Odometer: 2014
Avg MPG: 25
Avg. Speed: 25mph
I am going to wash my car for the first time soon. Maybe the weekend. I have bird poop on it. And it's looked pretty dusty the past 3 weeks.
Gas mileage is still not up to snuff. I wonder if this is because of the SULEV(super low emission vehicle) engine. I read on different web forums of Elantras getting wonderful gas mileage from the get go. (Liars?)
Here is a video of Hyundai's Vice President of Product Development and Strategic Planning, John Krafcik, speaking to the auto press in Santa Monica. In it he mentions all the little tweaks (at the 15:00 mark) to the Beta engine, steering design, and transmission to eek out impressive fuel economy. It's an indepth (maybe too indepth for the avg. Joe) insider's looks at what Hyundai was trying to accomplish with the 2007 Elantra. They go into equipment and price comparisons with other compacts, anticipated demographics, and differences between the Korean version and the USA version. Kind of interesting, the frankness he expresses in this press conference...he openly praises the Honda Civic's exterior.
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Commendable post... the video was also good. How is Hyundai's i10? Is it able to beat the Maruti's(reffering to India)
I am in the USA. We don't have the i10. thanks for the comment. cheers.
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