2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco Review
12-04-2014, 07:29 PM
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco Review
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...co-test-review
Not bad specs. For a family car or every day driver, I would get one and put my Genesis up as a show car or weekend car.
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
PRICE AS TESTED: $28,310 (base price: $24,085)
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 97 cu in, 1591 cc
Power: 178 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque: 195 lb-ft @ 1500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 110.4 in
Length: 191.1 in
Width: 73.4 in Height: 58.1 in
Curb weight: 3297 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 18.4 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 30.6 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.4 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.3 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 133 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 185 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.81 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway: 28/38 mpg
C/D observed: 30 mpg
PRICE AS TESTED: $28,310 (base price: $24,085)
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 97 cu in, 1591 cc
Power: 178 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque: 195 lb-ft @ 1500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 110.4 in
Length: 191.1 in
Width: 73.4 in Height: 58.1 in
Curb weight: 3297 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 18.4 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 30.6 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.4 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.3 sec @ 92 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 133 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 185 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.81 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway: 28/38 mpg
C/D observed: 30 mpg
Not bad specs. For a family car or every day driver, I would get one and put my Genesis up as a show car or weekend car.
12-05-2014, 05:57 AM
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I like the Sonatas. The turbos are very rare and hard to find, but if I were to get a passenger sedan, either the Turbo Sonata or the 5.0 Genesis Sedan would be my choices.
12-05-2014, 08:39 AM
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probably the sonata with the lightest front end weight compared to it's 2.0T and 2.4L variants.
hyundai must've juggled the idea of plucking components from both variants of velosters and this is the end result.
hyundai must've juggled the idea of plucking components from both variants of velosters and this is the end result.