Hyundai Australia drops Sonata (i45)!
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Wow...
Hyundai - Hyundai Australia drops i45 sedan | GoAuto
Hyundai Australia spent a fortune on TV Advertising here for this model over past 2.7 years, when I come to think of it I don't see very many on local roads..
But to drop it...wow, they are giving up to Camry and Mazda 6 the top mid size car sellers here.
The i45 (Sonata) was/is plagued with poor driving dynamics (suspension/handling by the press) with the old Mazda 6 just killing it.
I guess it goes to prove yet again that Hyundai/KIA produces cars which look ''good'' but just don't drive like the best in class.
HA are blaming 'supply shortages'...that is just BS.
You do not flog a product on TV and then blame shortages, does not make any sense.
Hyundai - Hyundai Australia drops i45 sedan | GoAuto
Hyundai Australia spent a fortune on TV Advertising here for this model over past 2.7 years, when I come to think of it I don't see very many on local roads..
But to drop it...wow, they are giving up to Camry and Mazda 6 the top mid size car sellers here.
The i45 (Sonata) was/is plagued with poor driving dynamics (suspension/handling by the press) with the old Mazda 6 just killing it.
I guess it goes to prove yet again that Hyundai/KIA produces cars which look ''good'' but just don't drive like the best in class.
HA are blaming 'supply shortages'...that is just BS.
You do not flog a product on TV and then blame shortages, does not make any sense.
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Paul.
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sonata owner here, even mine is a hybrid, suspension stuff are the same and yep, the handling is complete garbage.
when it was still fairly new, i was going thru some winding roads and i was afraid to go faster than 50 cuz its so unstable it almost feels like im gonna do a 360 if i push it faster. its not just the suspension setup thats garbage, tires are garbage too. thats why as soon as i hit 25k i changed the tires with bridgestone newest turanza serenity plus. what a night and day difference,! the handling still sucked but at least i can go faster than 60, jesus
it also shows that americans really cant drive for ****, give them a nice looking junk and they will buy them. cough*apple*cough
when it was still fairly new, i was going thru some winding roads and i was afraid to go faster than 50 cuz its so unstable it almost feels like im gonna do a 360 if i push it faster. its not just the suspension setup thats garbage, tires are garbage too. thats why as soon as i hit 25k i changed the tires with bridgestone newest turanza serenity plus. what a night and day difference,! the handling still sucked but at least i can go faster than 60, jesus
it also shows that americans really cant drive for ****, give them a nice looking junk and they will buy them. cough*apple*cough
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Out of NYC
iTrader: (1)
but i seriously think in gonna sell it when im back to the states. its really a ticking time bomb(had some random issues with it which never resolved cuz it never threw a code, it just stalls)
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