Hyundai has comes a long way...

[NFS4]

I must say that I've REALLy been impressed with the second coming of Hyundai/Kia. They seem to have their sh!t together now. Take a look at the new Sonota:

http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=1771645

And check out the pics towards the bottom of the thread.

 

[Mo0o]

They have to overcome the image they;ve managed to create for themselves. Even if they are on par w/ a honda or toyota, id still rather shell out a fwe more bucks for a camery or accord

 

[AnyMal]

They need a new slogan. "Hyundai: we're Honda's b!tches, and it shows"

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
They have to overcome the image they;ve managed to create for themselves. Even if they are on par w/ a honda or toyota, id still rather shell out a fwe more bucks for a camery or accord

I agree. They need to bulk up their image and the resale value thing should eventually work itself out...

But they are finally starting putting out some good stuff.

 

[Aimster]

Nice.

 

[shopbruin]

i like the new tucson but i'll wait a few years for the kinks to be worked out. in the meantime i do like the sonata.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Regardless of how far they've come, I'll never buy a Kia/Hyundai. Never.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Regardless of how far they've come, I'll always be a badge whore. Always.

Fixed

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

It's definately a handsome car. I just can't get over the interior design. It looks akward and not too handsome.

 

I highly doubt I'd ever put money towards a hyundai.

 

[MisterCornell]

That is the most ill thought out interior I have ever seen. Radio on top, air vents in the middle?

 

[Martin]

Looks quite nice :thumbsup:

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Regardless of how far they've come, I'll never buy a Kia/Hyundai. Never.

Why? Honda's and toyota's aren't really better than hyuindays, are they? :shocked:

 

[PoPPeR]

i dont like it. Looks like a cheap car to me (which it may be, I didn't read anything about the price or whatever)

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
That is the most ill thought out interior I have ever seen. Radio on top, air vents in the middle?

Maybe its done so you can still keep the road in your peripheral vision while glancing at the radio

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Mo0o
They have to overcome the image they;ve managed to create for themselves. Even if they are on par w/ a honda or toyota, id still rather shell out a fwe more bucks for a camery or accord

I agree. They need to bulk up their image and the resale value thing should eventually work itself out...

But they are finally starting putting out some good stuff.

I agree. I thought they'd arrived when the new Tiburon came out a few years back but there were a few kinks they still had to work out and that kept me from purchasing one (Went w/an RSX at the time)

Even though not too many people talk about it, the Elantra is also a quality car

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
That is the most ill thought out interior I have ever seen. Radio on top, air vents in the middle?

Why not? The radio controls are closer to eye level and easier to reach. You can always direct the air vents to wherever you need them, but you can't change where the radio is...


**Can't believe I'm defending Hyundai**

 

[homestarmy]

Looks like a mazda, but I bet it's more reliable.

 

[SuperTool]

The only worse thing you can do in business than underestimating your competition, is underestimate your Korean competition.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: SuperTool
The only worse thing you can do in business than underestimating your competition, is underestimate your Korean competition.

What about underestimating Japanese competition

 

[vi edit]

Hyundai/Kia = Volkswagen of 10 years ago.

Look what VW did from 99-2002(or 2003) before all the reliability issues. They went from considering dropping the US market to being class leaders and media darlings.

If Hyundai can learn from the rights and wrongs of VW they will definitely make a dramatic impact on the car industry.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: SuperTool
The only worse thing you can do in business than underestimating your competition, is underestimate your Korean competition.

What about underestimating Japanese competition

The American auto industry found that out the hard way...especially once they started building cars here

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Hyundai/Kia = Volkswagen of 10 years ago.

Look what VW did from 99-2002(or 2003) before all the reliability issues. They went from considering dropping the US market to being class leaders and media darlings.

If Hyundai can learn from the rights and wrongs of VW they will definitely make a dramatic impact on the car industry.

I've heard some industry types go as far as saying Hyundai is the Honda of 20 years ago :Q

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: SuperTool
The only worse thing you can do in business than underestimating your competition, is underestimate your Korean competition.

What about underestimating Japanese competition

Nobody does it anymore, they are a known entity and are taken very seriously, but Koreans are underestimated, kind of like the Japanese were 25 years ago.

 

[Mo0o]

Whats the deal with Daewoo?

Paging Chiboy!