Sonata Gas Mileage?

They are good ways of getting the most of the available cubic inches, but no
matter how many of your add-ons you add, more cubic inches will still make
them more powerful.

 

No kidding, but that isn't what you said.

Matt

 

You know exactly what I meant though

 

No, I thought you meant what you wrote.

Matt

 

Imagine if the 6 had a MT available? Then we wouldn't be having this
discussion really, or maybe we would

I know my car has ZERO torque at the rear wheels Yes, I know it was a
typo.

But then we should throw diesels in the mix when talking torque, right?
And you should probably ammend the last sentence anyway. I would admit
that there are a FEW 4's that out-torque a FEW 6's, but not many, and
certainly not "lots".

Eric

 

Probably not.

Although, I have to admit that I'm more than happy with the power of the
four and I did buy this car mainly for cheap transportation to work
that got good fuel economy. When I'm ready for performance, I will buy
a Vette.

Your rear brakes don't work?

Yes, when I think of cars and performance my mind automatically goes to
RWD as all real performance cars are RWD.

Yes, a performance oriented diesel is pretty amazing. Even more amazing
are electric motors. A friend had an EV-1 for several years and that
car would smoke anything from 0-35 or so. He used to have fun with the
yuppies and their BMW and Porsches. They never knew what hit them. The
only problem was wheelspin...

Matt

 

Hmmmmm... I must be slow this weekend. I still can't see how the comments
from Eric and myself warranted the "OK, let's get real here". I guess I
just don't understand how what you were trying to say, fit into what Eric
and I had just said.

 

Therein lies the difference, I believe. Speaking only for myself, I wanted
an automatic because that's what my wife prefers. I'd be happy with a
standard, but the Sonata is her car. The 4 cylinders I drove with an
automatic were something to be ashamed of in my opinion. Comparing a
standard transmission 4 cylinder to an automatic transmission 6 cylinder is
somewhat foolish. Compare like transmissions in both engine styles if you
want to talk about something meaningful.

 

I can Tom, but that because as I said very early on - I just like that
feeling of the acceleration getting up to those cruising speeds.

 

I did. Cubic inches will always come out ahead. Add-ons are just that and
can be applied to any engine, You still need cubic inches. A given
turbocharger is a small block is not going to give the power that you can
get from a big block. Interpret how you wish, but bigger is better. Number
of cylinders means far less than the number of cubic inches. I'd agree that
the big four is better than a tiny six.

 

Yeah, but I've got to watch my ass though. My last three cars totaled
370,000 miles and in all that time I don't think I've ever exceeded 85 at
any time. My Sonata has 9500 miles and I've topped 100 three times already.
Each time is was the same place for a short time with no traffic and good
visibility to see if there is radar. It can be very expensive.

 

Ed, you are so far wrong on this topic that I'm not even going to bother
discussing it further.

Matt

 

Right, there is nothing to discuss. The more cubic inches the more potential
power