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#164 of 609 Shifting by rhard49

Aug 30, 2001 (5:34 am)

I have been test driving the optima and am surprised no one has mentioned the automatic trans. I test drove several of the SE V6's and the tranns always seems to want to drop all the way to first with the slightest nudge of the gas. This is far from smooth to drop at 30 miles an hour to 1st gear and the top of the rev range. I like the looks of the car and the it seems like a great value. I have been offered 4k off any model and 5k off the fully loaded SEV6 leather & ABS 17.3 not a bad price, but the shifting thing blows. BTW I just drove the 2002 Sonata with the 2.7, that put my purchase on hold, the 2.7 is a major improvement! It should get interesting the 2002 Sonata shares so many components with the kia. That same strategy killed several GM products and killed the one thing they don't have brand loyalty.

#165 of 609 hey rhard 49 by sedanman2

Aug 30, 2001 (2:06 pm)

you should jump at the offer. the optima does down shift to low gear,but you only notice it when you are cruising slowly. i paid 20900 with1.9 financing loaded all options.your deal has to be cash price- because there are no incentives at this time, or with DEALER financing which is anywhere from 9- 15percent (very expensive in long run) good luck

#166 of 609 by hung0820

Aug 30, 2001 (4:31 pm)

If you like the 2002 Hyundai Sonata 2.7 then the 2002 Kia Optima should have the 2.7 too; which will work similar to the Sonata....

#167 of 609 Incentives by rhard49

Sep 01, 2001 (5:15 pm)

Actually from 7/4 through 9/4 there was a program in the new york area
giving them rebates on units sold during the period 1-4 500 5-9 1000
10-14 1500 16 plus 2000 plus 1000 from factory.

#168 of 609 re-incentives by sedanman2

Sep 02, 2001 (7:34 am)

that may be true , but i just dont see anyone in the nyc area getting the maximum cash back becausethe dealers ive seen have none in stock or maybe 1 if your lucky.also if you order 1 you will have to wait a very long time 2-3 months, not weeks like dealers always say.how is a dealer supposed to sell alot of optimas when people go there and there is absolutely no selection,and without test drives,also if you notice the commercials for optima are not on anymore(plenty of sonata though) rows and rows of sonata available huge savings and overstocked.i think hyundai controls all this and is not pushing optima at all, they want to get rid of sonatas first, and will wait for new 2.7 to promote optimas again.

#169 of 609 Inventory by rhard49

Sep 02, 2001 (10:40 am)

There's plenty of them on long Island KIa hempstead has probably 15 Sun in Wantagh has 15 there are over 50 on the local locator list from basic to fully loaded

#170 of 609 2.7l 181 horsepower?!! by dreamwind

Sep 03, 2001 (2:49 pm)

Okies.. so I heard that the next Tiburon will have a 2.7l 214 horsepower V6.. why doesn't the next Hyundai Sonata and Optima have the same horsepower ratings, even though they have the same displacement?
 
And if the XG 300 gets a 3.5l next year, can't they give the Sonata, Optima, and the Santa Fe the 3.0l 192 horsepower V6?
 
The 2.7l 181 horsepower is enough power for the Sonata and Optima, but the Santa Fe definitely needs a bigger engine, because the Santa Fe is very heavy..

#171 of 609 Dreamwind? by bluewinds

Sep 04, 2001 (4:17 pm)

Will Tuscani have 2.7 214 horses?
 
Well that's pretty interesting, because I heard that Tuscani's new engine will churn 170~180 horses with 6 speed ZF tranny.

#172 of 609 bluewind? by dreamwind

Sep 04, 2001 (5:28 pm)

Ahn-young-ha-sea-yo!!!
 
Actually, I've heard from an organization that is directly involved with Hyundai USA that the Tiburon/Tuscani will indeed have a 2.7l 214 horsepower rating. The 2.7l is supposed to be supercharged.
 
Bluewind, can you recall the Hyundai-roadster that was introduced in the, urm, 1999 Detriot Autoshow? Well, that roadster, according to EdmundsCOM, has 214 horsepower.. and I possibly heard that the Tiburon will have the same horsepower.
 
If I am mistaken about the Tiburon, I will be very disapointed.

#173 of 609 Hey.. dreamwind by bluewinds

Sep 07, 2001 (7:35 am)

How are you doing?
 
Today in Korea, there was a launching event of Tuscani. According to catalog, it puts out 175 horses. The 2.7 engine doesn't have supercharger.
However, it may be possible that U.S version Tuscani will get a supercharged engine, because Hyundai always put upsize engines on U.S version Sonatas and Elantras.

Thanks...

Tuscani website
http://www.hyundai-motor.com/cybermall/showroom/passenger/tuscani/index.html

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