test drived the 1.6 today...quite disappointed no real pick up even with eco on or off....leather seat wasnt that comfy and its abit hard to turn corners coz the car is low so harder to see when turning left or right coz the side will really block your vision...

then test drive a city....damn city has more pick up power than the elantra 1.6

This forum doesn't replicate the real world out there. When I was in showroom I have heard lot of positive comment in the showroom and within the 30minutes I stayed there molesting the car, the SAs had confirmed 5 cars on the spot. Three 1.8 and 2 1.6HS
But then I believe someone will definitely cancel the booking if they expect the price to be similar to Forte

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Added on April 1, 2012, 2:37 pmThen you will feel like flying when you test a Vios

This post has been edited by caddilac: Apr 1 2012, 02:37 PM

vios crown have been taken over by turbo protons mah.

I suppose is because the car is too stable till you don't feel the speed.

haha, not that quiet but tyre insulation better than civic.
I feel that forte has better engine noise insulation though the handling is behind Elantra.

haha doubt i wan a dugong or a potong.....though i can say inspira (ins-piracy) has caught my eye

but for elantra other than the design...nothing much to offer

cant say for 1.8 since i can only test it next week but can only say comfort wise......sylphy thumps it in comfort and legroom at the back

I don't think the P3 will be as powerful as Vios in city coz P3 isn't as light and cvt gearbox won't give that kind of instant power as AT.
Btw both the CVT in Exora and Saga got quite some rubber band effect compared to the more matured tuning found in Japanese.

alesi say drive to believe mah.. have to take his word for now..

bro, so how? which car you getting? 1.6HS?

Every car sure have their pros and cons. Impossible to expect a car to be as stylish as Elantra, as good handling as Civic, as frugal as Altis, as spacious as Sylphy, as fully loaded as Forte all at the same time. You can only find the more balanced one.

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Added on April 1, 2012, 2:58 pmI will test the Preve when it is launched but i won't buy it
Yeah I have confirmed 1.6HS.

This post has been edited by caddilac: Apr 1 2012, 02:58 PM

not worth it!...and not need it!

maybe can find which meet nearly all above, like those new german C segments. only price is the issue..

Honestly, before I test this Hyundai Elantra, I have a very high hope on it, but after yesterday test-drive, everything seem totally opposite. When sitting inside, the head room is the most obvious bad design, I'm 6ft something, no matter how low I adjust the seat, when entering I have to becareful my head not to hit the roofline. Second, the dashboard layout is very weird, especially the center air cond vent. About performance, I only tested the 1.8 and I found the power isn't there, I can feel the sluggishness and I have to push harder to get the run faster a bit, and the NVH is bad, tires noise and engine noise is quite obvious, and the engine not as smooth as I expected. When comparing to sylphy, the riding and driving quality is like heaven and hell, totally opposite, the sylphy is so much smoother than the Elantra and quietness is also very obvious. So does this New Elantra worth the money? My answer is totally not worth, and pls don't bash me, It is just my own view and opinion.

6' guy cannot fit into an Elantra lo.... I m 3" shorter than u but I m hitting the roof @ the back... Front, I can't clear wt my 1 punch size... lol...

Don't bash too much here... Owner r building up... Although I agree with most what u said...

quite agree with u there......if was gonna spend 110k+ on a car get a sylphy looks like uncle but very smooth and power driving.......if wanna get something about 90k....i would go city


so now kinda have to decide between the two

Yeah tats why jetta selling so poor...

Let's do a poll on how many actually bought this car, how many cancel their orders then . Thinking of starting a poll in fb.

This post has been edited by fabho: Apr 1 2012, 03:24 PM

Maybe it is a matter of expectations. Sylphy is boxy so very spacious while the suspension setting is soft so the ride is smooth. These are very common things i believe. You cant expect the car to have coupe roofline while maintaining suv like headroom. Elantra do handles better so it will definitely need to sacrifice some smoothness in ride department. And people do have different need, i will not spend 120k on a car wif drum brake and without vsm. I would rather have a
little compromise in refinement rather than safety.

U have to see how many ppl have that kind of money for a jetta... Next, most ppl prefer a golf...

3rd, jetta is c segment, but that price flooded with all kind of d segment...

The reasons can continue....... A lot longer...

Golf also c seg but seems like more popular also. And we are a sedan oriented market so it is quite a special case. Why ppl wan golf but not jetta?

. Why ppl buy mazda3 hatch back more than sedan? Why ppl buy fiesta hatch than sedan? Why mazda2 hatch back than sedan...?

List continue again......