Hyundai SONATA ; Dedicated Discussion, Owner/ Fan Club Thread

[6115]

Yes, i think this makes sense.

I can bet on Yoko being the reliable most tyre, but previously, we had driven cars mainly on dunlop and Bridgestone.

I can check the local availability and depending upon the import date.

[pwuser148178846082]

Sure, which city are you from btw?

[6115]

Hyderabad, Sindh.

Only few shops to check out from.

[fastian04]

These are all wrong sir. Shaheel bhai himself updated a lot of them in later review. Calculate all via GPS. When corrections were made, Legender went from under 9 to over 10.

X oriel is logiest and loses big time to X1 oriel. Sonata 2.0 does good in start but loses in rolling due to its transmission lag. Sportage is the slowest of the lot at over 11.5 sec. Please calculate via GPS speeds as all stop watch measurements are mostly incorrect. As an example, Grande nails X oriel till 120 and X1 oriel nails Grande in real life.. Simple math.

Sonata 2.0 is not slow, its just boring and feels like it's struggling.. The reason people prefer 2.5

[ali454]

Sonata 2.5 is almost as quick as a Mark X 2.5.
So i dont understand whats all the fuss is about.

Am I the only Mango man amongst F1 drivers on Pakwheels?

Speaking of 'taste', Jeremy Clarkson hates all cars from Porsche.

Am I missing something?

[pwuser151967054480]

He doesn't hate them, just finds the similar design for multiple decades very boring. Whenever he's shown driving them, he's trying hard not to admit how much he's enjoying the Porsche.

[6115]

Does hyundai voids the warranty, if the car is not followed on scheduled periodic maintenance, on given dates, and rather visited late?

And does the tyre warranty come within the same sphere?

[6115]

Also any specific points to look out for on 1000 km checkup.

I know, it’s a formality but what changes do we find in sonata, that needs to be checked?

[F1]

Its not ! See videos on youtube for reference .. you can see the difference clearly between 2.5 V6 and 2.5 4Cyl.

[fastian04]

Yep somewhat true but markX is so engaging. Japanese engines drive way better even after1.5 decade

[Thinking]

anything that is rear wheel drive is more fun to drive than a fwd. its a simple recipe

[F1]

absolutely no doubt about that and those engines were robust and drive just fine even today if properly maintained whilst owners are aware of the maintenance schedule

[pwuser148178846082]

I was told that I have to bring the car in for at least oil and oil filter change every 3 months to maintain warranty.

[6115]

Thanks a ton.

So, I’ll skip the 1k checkup instead, just for the sake of warranty, i can go for oil change.

Let’s see

[ali454]

The point is Sonata 2.5 still is a quick car as compared to what is being projected over here. Nobody buys it for drag races.

[ali454]

Sir RWD vs FWD comparison?

[F1]

Projecting it that way in comparison to RWD sports sedan ? Sonata is good for what it is. simple

[pwuser148178846082]

Agreed. 2.5 Sonata has ample power. I generally drive it in smart mode - decent pick whenever needed.

Also, comparing it with 15yr old Mark X isn't justified. You could get 3 of those in this price range. New vehicle provides peace of mind, something that older cars just don't.

For that niche segment which really wants lots of power in a RWD sedan - go for an M5 or C63/E63.

[aragon1]

Nobody buy's it for drag races but a 2.5 Engine should at least feel like a 2.5 engine, in case of Sonata it doesn't. Now Im not saying its underpowered but I don't know its the transmission or what the drive is extremely boring.

[aragon1]

Sir realistically speaking these Germans you mentioned go out of budget most of us Pakistani's. If someone wants to have fun or that feeling of quick acceleration I would say go for Civic RS, do some little tunes and there it is, you have a car that is fun to drive. Now the word 'fun' is also very subjective, if you love comfort and overall that luxuries feeling then yeah Sonata is fun for you.