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Sedans Buick LaCrosse Hyundai Azera vs. Volkswagen Passat vs. Buick LaCrosse
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Replying to: robchemist (Nov 28, 2005 9:21 am) Hyundai Azera First Drive Hyundai admits to setting its sights on the Toyota Avalon, but the Azera is so luxurious inside, challenging the Lexus ES 330 isn't out of the question. The Azera's center stack is clean and elegant with wood and aluminum trim galore, and there's no cheap plastic to be found. Instead, quality touches like a thick headliner, fabric-wrapped door pillars and triple door seals help the Azera envelope passengers in quiet comfort. Contrast stitching along the soft leather seat covers help to increase the Azera's style quotient. Methinks that implies a fairly decent level of quietness. 
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Replying to: smith20 (Nov 28, 2005 12:28 pm) |
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Replying to: robchemist (Nov 28, 2005 1:32 pm) (Of course Hyundai trys to build quiet cars. And their car building has been getting much better over the past several years. Why would they do any differently?) |
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Replying to: robchemist (Nov 28, 2005 1:32 pm) What is there to misread? There's hardly anything there. Azera is only mentioned in the first sentence. Let's revisit that first sentence: The other feature that one will almost certainly get with the Azera, although Hyundai will not likely list it, is extra noise. You make an unsubstantiated claim that the Azera is going to have extra noise, mockingly called a "feature". Seems to me like the only point of your post was to make fun of Hyundai.
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Replying to: smith20 (Nov 29, 2005 6:21 am)
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To answer the option and package equipment questions, here are the facts. The Limited Azera will have heated leather seats vs. the cloth with optional heat in the SE. Also, you will get 17" wheels vs. 16" on the SE. Further, a power rear sunshade, electroluminescent gauges, woodgrain on the door pulls and steering wheel, and exterior chrome touches will make the Limited different. The SE will have a premium package that will consist of a roof, upgraded sound, and heated seats. The Limited will have the same package without the heated seat being there (since it is standard). The Limited will also have the Ultimate package available. The Ultimate will have power pedals,steering wheel, and folding exterior mirrors. Also the roof, and the upgraded sound will come with this, as well as a memory system for the driver's seat,wheel,and mirrors. Moisture-sensitive windshield wipers will come with this package also. I also have color combos and some other info if anyone is interested. Feel free to email me.
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I posted on the 2006 Azera page about my purchase of the '06 Passat with the 3.6 V6. It cost me about $3000 more to buy the Passat, but the equipment it has compared to the Azera is nice. Front and rear park assist, turn signals in the mirrors, B i-Zenon headlights that turn as you enter a curve to light things up, headlight washers, heated windshield washer nozzles, 600 watt sound system, driver and passenger 12 way power seats with power lumbar, cornering lights, puddle lamps under the mirrors, and much more. I guess that maybe the fact that Hyundai dragged their feet with the Azera, and kept everything so quiet as far as release dates, etc., that I ended up with a better car. I was buying the Azera from the first reports and pictures way back when, but it just got to be to frustrating not knowing when this car would be here. Enjoy your new Azera, I hope it was worth the wait.
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Replying to: fdcapt2 (Dec 05, 2005 10:08 pm) No doubt though, the Passat is a nice little car.
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Replying to: averigejoe (Dec 06, 2005 10:12 am) 
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Replying to: bjbird2 (Dec 06, 2005 2:20 pm) |
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