hopefully 1.8 is less than 100k
planning to get this car
any new info regarding this avante?

if 1.8 is less than 100k.. no need to think about civic anymore..
place my booking on the spot!

Either way i think the new Civic is crap. The design has gone backward instead of forward. The newly launched car received very poor ratings in US while the top rated car there was the Hyundai Elantra. Now i just saw some pics of the upcoming Camry which is very disappointing as well. Although its the US Hybrid version but it wont change much for our Malaysian model.

So now both Toyota and Honda have screwed up their business by releasing these crap models. What choice do any of us have? Despite being a Toyota supporter for the past 8 yrs, i think i may have to look elsewhere when i change my Vios early next year.

impossible la below 100k, SD company never leave a chance to suck blood
since hyundai car recently gain so much popular in malaysia. BTY i also deadly about this avante(not like elantra name) ,should place Avante as name , feel more refresh from age time(bad image,lame design)...

My neck is so long now waiting for it to launch..

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after this..mazda and hyundai might be a first choice..:-)

I've placed the booking last month. Waiting to get the 1st batch.
It's a very long waited model. Hope the price won't leave me speechless.

can place booking already ar?
how much to pay for booking?

New H&P ruling, u dont have to pay for your booking.

Just goto any hyundai u can play ur interest under "waiting" list.

i totally agree with you.. honda and toyota have disappoint in the last year or so..
but for the elantra i don't think we are getting the US version in malaysia..
and i heard the engine is different as well? not the GDI?
in malaysia, a honda is still a honda and a toyota is a toyota.. the market will still go for these 2 brands..
if the pricing for elantra is just a few k below a civic.. i'd rather get a civic..

Well surely! No matter how ugly Toyota or Honda gets, im sure their sales will still be high. But this time it will be different. Their sales will drop. Before this, both Honda & Toyota did well with their Civic and Camry respectively. But now both these cars might come out looking outdated which will surely affect sales since Malaysians now have the option of the Forte, Optima, Sonata and Elantra. The Japs are gonna get whacked nice and hard for their reluctance to move with the times.

The Koreans need to improve on their after sales service especially in Malaysia. They can have the best designed cars with the latest specs but after sales service is something Malaysians hold dearly to in addition to resale value.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Aug 4 2011, 05:42 PM

honda might have trouble pitting em civic with the new korean with new stunning design ques alone, but malaysian mentallity with honda n all japs are still very much fanboyism like. hyundai can really strike homerun with this if thier manage to get these avante a good handling+pricing. new civic already "suffers" in US

I have placed a booking for avante 1.8 too..
the sales manager at glemarie said that will be launch End of october or september. @.@ Giraffe adi

i have a friend recently bought a kia sportage.. and ppl were saying that he cannot get a jap, get a korean instead.. and my bro recently abandon his plan to get a sonata..

anyway, i hope the pricing will be competitive.. hopefully forte price range.. but im just hoping..
and like cybermaster says, the after sales service need to improve..

Forte 2.0 is 90k+ and this gonna be 100k+???

if over 100k.. rather wait for the good news from the DRB HICOM...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQOnM2W0hx4&feature=related

This post has been edited by MorningBoyz: Aug 6 2011, 04:41 PM

with this GDi engine coming in...I'm hoping this comes in as well...

hyundai veloster..hatchback.

hope so. seen this car in korean drama city hunter. the blue colour looks very nice to me

i like everything about this car, BUT except the front bumper....