okay ...just came back from Hyundai Glenmarie and test drove the 2.0 high spec sonata CBU unit ..

sound insulation: good.. speaking within the cabin without raising my voice (even with the radio turned on)

power steering: abit on the soft side which is great for those tai-tai (as i prefer more responsive steering)

power delivery : good the torque kicks in as soon as i floor down the accelerator.. one more thing which i'm not quite sure whether its normal for those semi-auto transmission cars.. for sonata even though i put the gear into semi auto mode it will still auto upshift for me when it hits high rpm

gadget offering: good with the keyless entry, stop/start ignition , above average stock sound system, the cockpit of the car is great

styling: perhaps still fresh look therefore its capturing my attention especially for the curve lines.. u'll drool when u fit the car with after market rims

suspension & absorber : tried the car on tarmac and some bumpy roads around glenmarie... the car absorbs all the uneven surface gracefully

the only complain i had for this car is the stock tyres.. tried to attck a sharp roundabout and the car skidded (mebbe the car i tried not equipped with ESP + its raining that time)...

with 150k to burn its considered a good buy especially with the features and gadgets thrown in.. but malaysian buyer's mindset u know la .. T & H comes first.. especially the price is like 4-6k difference.. therefore Hyundai better buckle up for a good fight

This post has been edited by adri4n: Jun 25 2010, 05:09 PM

hankook tyres...esp is traction control no ? esp onli on 2.0 high spec and 2.4

all car value depreciates.. like it or not.. the difference is just that how much it drops ?

if your concern is in this, then can i suggest you get a proton or perodua .. lol

my potong waja 1.6 2003 bought at 62k
now after 7 years selling 22k (roughly)

40k lost in 7 years period.. im losing 5.7k per year

compared to my fren's civic 2007 136k
now after 3 years selling 100k

36k lost in 3 years period translate to 12k lost annually

anyway with these players ford/chevy/peugeot/citroen/hyundai/kia in the market this will provide more choices to the buyers provided that they price their offerings competitively within the same price bracket as the all time favourite T and H