Hyundai Sonata Diesel @ 14.75 lacs

normally_crazy · 12th January 2007, 19:35

Read all about it HERE

Its a 2.0 litre CRDI , 142 BHP @ 4000 RPM with torque of 33 kgm/2000~2680 RPM with a 6 speed manual !!! Check it out - Hyundai Sonata Diesel

ravibhat · 12th January 2007, 19:42

Thats good news for sure! 2007 is year for Diesel Lovers.

Thats why I picked up Petrol Innova before Toyota stop its production

Ravi.

adarsh76 · 12th January 2007, 20:02

That's a great price. Need to know more about the car's performance and efficiency.

abhibh · 12th January 2007, 20:09

Thought its tempting news but i still don't have a good feeling about it selling like hot cakes.. but time will tell

danlalan · 12th January 2007, 20:14

great price and all...but will people leave the mighty skoda and go in for a sonata diesel...i dont think so...

Boom Shiva · 12th January 2007, 21:01

142 hp, 33 kgm torgue and a 6 speed manual sounds quite interesting...I think our tuners could extract much more out of it.

Price should have been more tempting though...

da MotorHead · 12th January 2007, 21:36

This is one car, I've bin waiting for anxiously. Embera is already nice.. PLUS Diesel, 142 BHP, 6 speed manual .. Cool. Korean or not, Hyundai sure knows where to hit the market ,,, Lets see the specs when its out ..

theMAG · 12th January 2007, 21:51

I read somewhere that from 2008 Hyundai does not want to be recognized as a manufacturer of low cost cars and therefore will up prices of all its models starting in Europe; this to sidestep the even lower cost Chinese autos expected to debut then. Slightly off-topic but then Indian buyers might want to consider good Hyundais like this Embera diesel much before 2008 itself.

aadix · 12th January 2007, 21:54

it should sell pretty well in the south.. finally an alternative to the skodas..

Rodeo · 12th January 2007, 22:10

What will be the cost of the new Elantra that will be out soon if Sonata is priced at 14+ and with verna at 8+OTR...

rahul_intlad · 13th January 2007, 00:10

Dont know if the octavia would have much of a problem ,but definitely something for the laura to watch out for.

Equus · 13th January 2007, 07:40

Yep, some competetion finally to Skoda diesels! Good luck, Sonata!

The only thing I dislike about the Sonata is the road presence.. Especially considering we are paying 15+ lakhs.. The older Sonata was somewhat more appealing to me with its jaguar-ish looks!!

speedzak · 13th January 2007, 08:45

That's it. I support Hyundai in this venture to pull the NEW OCTAVIA (some calls it Laura) down to where it belongs.

It will sell like hot cakes I think.

GTO · 13th January 2007, 11:08

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Its a 2.0 litre CRDI , 142 BHP @ 4000 RPM with torque of 33 kgm/2000~2680 RPM with a 6 speed manual !!!

For a second, I thought we are talking about the C220....those stats are so similar. Fabulous Hyundai! This should show the Laura of the type of power that D-Segmenters deserve.

The Sonata looks pretty decent, is cheap to maintain and now has a fabulous diesel. I think the price at 14.5 is pretty competitive, and makes it the only spacious diesel-D segmenter.

ajmat · 13th January 2007, 11:12

They will scoop the upmarket taxi segment for sure and put the accord/camry out of business over there

As for the Skoda.....so is it 120 bhp for 14 lakhs or 104 bhp for 19 lakhs... no brainer

12th January 2007, 19:35	#1
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Hyundai Sonata Diesel @ 14.75 lacs Read all about it HERE Its a 2.0 litre CRDI , 142 BHP @ 4000 RPM with torque of 33 kgm/2000~2680 RPM with a 6 speed manual !!! Check it out - Hyundai Sonata Diesel Last edited by normally_crazy : 12th January 2007 at 19:39.
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12th January 2007, 19:42	#2
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	Thats good news for sure! 2007 is year for Diesel Lovers. Thats why I picked up Petrol Innova before Toyota stop its production Ravi.
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12th January 2007, 20:02	#3
adarsh76 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 661 Thanked: 231 Times	That's a great price. Need to know more about the car's performance and efficiency.
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12th January 2007, 20:09	#4
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Thought its tempting news but i still don't have a good feeling about it selling like hot cakes.. but time will tell
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12th January 2007, 20:14	#5
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,636 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	great price and all...but will people leave the mighty skoda and go in for a sonata diesel...i dont think so...
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12th January 2007, 21:01	#6
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	142 hp, 33 kgm torgue and a 6 speed manual sounds quite interesting...I think our tuners could extract much more out of it. Price should have been more tempting though...
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12th January 2007, 21:36	#7
da MotorHead BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 122 Thanked: 0 Times	This is one car, I've bin waiting for anxiously. Embera is already nice.. PLUS Diesel, 142 BHP, 6 speed manual .. Cool. Korean or not, Hyundai sure knows where to hit the market ,,, Lets see the specs when its out ..
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12th January 2007, 21:51	#8
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	I read somewhere that from 2008 Hyundai does not want to be recognized as a manufacturer of low cost cars and therefore will up prices of all its models starting in Europe; this to sidestep the even lower cost Chinese autos expected to debut then. Slightly off-topic but then Indian buyers might want to consider good Hyundais like this Embera diesel much before 2008 itself.
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12th January 2007, 21:54	#9
aadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 1,597 Thanked: 14 Times	it should sell pretty well in the south.. finally an alternative to the skodas..
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12th January 2007, 22:10	#10
Rodeo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 356 Thanked: 28 Times	What will be the cost of the new Elantra that will be out soon if Sonata is priced at 14+ and with verna at 8+OTR...
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13th January 2007, 00:10	#11
rahul_intlad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,579 Thanked: 4 Times	Dont know if the octavia would have much of a problem ,but definitely something for the laura to watch out for.
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13th January 2007, 07:40	#12
Equus Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 423 Times	Yep, some competetion finally to Skoda diesels! Good luck, Sonata! The only thing I dislike about the Sonata is the road presence.. Especially considering we are paying 15+ lakhs.. The older Sonata was somewhat more appealing to me with its jaguar-ish looks!! Last edited by Equus : 13th January 2007 at 07:43.
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13th January 2007, 08:45	#13
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	That's it. I support Hyundai in this venture to pull the NEW OCTAVIA (some calls it Laura) down to where it belongs. It will sell like hot cakes I think.
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13th January 2007, 11:12	#15
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	They will scoop the upmarket taxi segment for sure and put the accord/camry out of business over there As for the Skoda.....so is it 120 bhp for 14 lakhs or 104 bhp for 19 lakhs... no brainer
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