and I'm surprised done of you have posted this:

I bought my Sonata Turbo because it the best car for me in the price range, not because of stupid claims like paint quality. I needed a daily driver and it fit the bill. My only other choice was the Ford Fusion, didn't even consider Japanese because they're boring to drive these days. In the end, what sealed the deal was the 0% financing over 84 months.

I'm probably getting a sonata hybrid. It fits almost everything I need atm. What are your views on the sonata hybrid?
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Sonata Hybrid... yeah gonna be a lot better for city driving. I also may consider a Sonata Turbo or Genesis Coupe turbo soon if my new job requires me to work at downtown (going to hybrid may be a step too far for me in terms of driving)
I did test drive the Sonata with the 2.4GDI engine though and overall it felt good to drive though it wasnt as great as the Genesis Coupe which is a given, but yeah I felt the need for the 2.0T while test driving it as well.
The only worry I have for Sonata Hybrid is the actual hybrid system itself (since you're buying it for the hybrid in reality), havent really looked into specifics on how it works personally and specifications. If its anything like the Honda one, I dont think it does much work.

Ya that's exactly what I'm thinking. I was gona get.a 2t but I'm moving to coq, and ill be 30km from school , and I'm paying for my own gas, and I'd rather have the hybrids economy. Its not in dealers yet but ill be sure to test drive it. Thanks for your input I appreciate it
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hybrids dont really work unless its city driving btw since it will cut when you reach certain speeds. It only benefits start n stop traffic where the motor can kick in and you get your battery charged via regenerative braking, etc as opposed to running the engine.
So you should probably map your way to school first and then see if the extra costs of the hybrid is worth it.

If you just cruise on the hwy, I've gotten as low as 5L/100km out of my 2.0T... combined, it's more like 10-12L/100kms after 5 tanks of gas now.

Ya I thought about my route. It will be roughly 35 city 65 highway, but I also go dt a lot (4 days a week) where I'm driving 100% city. When I'm around at school, or when school ends, I go out with friends before going home or I sleep over at my buddies. so when I average it out, my travelling would be around 60 city, 40 highway, highway being going to/from school only.
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i envy you with my 16L/100KM
did you get manual or auto (or does it only come in auto), when I test drove the genesis, I didnt notice any turbo lag prob cuz its a fairly low RPM engaged turbo but again it was a test drive so you never know.
Do you feel any turbo lag at all having driven 5 tanks so far?

No doubt my gas mileage will get better after the novelty of stomping on the pedal wears off... but then I said that of my MR2T as well. A tank of gas currently lasts me 1.5 weeks, $86 fillups. Usual week of driving is about 300kms.

The 2.0T only comes in a 6 speed auto with paddles. I don't notice turbo lag since it's a twin scroll turbo, it spools quick compared to my MR2T where I don't feel the surge of power until after 3000rpm. I do however, notice the lack of torque at low RPM.