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Mildura Weekly - 18/06/10
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By MARTON PETTENDY YOU’D be forgiven for forgetting Hyundai already offers a reasonably stylish, wellspecified sedan in Australia’s resurgent mainstream mid-size car market, because the fact is the outgoing Sonata was the latest in a series of medium sedans from the Korean giant that failed to sway significant numbers of buyers away from its far more accomplished Japanese and European rivals. Hyundai hopes that will change with the Sonata’s successor, which will be known in Australia as the i45 and also dispenses with its predecessor’s generic styling and pedestrian engines for a sleek new Californian-inspired design and an all-new Theta II direct-injection 2.4-litre petrol four.
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Matched as standard in all but the entrylevel Active manual with a slick-shifting six-speed automatic transmission, the direct-injection engine is crisp, refined and responsive all the way to its 6600rpm redline, although auto versions limit it to 6000rpm. First seen in last year’s upgraded Santa Fe, Hyundai’s own new auto is accompanied by well-sorted and intuitive steering wheel paddle shifters in the auto-only Elite and Premium variants (which also score push-button, keyless starting), but can produce a degree of gear-hunting between the fairly wide ratios when left to its own devices during keen driving. There’s enough bottom-end torque
in this category as the revs rise.
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That said, the i45 cabin is generally a quiet, classy place to be, with a liberal dose of soft-touch surfaces and well bolstered leather-trimmed seats offering plenty of lateral support and a wide range of adjustment, even if we’d have preferred a bit more reach extension from the beautifully crafted four-spoke multi-function leather steering wheel.
Exterior and interior design, build quality, overall refinement, standard equipment list, engine performance and efficiency, improved body control, cabin space and ergonomics Room for improvement
Pronounced steering kickback and rack rattle, more expensive pricing, footoperated parking brake, gooseneck bootlid hinges, tyre noise on coarse surfaces, engine noise at high revs
It’s a shame the mid-range Elite’s power seat upgrade makes do without the manual height adjuster on the passenger seat in the base model and the fitment of a foot-operated parking brake in all auto models is even more disappointing.
for the i45 to feel brisk off the line, while midrange and top-end power delivery is also impressive without being outstanding. The i45 is among the class leaders in terms of fuel economy too, but it’s certainly not the quietest engine
Otherwise, the i45 cabin is highly ergonomic, with plenty of well-sized storage space in the lockable glovebox, centre armrest tub and oversized door compartments, which comprise integrated bottle holders.
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