Designing the New 2009 Hyundai Sonata

hyundai vehicles are great, i own 1 and love it. my 01 elantra has been more reliable than any american car i ever owned.

We have a misconception that Japanese cars are trouble free. Just go the Honda dealer or Toyota etc and you will see all the cars in for repairs. My niece has a 1998 Honda Accord which was subjected to more than 8 recalls.

Koreans aren't that smart to design cars to a certain standard, so that's why they've hired US, Americans or Canadians and used our technology, and used it in their product! In a way, i think that's smart to use our tech and intelligence and using us to make their product better, but if they were that smart, they would never hire North Americans to design their product and do the things by themselvs!! OR, this video is all PHONY! all the customr needs are just made up!

I guess u don't know much about the car industry, do you think all Japanese cars are designed by Japanese. Some of these Japanese imports are designed in California by American designers. Almost every auto company has used other nationals to design their vehicles. Alos the Japs take many of their design cues from the European models. You just learned sometime on youtube!

the hyundai sonata is very business looking with a european styling...now that's not a bad thing is it?...

i think some hyundai models now are even better than the honda and toyota with a side by side comparison.

No doubt. A couple weeks ago I looked at the new Civic and Elantra. The Elantra is much nicer. Interior plastics and fabrics looked much better. I prefer the styling of the Elantra too. Looks more sophisticated and classy. Civic looks sharp, but the dashboard is ugly and busy and interior quality actually looks a bit cheap in comparison. Comparably equipped, the Elantra is about $2,000 less, plus it has a 2.0L 4cyl. versus the Civic's tiny 1.8L. I bet it's as whiny as every Civic of the past.

This is just to show that American Engineers and workers are top notch. Yet companies like GM, Ford and Crysler are failing. It's because of bad management. I'm the proud owner of 2 Hyundai's, and both where build in the USA.

I think you are right. It must be bad management at the big three. This shows that Americans, under proper management, are capable of designing a stylish, affordable car. Now if only the big three could get it together and do the same! I will say though, they are doing much better than a few years ago. Quality might not be as good as the best, but it's way better than what it was.

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