Korean cars more reliable than Germans

[Golf Houso]

Can't wait for this:



Come in either a 210hp 2.0T, or a 306hp 3.8 V6 and both come with RWD, 6spd manual and most importantly a proper mechanical LSD!!!

Coming to Aus to, the V6 does around 14.1 down the 1/4, and then low 13's with a new computer.

I'd seriously convert if this turns out to be a good car.

[seangti]

my brother is a mechanic and had worked for a honda/kia dealship after coming out of alfa romeo. He loves the Kia's for the price and reliability. He's on his second Kia, his misses has one and he'd likely get another when he wants to update from the sorento. Can't knock the 5yr warranty either.

When I recently went travelling through the queensland outback, Kia sorento's and Hyundai Terrecans were actually very common. Certainly no less common than your nissan patrol and more common than a land cruiser. Wouldn't run cape york in one mind you...

[static1800]

That Hyundai looks hideous.

[Golf Houso]

That Hyundai looks hideous.

So does this thing unfortunately:

[static1800]

Looks fine to me


I should have also added it's Tacky more than anything, that front end and the lowered window behind the B pillar are awful.

[Golf Houso]

I should have also added it's Tacky more than anything, that front end and the lowered window behind the B pillar are awful.

Eye of the beholder all that etc... Its for the US market what did you expect.
Its still faster than any VW ever made, and with more tuning potential. Thats significantly meritable anyway.

[Lorenz]

I must say, there are some half decent quality cars coming out of Korea now.

As said before, Hyunai i30, dont knock it until youve been for a good drive in one, I was amazed when we drove a diesel one to melb and back and now my house mate has a diesel wagon i30 as a company car and its not half bad! Still no where near the build quality and attention to detail put in euro cars, but for their price, warranty and parts, not all that bad....

(anyone know of any ECU upgrades for a TD i30???)

[Sharkie]

My wife's 1st car in Australia (2003) was a Hyundai Getz ... it was the only daily driver we've ever owned (27 cars & counting to date) that had to be towed into the dealer 3 times whilst under warranty ..... I've had to tow race cars before and a BMW once (not the cars fault .... the mechanic did not tighten the oil cooler piping properly and the M3 revving to 8000rmin promptly popped it off)

Like Wheels said recently "the i30 is like a 1 series (BMW) done badly ... only the 1 series is already done badly ...."

I know Toyota is most worried about Hyundai as a future competitor but based on my and recent other family's experiences I wouldn't if I were them ...... guess they (Toyota) forgot about VW creeping up on them an challenging for world #1 spot ......

By the time Hyundai (or any other Korean manufacturer) builds a car that is more than an aplliance I'll be too old to care and I'm still a long way off that ....

[Buller_Scott]

3.8 lt v6.... primitive/lack of imagination much?

meh, i'm still interested in the new gtd. call me a fanboi.

[vwguy86]

End of the day you can only build quality to a certain point on a vehicle that retail's at 20k regardless of how well a car tests on a car review page, let's review them after 10 years and let's see which vehicle is still ahead and you will find VW will be leagues ahead of any korean made "stuff"
And thats the nature of it, they can make cars cheaper becuase of the cheap labour and the corners they cut to slap a car together using cheap trim clips, seals, material e.t.c that are designed to last only for the warrany peroid because it is Cheap, and thus makes the car cheaper,
They are looking to build cars in quantity not quality
And of course everyone is entilted to their own opinion and this is my opinion, i have worked on many make's and model's and i put Holden barina's/captiva's/ Viva's, KIA made vehicles right at the bottom of my list for quality You have been warned LOL