Hi munif,

Ok, true..I have mentioned earlier some of the details but I'll follow your template as it seems more clearer and they are as per below:

Usage: Mostly highway driving from Cyberjaya to Damansara
Car Size: Does not matter but Fiesta is the smallest I'll go Swift is quite small
Boot: Medium size is fine..as long bigger than my Naza Suria should avoid hatchback
FC: must be good Forte 2.0 & Inspira are quite bad
Resale value: important but do understand brands like Ford and Kia are picking up smaller car has better resale value
Interior quality: must be solidly built and feel premium Inspira & Lancer feel quite cheap inside
Handling: must be good, I don't like wobbly drive..like when i tested my friend's Vios(all over the place) all 6 options are quite OK

Safety Features: important, bcuz long distance driving and when raining. Inspira and Swift has least safety features
Goodies: must have GPS touch screen, leather seats Only Forte & Inspira has GPS & leather seat

GUYS ALSO, I do appreciate the enthusiasm but NO NEED to argue/debate about torque,turbo lag, etc...i understand you guys are passionate but in the end, we are all here to just share thoughts on what is worth our money and which car to get..not to just help me but also OTHERS that are thinking of buying a new car.

regards,

Rudy Z

Forte 2.0L fuel consumption quite bad? Care to provide some figures?

For me... i have same dillemma like you too. But in the end i choose PC after test drive tons of cars.

With your budget. You can get more than 10 types of car and depends what you want and need in the end. I recommend test drive all the car and choose one which fits u best.

In my opinion, if you can wait that is,, Prius C is a good choice as 100% not made in Malaysia and rank high in safety feature as one of the VSC with 7 Airbag. Credit also go to Elantra for this tech. google it up and u see how safe it is with VSC system in place.

Not only that PC is the best in MPG as it can go 51 MPG in city driving as you drive in city. Test drive it first. I can safety say its more powerful than Vios and good at FC + safety feature.

Downside its small, so if you use it for second car and you dont mind small car. I think its a good car to drive around town as easy to park as well.

But then it all down to your preference. Ford Fiesta is not bad as well . With Kia K3 arriving soon. If you can wait , maybe test drive it and maybe you like it more. ^^ .

Always use L/100km for any discussions regarding fuel consumption. Its really pointless using money.

Fuel consumption is really more influenced by the way you drive. You can have the best power to weight ratio and still rake up high fuel bills just by driving un-economically. Thats why i think this discussion on fuel consumption is actually quite redundant.

There are some Kia Optima K5 owners which have achieved a range of 905km with 63L of fuel driving at 110kmph on 100% highway. That's about 7L/100km which is quite good since the K5 is a heavy car and considered underpowered. But there are others who get far less economical readings.

On my previous Vios, ive achieved 6.7L/100km on 100% highway at about 120kmph and 7.5L/100km in 100% city driving. But ive also obtained far less economical readings during hard driving.