insure by U.S. News Rankings and Reviews.
  
  

Engine and Brakes

• The Hyundai Entourage is equipped with a 3.8-liter dual-overhead-camshaft multi-point injection 24-valve V6 engine. It has 4-wheel anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist. The front brakes are power ventilated, and the rear brakes are solid disc. It has a shift interlock system and a traction control system with electronic stability control. It has a five-speed automatic transmission with manual shift control and a lock-up torque converter.
  
  

Wheels and Suspension

• The Entourage features four 17-inch alloy wheels. Its tires are P235/60R17. It comes with a compact spare tire. Its front suspension is an independent MacPherson strut, and its rear suspension is an independent multi-link with coil springs.
  
  

Safety Features

• All three interior rows of seats in the Entourage have roof-mounted side-curtain airbags, and the front passenger seat has seat-mounted side-impact airbags. All the seats have three-point seat belts. The steering column is designed to absorb energy in a collision, and there are ample front and rear crumple zones. There is an Occupant Classification System, which detects whether an adult or a child is sitting in a given seat and adjusts the airbag speed accordingly. In the front seat, there are adjustable seat belt anchors with pretensioners and force limiters.
  
  

Other Specifications

• The Entourage gets 16 miles per gallon in the city and 23 mpg on the highway. The car body is 202 inches long by 78.1 inches wide by 71.5 inches tall. It has a curb weight of 4,400 pounds and a gross weight of 5,898 pounds. Its wheelbase measures 118.9 inches, and its ground clearance is 6.6 inches.