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Sedans Hyundai Azera Buyer Decision: Azera or Amanti
24 messages, Last post on Apr 20, 2007 at 9:08 PM
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Hi All, I'm in the market to buy a new car and just saw the Azera. Looks great, roomy, and Hyundai has a great warranty. However, my wife likes the Kia Amanti, which also appears to be in the same size car family with ample room. Can't say I am crazy about the Amanti's styling, but it does appear to have a nice V6 engine and good list of standard features. Both vehicles are in the ballpark for me price-wise; but I don't have any feel on Kia as a company... but do have relatives who have Hyundai's (Sante Fe), and seem to like them. A big positive for me is quietness -- I don't like a lot of road noise in a ride. One thing I have read about the Azera (in the forums) is that there has been noted a "clunk" noise from several people. To me that is disturbing to hear that occurs on a new car. I’ve done some spec checking, but I would like to have some comments from people that may have experienced the cars. Appreciate any input anyone can provide relative to the comparison between these two cars. btw -- if I'm way off-base between the two, go easy on me as this is my first post |
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Replying to: hldunb4 (Feb 24, 2007 12:50 pm) While I have not driven the Amanti, I do not particularly care for the styling either. The Azera's styling is much nicer, but the car does have a noisy suspension over rough surfaces. Take the car on an EXTENDED test drive over ALL types of road surfaces. It drives like a dream over smooth surfaces. The list of standard features and quality materials is noteworthy.
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Replying to: chilliwack (Feb 24, 2007 1:56 pm) Test driving is my next step. Will be sure to give it a thorough ride. I'm wondering if the 17" tires on the limited will provide a better ride that the 16" on the Se? |
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Replying to: hldunb4 (Feb 24, 2007 12:50 pm) Then I read in Consumer Reports that the Amanti was the worst-handling large car they'd tested and that was that for me. CU also wasn't wild about the XG-350 ("clumsy handling") which was the platform the Amanti was built on. So, if you like the car for everything else, you absolutely must test-drive where you can "stretch it out' a little! With my Azera, I insisted that I drive from one exit to another on the interstate, where I powered around entry and exit ramps and gave it its legs a bit to test accelleration and braking... it passed nicely... 
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Replying to: hldunb4 (Feb 24, 2007 12:50 pm) 
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Replying to: drdonrs (Feb 24, 2007 3:59 pm) 
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Replying to: gamleged (Feb 24, 2007 4:13 pm)
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The Amanti is being replaced for 2008. Will likely be based on same chassis/engine as Azera. Currently, there is a horsepower diff Azera: 263, Amanti is 195 (I recall). For my choice, the Azera wins hands down
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Replying to: wamba2000 (Feb 26, 2007 1:44 pm) http://www.edmunds.com/new/2007/kia/amanti/index.html Not sure which one is better, though. |
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Replying to: wamba2000 (Feb 26, 2007 1:44 pm) I believe that the 07 Amanti has 263 HP engine. |
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