2011 Hyundai Equus takes on big names of luxury

The Virginian-Pilot ^ | March 18, 2011 | Larry Printz

[buccaneer81]

Gotta admire Hyundai. I drive a Camry, but when I’m ready for my next car, it will probably be a Sonata.

[hinckley buzzard]

I recall well when people "sniffed with disdain" at Toyotas. Most of them were in the auto business with the Big Three, now no longer in the auto business at all.

[colinhester]

My wife wants a Genesis.

[nkycincinnatikid]

Several years ago I spent about a week in Seoul. One thing which I still recall was the number of different luxury type sedans which were totally unfamiliar to me on the highways.

[buccaneer81]

I remember the derision shown to Honda as well, back in 1974 when they introduced the CVCC. Ten years later, nobody was laughing anymore.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yet they still have a car (the Accent 3 door) that starts at $9,985.

[ken21]

hi doo doo.

[MichiganConservative]

I saw one of these on the road earlier this year. Pretty sweet ride.

[WalterSobchak2012]

My little girl has the Genesis Coupe which she bought to replace her stolen Audi TT and she absolutely loves it.

[rickmichaels]

What, no soft Corinthian leather?

[oust the louse]

We are looking to buy a Sonata in the next couple months. We were Toyota fans until we saw the Sonata...sharp looking car. I like it in black.
Any 2010-2011 Sonata owners out there? Thoughts?....

[RayChuang88]

That was until the Toyota Corona arrived in the USA market in the middle 1960's. The impressive build quality and the low price definitely attracted a LOT of American buyers back then and helped Toyota establish their USA presence.

[CaptainK]

I looked at one recently and the dealership had jacked it up $5000 over the sticker price.

[wildbill]

I remember when the Lexus first came out and I predicted to an auto dealer friend that it would soon compete with the best of European luxury cars like the Mercedes and Rolls—because you could buy two for the cost of one.

He laughed and said Mercedes buyers would never consider anything else. Not laughing anymore.

[NavyCanDo]

My Hyundai Elantra will be my last,. Bad enough I had it in the shop about 10 times for check engine lights in the warranty period, but when I had to get a new battery I found out it was a proprietary battery that you had to get from the Hyundai dealer. All the major battery sellers all told me the same thing, it has to be a Hyundai battery.

[buccaneer81]

I looked at one recently and the dealership had jacked it up $5000 over the sticker price.

A Sonata? Demand must be through the roof.

[buccaneer81]

What year is your Elantra?

[CaptainK]

I know the sister of a dealership owner and they are flying out the door.

[Trust but Verify]

I would be a nervous wreck owning a very nice and expensive car. Just this week I discovered a long, deep, nasty scratch on one side of my 2007 Highlander. I was so angry that people can be that careless as to inflict that kind of damage on someone else’s vehicle. If I had a SUPER NICE car, I’d never want to drive it out of the garage.