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Old 05-22-2011, 01:50 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mcrews View Post
is it a 4 or V6?
It will probably drop your rpms to 17-1800. Which could be a sweet spot for a 6. I don;t about the 4 bangers.

But given the potential drop in rpm, It would be worth it.
The v6 Sonata is gone as of the '11 model, replaced by the turbo 4.

But we also have the Garage for that sort of question .BHarvey's '11 Sonata

The CR-Z runs 2400-2500RPM at 60mph and it's only a 1.5L in a 2600lb car. Some of those guys are getting 40's to 50mpg tanks

Most manual 4 bangers run high 2000's to 3000RPM at 60mph. That leaves a lot of room for improvement and people are going complain to complain either way about these cars being underpowered .
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