Avante 2011 model almost similar design with current Sonata, but can't afford one yet..

since no idea when is this coming out, and can't wait anymore, so i just bought the current version for slightly below 82k...

overall, great car, love the MDPS or EPS, space is great, and the price for 2.0 car.. it's simply awesome..

anyone wanna get one can PM me also.. I can share my SA's contact.. great guy.. (can literally put with all my BS and CB-ness without losing his cool - I'm quite a fussy customer )

From a price point perspective its still offering much more value compared to other competitors who have also 2 or less airbags with no traction control, smaller engine, torsion beam, no 5 year warranty. Seem to me its a good deal.

Kia Forte offers a lot of goodies but 2 years warranty is not assuring whilst Proton Insipra has brand reliability issues. Furthermore its 10K more for a 2.0 spec.

Resale value will definitely take a hit but likelyhood the new avante will be priced higher so the damage will be mitigated. If you buy a Korean make in Malaysia your main concern should not be resale value or you will be disappointed.

But then inspira build by proton in tanjung malim wor..

if the handling is good (not the current Tucson's feel), I might consider.
Sonata is just tooo big/long to find city parking

regardless of the "depreciation".
hopefully it's the GDi engine as well.
the 5 years warranty is well captivating.

Hyundai parts are equally expensive as Japanese parts...

Nevertheless, they are assembled. For the first few batches, there shouldn't be any concern or question about the quality, but subsequent batches with higher local contents - that's when durability and endurance about the car are questioned. 

If u all think 2011 Avante came with GDI 1.6 engine with 6spd GB.....
Forte now in Korea ald released GDI 1.6 engine with 6spd GB also....
http://www.kia.co.kr/vehicles/forte/
will be available in malaysia somewhere in 2011 also....
in term of technology, i think Forte wins....but 2011 Avante also offers technology of it's own that few not available in Forte like build in GPS, Meter...
KIA and Hyundai are brothers company, so, they kinda work more like in a team.....

i think the price will maintain...if not, will increase abit..

for 1 thing i can be sure, hyundai won't compete with KIA coz they are like brothers company....under the same big CEO..

If this car price is over 100K mark, then Hyundai can just forget about it to get good sales in Malaysia. Just for the Hyundai Sonata alone, the price is too close to the Camry and Accord price, so people will surely consider the Japanese rather than Korean. Not to mention the Nissan is launching the Teana this month, I think Hyundai really need to reduce the price if really want to grab sales from Japanese car maker.

My guess is the 2.0l will be 115k and the 1.6l will be 95k because its CBU but again it depends on what kind of specs they are giving us.

Current 2.0L is RM97k. If they priced over this amount, Hyundai will be at the losing end.

actually the current one look quite nice.

Avante is suppose to be up against Civic and Altis. I forsee it will be priced 10k+ lower than the competition. Same strategy for the Sonata.

Regarding Forte pricing. To be honest I am also surprised. I am sure Naza has done some magic which I doubt SD can do (or even bother to do). Kudos to Naza for pricing Forte competitively.

comparison in the net show that sonata pawn both camry & accord...but i forgot...this is malaysia...only T & H in our people mind

With the hybrid getting tax free, insight is a very tempting option now too!!!

From the info i got, the price is definitely below RM100k but won't be as cheap as the Forte. 

Still not finalized as the RHD models specs are still not finalized, but the estimate price of the 1.6 Avante is the same as Forte 2.0 

Cant wait to see how much they're selling it

Existing 2.0 cost almost RM100K

1.6/1.8 most likely cost around RM80-95K

Hopefully!