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Old 09-17-09, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
The interior looks good at a glance, the stop-start button seems to have been taken directly from Toyota.

Once you examine the interior however ... what is with those horrible cheap-looking beige door panels? The mirror and window controls, the power locks, everything below the door handles is just ... beige. No other colors or trim is used at all.

The piano-black trim in the car also seems like an afterthought.
You can tell all that from one picture? If you are that good, you should make a virtual reality computer. Seriously, who needs a show room?

On a similar note, ever meet a celebrity on TV in real life? Notice anything different about them from what you originally perceived?

My point is, dont judge a car by a picture.

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Old 09-17-09, 07:08 PM
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This Hyundai is leaps and bounds ahead of the current Camry interior, whether "copy cat" of other brands or not.

Toyota better step up their game for the redesign.
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Old 09-19-09, 07:06 AM
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New pics















Sorry for the size.

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Old 09-19-09, 07:33 AM
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Those brakes look awfully tiny!
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Old 09-19-09, 09:55 AM
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That's the rear brake. Most rear brakes are smaller than the fronts
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Originally Posted by GSteg
That's the rear brake. Most rear brakes are smaller than the fronts
Agreed. That's why I said brakes. I can see in the pictures that both are tiny.
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Old 09-19-09, 04:13 PM
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Old 09-19-09, 04:15 PM
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Lovely

Rear LED lights










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Panaramic Sunroof operation (interior view)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FovVMzAB1Ks
 
Old 09-19-09, 04:44 PM
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Sick...the picture of the black you posted looks just freakin SYCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...the 3/4 front quarter view with its graceful curves looks GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!


the rear night shot with its LED....wow....just WOW.

This car for $18-20K?! it really looks like a $30+K car.




another video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2rPBxsGrA
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Old 09-19-09, 05:14 PM
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staggered wheels on a FWD fail


looks like a quality product nevertheless, based on that youtube vid



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Old 09-19-09, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by xcntuatd77
Sick...the picture of the black you posted looks just freakin SYCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...the 3/4 front quarter view with its graceful curves looks GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!


the rear night shot with its LED....wow....just WOW.

This car for $18-20K?! it really looks like a $30+K car.




another video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2rPBxsGrA
I am very impressed in pics, VERY impressed. This seems very much a car that can sit side by side with the Genesis and Equus whereas the 09 model, I can't begin to say that.

Surely all these cars are loaded 30k versions though. We shall see what base models look like.

Amazing to think people can now say "style" is one of the top reasons for buying a Hyundai.

Much respect to them.
 
Old 09-19-09, 08:27 PM
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i'm glad that hyundai understands that you can make a cheap car look more expensive than it really costs.

after all, it's only stamped sheet metal.


tell that to toyota, whose cars are made of a trapezoid and a rectangle:

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Old 09-19-09, 08:29 PM
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WOW new LED tail lights look nice... can't believe the ES doesn't have LED when Camry has LED's
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[QUOTE=dunnojack;4859649]staggered wheels on a FWD fail


looks like a quality product nevertheless, based on that youtube vid


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It has staggered wheels?
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Old 09-20-09, 09:47 AM
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^^ I dont know where he got the staggered wheels. He should know that the picture is photoshopped. Glasses fail.
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