In the US, they broke away the Genesis ticking off a lot of Hyundai dealers.
And not 1 in 10 customers knows what a Genesis is!
Resale value on Hyundai’s are terrible. For those who keep them for up to 200k miles; they are a good buy though. Hard to beat the 100k warranty too.
I thought they were made in S. Korea. Do they all get made in China?
Have owned 3 Hyundais since 2011. Have been very pleased with the 11 Sonata, 16 Tuscon and my daughter adores her 18 Kona. Cars are well designed and the service, though this can vary depending on the dealer, has been Saturn like. Saturns were our go to car from 93 till Barky had GM destroy the brand, though from 05 on they were less Saturn and more straight GM.
I’ve read the rave reviews of the Kia Stinger GT. Price isn’t exactly cheap at $45-$55k, but it a note upscale Kia, sorry odd like the Genesis branding.
They used to offer a V6 Sonata. Good power to weight ratio. Then they pulled the V6 offering, and you had to pay Genesis prices to get a nice engine in a sedan. Toyota still offered a 2018 a V6 Camry (although Honda has ditched the Accord).
We have owned 4 Hyundais. We will own a 5th soon.
Great cars. Fair price. Excellent warranty.
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I traded in a 2008 Acura TL on a 2018 Hyundai Sonata Limited. There isn’t much I miss about the TL considering what the Sonata gives me. It’s a 4 cylinder with 185Hp. I get about 35mpg on the highway.
It’s comfortable, well appointed, and reliable.
They gave me 500 for being a veteran, 500 for owning a Hyundai, (my wife has a Santa Fe), and I got 500 from Nationwide. The cost, out the door was $23.5k. Cheaper than Accord, Camry, or Maxima.
Still like my 2012 Kia Sportage EX, but thinking odd a new Niro hybrid. I bought my Sportage with the 32/28 mpg as the main selling point. Actual combined is more like 25 and that’s with me hypermiling to conserve gas. The Niro will get 52 all day and hypermiling prickly in the high 60s.
At least the Kia settlement mpg program will reimburse as long as I own the car. They have refunded me a couple of $100 gift cards based on the mileage driven and the local gas pricesn
For some reason, I have been given free subscriptions to 3 different car magazines. Until I began reading them I knew almost nothing about the later model cars.
One thing which surprised me is Hyundai is now one of the most reliable brands. They were once one of the worst.
I have a ‘13 Sonata, with the smiling grill, which I like a lot. When the redesign came out, I heard that South Korean customers pushed for it, thinking the old design was too flashy. (Koreans are very conservative, stylewise. The only acceptable colors are black, white, or silver.) The article confirms my own thinking, that the old design was preferable to the current one.
On my third Hyundai. 2007 Sonata that I loved and totaled (not my fault) at 210,000 miles. Now have a 2017 Elantra and a 2018 Tucson. Love them, too.
My Hyundai Sonatas are the best cars I’ve ever owned.
Hyundai is cheaper than its Japanese peers in the US. Surprised to hear they are over the price in China. Strange. I drive a 2016 genesis and have driven a 2014 Hyundai Sonata and a 2005 Kia spectra (Kia is ~50% owned by Hyundai and they share a lot of tech). Good cars compared to what they made in the 80s and 90s with a great warranty. Love my genesis.
I used to make fun of the old Hyundais. Then last year we were ready to buy a new 2017 Honda or Nissan.
Test drove them, then tried a Sonata on a whim. We were impressed. Great quality, great warranty and $3-5k less with the discounts and incentives, very happy with the purchase. Much better than the Impala we had previously.
I rented the pretty large Santa Fe a few months ago. Got about 28 around town and over 30 mph on the highway.
Do they now, actually have cars on all those near empty freeways?