Hyundai SONATA ; Dedicated Discussion, Owner/ Fan Club Thread

[alam2632]

He created a separate thread for that: Sonata 2.5L mashAllah

[hassaan.shakil1]

Yeah, I went through it when he created it. But unfortunately, he hasn't posted anything further there either.

[nomi14685]

Someone please share 0-100 of sonata 2.0 if available.

[hassaan.shakil1]

According to different reviews, 2.5 does it in low 9s. So, 2.0 would probably be 10 or higher.
A lot of people have said that 2.0 feels a bit underpowered.

[speedkills360]

"A bit" is an understatement sir. Just yesterday after RS price hike, took a test drive of friend's 2.0 & found it to be massively underpowered.
if one is looking to be only driven around by a chauffeur, then buying 2.0 is no brainer. Otherwise 2.5 is the way to go.

[hassaan.shakil1]

That's interesting. Haven't had the chance to drive it yet so don't know how it feels. But I guess this is what happens when you put the same 2.0 liter engine used in Elantra/Tuscon in a ~200kg heavier car. Performance surely suffers.

[aragon1]

The 2.5 is no rocket either. It's a comfort based sedan and that is what you can expect from it. The 2.5 is not underpowered but its not aggressive either, its in the middle. Drive, comfort, features and beauty, all is there but it's not very fun to drive when it comes to power.

[pwuser164699015776]

So I ordered a 2.0 and was just scrolling through the comments on how terrible the 2.0 variant is I'm feeling pretty annoyed with myself - the car looks great - is 2.0 that big of a deal breaker? I'm no racer and I usually drive like a good Samaritan. Not sure what to do now! Lol Very rarely I like to push the car on empty highways at later part of the night! Advice should I cancel and go for the over priced RS? Because in all honesty 2.5 is NOT in my budget.

[asadi13]

This is still much better thn the civic, my advice to stick with it

[wasiqshahab94]

Are they not offering test drives? Taking one out for a little spin could put your fears to rest.

[pwuser164699015776]

Mhm understandable considering I'm upgrading from a cultus probably.. any car would be an upgrade. Appreciate it man. I feel better now

[pwuser164699015776]

Also would anyone happen to know if I need to change the tyres? Any recommendations in Islamabad?

[khurem]

its drive will feel same as that of R18 Civic

Having driven both, I strongly disagree. There is no comparison in fact. Civic R18 drive quality is way better. Noone who has driven that car can say it lacks the punch as it is even better than Grande in that respect. It's a highly responsive car as opposed to 2.0 Sonata that is heavily underpowered. I haven't driven 2.5 Sonata but from reviews, people are complaining about its drive quality too, something which is the biggest plus point of Civic X.

[hassaan.shakil1]

Sonata comes fitted with Pirelli P Zeros which are one of the best perfornance tyres and are used in a lot of sports/luxury cars. But in some cars, there have been complaints of them being very noisy and disturbing the driving pleasure. Similar is the case with the ones in Sonata.
I'd suggest you to drive the car for yourself and decide if you want to change them or not. They are also quite expensive.

[aragon1]

Sir if you're not a racer or aren't into occasional speeding then you're all good, enjoy the comfort and luxury

[aragon1]

No test drives. I really wanted take it for a spin before buying my 2.5

[Thinking]

stick with the car. sonata 2.0 is the best car in the price range.

[zee5han]

Sir atlest they are giving imported tires , I mean even in civic RS at 6.5 million we are getting local made general tires!!

[tariqazama]

Sonata 2.0 is good buy compared to RS civic in my opinion

[hassaan.shakil1]

Yeah, I appreciate them for providing good tyres with the car. Actually, I was pretry surprised when I found out that they were giving P Zeros with Sonata.