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208 messages, Last post on Nov 08, 2009 at 9:07 PM
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I recently rented a 2007 kia rondo 2.7L v-6 ( no 2008's were availiable) for a trip to the beach. It had 28000 miles on it , and it felt like warped rotors up front on hard braking. I averaged 23 mpg with 50-50 city /highway driving. The highway driving was 70-75 mph. I'm thinking of buying a 2008 rondo, but am torn between the 2.4L 4 cyl and the 2.7L v-6. Does anyone out there have any real world mlieage and experience with the 2008 rondo's?..thanks....  palko
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Replying to: palko (Aug 09, 2008 11:08 am) If you are leaning toward the I-4, and can wait, think about getting a 2009. The 2009 I-4 apparently will come with 13 more horsepower and equal if not better mpg than the 2007 or 2008. |
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Replying to: palko (Aug 09, 2008 11:08 am) I did notice that once the vehicle had gone around 7,000 - 8,000km the mileage seemed to improve. 2008 Rondo EX 2.4L Ontario, Canada |
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Replying to: garnermike (Aug 09, 2008 12:20 pm) |
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Replying to: palko (Aug 13, 2008 9:37 am) What is or isn't adequate acceleration is a very subjective measure. I have realized a little more get-up-and-go at all speeds in my Rondo I-4 by adding a K&N air filter, to the point that I am very satisfied with its acceleration. If there's one thing I have learned through my 58 years on this earth (with 50 of them being a "car guy") it's that car manufacturers and their dealers are often the last to learn of --and to dispense-- info on future models.
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Replying to: garnermike (Aug 13, 2008 10:13 am) In my case, all I know is that out performed my previous vehicle with a 2.8L V-6 under all circumstances (and that vehicle was lighter), so that was plenty good enough for me - to someone else it may not be enough. Most of my years of owning a car (45 years so far) that the vast majority of them have been four cylinders and this one is one of the best - quiet, smooth and lots of power and very good on gas and it sounds like it could be even better for 2009. 2008 Rondo EX, 2.4L Ontario, Canada |
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Replying to: palko (Aug 13, 2008 9:37 am)
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Replying to: garnermike (Aug 14, 2008 4:30 am) |
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In July I hired a new 2.4L Rondo for a week. I've just worked out the fuel consumption for that period during which I covered a shade under 3000 miles through the Cascades and Rocky Mountains. It came to a creditable 29mpg, to put that in perspective: it was very lightly loaded, it was largely at steady speeds of around 70mph and I used the air conditioning as little as possible. I normally drive much smaller cars with a manual transmission so the Rondo felt unresponsive by comparison. There is plenty of power there, I'm just not used to having to wait for it to make it's way through a torque converter and then for the gearbox to realise it ought to change down. |
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Replying to: fazerider (Aug 23, 2008 3:58 pm)
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