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Sedans Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Sonata 6 cylinders or 4?
73 messages, Last post on Jul 27, 2009 at 4:56 AM
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Replying to: cosmo15 (Oct 26, 2008 5:14 pm)  70-80 mph just fine in the 4 and still have reserve to pass. There IS a reason something like 95% of all Camry and Accord are 4cylinders (and probably a like percentage of Sonata's) and that reason is...they are perfectly adequate for 95% of drivers. Obviously you are in the remaining 5%.
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| I may fall into that other 95% and feel the i4 is adequate for everyday driving. The car has loosened up over time and is somewhat quicker and nimble. Also the engine roar has died down some over time as well. Granted off the line it isn't as quick as a 6, but whats the rush? The i4 once in gear and moving can get up there fairly quickly. I've been on several long drives and you don't notice the engine when your just cruising along. I also agree that is has reserve. I was driving on I4 going to Orlando doing about 75 when I had to get by 2 tractor trailers. I just gave it more gas, went in between them (Dumb at the time) emerged out the other side and gunned it and never felt like I couldn't make it, hit 100 in a few seconds. Most of the world drives underpowered cars with no problem, for us it isn't fast enough... If your doing the limit then there isn't an issue really. Although some on ramps may be a bit hairy, but I have insurance so...... Bring it. | |
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Replying to: cosmo15 (Oct 26, 2008 5:14 pm) I can't stress enough how week the 4 cyl felt. The sonata is a fairly large car. The 4 cyl just has to work too hard to move it. Just to keep up traffic from stop lights i was nearly flooring it. I am confident that I would get no better mileage with the 4 cyl than the v6... except for perhaps a steady 60 mph cruise. 22K is a decenct price for a v6 ltd w/o nav. I paid 23K with nav...which i love! In my opinion, unless you do a lot of hwy cruising buy the v6...besides gas prices are dropping quickly! |
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Replying to: dave868 (Oct 27, 2008 7:15 pm)
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Replying to: targettuning (Oct 28, 2008 4:26 am) I am not racing people at stop lights. I just want to be able to move away from a light without people beeping at me or passing me angryly as I limp away from the light. While it's acceleration may be "adequate". To achieve the "adequate" acceleration, the engine had to be flogged. I feel that this results in equal and quite possibly worse MPG than the v6. While producing more pollution due to the higher revs. And causing more stress to the engine. In my opinion driving underpowered cars, is false economy. I would really like to see a study of real people driving 4 and 6 cyl versions of a larger car such as the Soanta and compare results. I suspect you would be surprised. All I am suggesting is that the engine be appropriate to the vehicle. If you must drive a 4 cyl, how about considering the Elantra, especially with the manual. It's nearly as large as the Soanta in interior room. Again all this is, is my opinion. I cant offer hard facts. However based on the impression I get from cosmo, I would bet that if he got the 4cyl, he would drive it harder than intended. And therefore not see any mpg gain and a frustrating driving experience.
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Replying to: targettuning (Oct 28, 2008 4:26 am) Well whatever, I feel my 2009 i4 is good enough for me to get around. And I dont have to gun it from the light like ol' lead foot seems to have to. I dont get honked at or passed and if I do so what, Americans need to slow down anyways. Thats one of the reasons we consume so much gas in the first place. That and the need to have the biggest fastest cars on the planet.
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Replying to: i360 (Oct 28, 2008 9:38 am) I don't want to race my fellow drivers. I just want to be able to stay out of their way. Quick poll just for curiousity sake: Where are we doing our driving? I am in New York.
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| I have an 07 Sonata SE v6. Recently when having my car serviced, they gave me a loaner car which happened to be a 09 limit 4 cyl. I have to agree, after driving the V6, there is no way in the world that I could ever live with the I4. It is like dragging an anchor, not to mention much more noisy. | |
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