Hyundai Sonata - self shifts at 6,200rpm :)

[RC45]

Originally Posted by Toronto Z06 redline is 1,500RPM more then it's peek bhp RPM @ 6000, that is the biggest difference in redline and peek bhp in RPM i have ever seen. wow talk about good ol' engineering

What the fuck are you ranting about now? Peak HP at peak rpm at redline is of ZERO use in the real world.

But then again you already knew that... :roll:

[SPEED_DEMON82]

Originally Posted by aks how stupid! doesn't Hyundai realise that people wanna destroy their cars?!?! funny thing is, in India, about 2 years ago the Sonata was considered a luxury car and was sold for about US$50,000!! people were buying it instead of a Merc which i found extremely amusing!!

Seriously Aks....i couldnt understand what the hell was wrong with all the people here. Bying a Hyundai Sonata over a Merc C class n some over an E too. I still remember that in 2000, we had a small auto show here in Bombay n there the sonata was the biggest crowd puller . Guess what, Hyundai has now come up with a new face for the sonata n say that its gonna do even better than the old one. Gosh .. Some people!!!

[bmwmpower]

hyundai price politicy, look at Santa Fe, not bad for those many

[coombsie66]

Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by Toronto Z06 redline is 1,500RPM more then it's peek bhp RPM @ 6000, that is the biggest difference in redline and peek bhp in RPM i have ever seen. wow talk about good ol' engineering What the fuck are you ranting about now? Peak HP at peak rpm at redline is of ZERO use in the real world. But then again you already knew that... :roll:

Its zero use in the racing world as well, you dont wanna be changing up till a point symetric in the power curve to where you will be shifting too in the next gear.
1500 RPM above peak is still quite high, thats like my car, peak power at 5500 and redline at 6750 rpm, i always change at 6k ish, unless there is a particular drop to the next ratio.
Surely the quickest acceleration isnt achieved by reving to the limiter in the Z RC45? Unless you have aparticularly long box.

[gigdy]

Originally Posted by adamk24 I have been privilaged enough to have had rentals of the following cars: 2001 Mustang Convertable V-6 2003 Dodge Durango V-8 2003 Chevy Cavalier base model 2004 Chevy Tracker (POS model) 2004 Camaro V-6 All were absolute piles of junk, other than the Camaro, which had a decent engine. The dodge was the worst, with air conditioning that didnt work and an absolute inability to get above 75 MPH. I had the most fun in the mustang, which Im pretty sure I damaged the transmition (auto) doing nuetral drops and driving with it in 1 low ops: . No matter, they never found out Cant wait to see what you do with it... lol

How did u rent these cars?

[aks]

Originally Posted by SPEED_DEMON82 Originally Posted by aks how stupid! doesn't Hyundai realise that people wanna destroy their cars?!?! funny thing is, in India, about 2 years ago the Sonata was considered a luxury car and was sold for about US$50,000!! people were buying it instead of a Merc which i found extremely amusing!! Seriously Aks....i couldnt understand what the hell was wrong with all the people here. Bying a Hyundai Sonata over a Merc C class n some over an E too. I still remember that in 2000, we had a small auto show here in Bombay n there the sonata was the biggest crowd puller . Guess what, Hyundai has now come up with a new face for the sonata n say that its gonna do even better than the old one. Gosh .. Some people!!!

LOL!!! oh man, as an indian i feel ashmaed, my people are choosing a hyundai over a merc!! the worst thing is they actually compare themselves to merc. when i went to their showroom to check out the accent for my grandparents they were like 'the diesel engine is jus like the mercedes one'

i found it pretty funny