Went for Long Drive, a couple of them. One on Mysore Road and the other to Mysore
1. With 5 people loaded, the car handled very well, the normally seen unsettling jumps were absent. On one occasion i took a quick U turn, and the car was not bad at handling it. I know a LOT has been said and keeps getting repeated on its handling, but for most users, it will serve decently well i feel. I does for me, unless i am tempted to test it which i hardly do
The AC is superb, no doubt at all, however the ACC has 1 weird aspect. It starts pulling air from outside after a while, have not seen that in the newer cars like the I20, wonder what to do with!
The passengers were very happy with the rear seat comfort, seating 3 adults at the back was no issue in fact!
I think Hyundai folks played this game that most people will use this car for seating 4-5 people( that's what a sedan is bought for) and hence designed the suspensions accordingly, they surely try and cater to the majority of customers needs but maybe they got it a little wrong this time( as compared to the others), looking at the sales numbers
2. Went to Mysore, this time with 3 people. The car does have an issue with delivering power as expected in 2nd gear esp, on speeds above 60, its a beauty of an engine. Smooth and effortless to 100 and even 120. I never feel safe above 120, however on a short burst took it to 140 and it obliged.
Sweeter was the fact that i overtook 2 fiesta's and 1 ANHC
( fiesta lovers- please do not attack me on this, just kidding)
Even at higher speeds i think the feel of the road is adequate, steering feedback is less and the car does feel light, but not that bad as the comments i read(horrific etc)
Overall mileage i got was great in fact, 14.5 with FULL AC and also with a lot of bad city traffic while leaving Bangalore and in Mysore. This was with Shell Normal Fuel
I also happened to have a chance to brake hard and with the ABS, it was a perfectly safe stop, i think i am never going for a car on the Indian highways with no ABS!!
Overall, no issues with the ownership, peaceful and hassle free!!!