Meh I'm not a fan of cylinder deactivation at all. Boosted V8 all the way.

 

If I am the god of automotive industry I'll strip the up-right 'H' from Honda and give it to Hyundai.

Honda can have Hyundai's slanted 'H'

 

hyundai logo might be ugly but at least it has a hidden meaning, a handshake.

 

The Hyundai logo certainly has its issues w/ regard to aesthetics (but so do the Toyota and Nissan logos) - the best of the lot is the Honda H, but still, the Honda logo doesn't compare to the simple, elegant lines of the logos for Acura, Lexus and Infiniti.

 

Infiniti, Lexus, and Acura aren't so great either.

They're all just simple silver templates.

 

you know what this means.....

hyundie is coming out with a supercar soon........

 

and it may STILL be out before the LF-A...

 

i think this is a good marketing strategy.

just when all the other carmakers are pulling out of their top tier projects, hyundai bombards us with a ton of new products.

when the market rebounds in a few years, it will be ready with competitive products, and people will remember these previews we're getting now.

 

I'm not sure that this is the right way for Hyundai to go. They spent years getting their quality control act together, and they've really got someting to show for it now.

IMO, the company would be better served spending the money on KEEPING that quality control instead of on drag-race engines. We saw what happened at Mercedes when they forgot quality/reliability and started putting tons of money into the AMG performance division. Their cars went from being some of the most reliable cars made to some of the most unreliable.

 

I don't know I think there is a bigger group of people still wanting to buy cars than some think. My mom is about to buy a SUV, don't ask me why she just likes to be in a bigger vehicle and says she can see better and likes the tailgate instead of a trunk, and was looking at Lexus and BMW but decided to go with the Veracruz.

Also the people who are looking to lower expenses might move into a new Hyundai and not really feel like they're downgrading. The exterior/interior design might not be tier 1 just yet but the quality and reliability is good plus they're getting a 10-year warranty.

January was a good month for Hyundai but I think February will be even better.

 

Before she decides on a Veracruz, make sure she test-drives it and see how it drives and feels to her. It is a nice vehicle, quality-wise (most new Hyundais are), but its steering is rather numb, and it can be rather bulky to manuver and park.

That 10-year warranty is only on the drivetrain, covers ONLY the Hyundai-sourced parts in the drivetrain, is is not transferrable outside of the immediate family if the vehicle is re-sold (it would stay in force, though, if your mom passes the vehicle down to you). The rest of the vehicle is 5/60 on the warranty.....still not a bad deal.


Welcome to CL, BTW .....I see you are a relatively new poster.

 

of course it's the right way to go.

I'm sure they're doing both- quality and performance.

these days, companies are ambidextrous.

 

Point taken (so is the MB logo) - BUT... what looks better on a "luxury" car - the simple Lexus logo or the weird squiggles of the Toyota logo?

Spot on about the Veracruz's steering feel/ride - very reminiscent of the Camry (definitely going for the "comfort" market).