Nzy Twincharged January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 I find that Hyundai designers have been too liberal with their carving knife during the design stage, there are simply too much creases and lines on the car body. I have doubts on Hyundai built quality as the car ages. The taxi Sonata has shown that the interior panels make a lot of noise and the sound proofing deteriorates after some times on the road. Anyway, time will tell since this is a new car. Creaking inside the interior after a few years is actually quite a common problem. Went I was scouting for a second hand car many of the 3 series BMWs and Merc C class I tested also had certain parts creaking. Not sure about the more expensive conti cars though. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karu 6th Gear January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 150K for a kimchi?? very ex!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyt 4th Gear January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 but surely value for money, better looking than japanese right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5266 Supercharged January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 At the current COE price, dont think i40 can priced at 99K. Even a 2.0L car now also sell as high as 130K! Change the engine to 1.6L T. Can save $20k. Maybe can sell at $99k. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 I never like Hyundai fluid design Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazybugger 1st Gear January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 had a ride in a Merc E Class taxi the other day. cabbie told me the car almost 7 years - about to scrap - and already past 1 million kms mileage! - odo already maxed out, can't register anymore km! the car was still good ... suspension a bit worn but car was still comfortable and there wasn't much extra noises Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5266 Supercharged January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 but surely value for money, better looking than japanese right? someone said this before. Good exterior looking is for others to see... Reliability issue is exclusively for the owner... haiz... pay money to suffer.. and let others enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandCruiser Clutched January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 (edited) I find that Hyundai designers have been too liberal with their carving knife during the design stage, there are simply too much creases and lines on the car body. I have doubts on Hyundai built quality as the car ages. The taxi Sonata has shown that the interior panels make a lot of noise and the sound proofing deteriorates after some times on the road. Anyway, time will tell since this is a new car. you can't blame the car quality for so many hours on the road driven by mad drivers. well, I used to have a hyundai family saloon and no deterioration in quality of any sort after traveling more than 120k km. I am now convinced of hyundai's quality. Edited January 19, 2012 by GrandCruiser Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddilac Neutral Newbie January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 Quite expensive for a korean but the build quality and refinement should be able to justify the premium. Feedback in Europe are generally positive and the car impress many European journalists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbreakid 6th Gear January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 The price is never right for a Korean make. Too expensive I must say. I think the Koreans are still trying too overly hard to make their design distinctive, take the D-pillar as example, what harm does it make by making the window crease flow nicely instead of punching in and disrupt the smooth flow? But I must say the interior is a very nice effort though, got a premium feel to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 Change the engine to 1.6L T. Can save $20k. Maybe can sell at $99k. True, if the car is 1.6L, price should be cheaper a lot. But this i40 comes with 1.6L, will it be underpower? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandCruiser Clutched January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 True, if the car is 1.6L, price should be cheaper a lot. But this i40 comes with 1.6L, will it be underpower? run on 2.0L http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_...p?CarCode=11106 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huat138 2nd Gear January 19, 2012 Author Share January 19, 2012 Indeed the price is quite steep in current COE climate, i reckon the main disadvantages are, price, lack of power from the 2L engine and lastly the badge. Other than these, this car is pretty impressive in term of the equipment list and also the styling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky2007 Turbocharged January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 scary price.. i think local AD Komoco priced it too high.. can top up $$ buy volvo V60... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proton_neutron 1st Gear January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 (edited) That price is for guaranteed COE. Minus $10k for 6-bid non-guaranteed. So the actual price starts from $140,999. Maybe have special pre-launch price as well?? There's also the i40 sedan, but looks darn obiang and ugly, especially from the rear. I've sat in the i40 Wagon in the showroom. Interior build is like the i45 Sonata sedan. Rear seat space a bit tight, thanks to the lack of footspace under front seats. But it's a stunning looking estate though. I noticed on KMC website, the engine cc for the i40 is 1999cc instead of the i45's 1998cc. The i40 could be using the 2.0GDi engine, which produces 178bhp/6,500rpm, and 220Nm@4,700rpm. Edited January 19, 2012 by Proton_neutron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Turbocharged January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 scary price.. i think local AD Komoco priced it too high.. can top up $$ buy volvo V60... Err, A V60 is about $180k +/- the last time I checked.(10 days ago). This is the normal price, not the 10yrs, high interest, cash rebate price. Topped up about $30k???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jujitsuka 4th Gear January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 More ppl will bite at 130k thereabouts as is the K5 and I45... 150k is too pricey...Even the 2.0 Civic might be priced slightly lower than this price maybe ard 145k and that said the Civic has a higher OMV... This kimchi most prob huighest OMV is 20k nia... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyeow Clutched January 19, 2012 Share January 19, 2012 i40 Review http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/review.php?AID=421 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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