I'll see what I can do. I'm trying to spin off a Mirage solo for the web-portal, and that I can quote and link to.
I'm hearing highway economy well in excess of 20 km/l for our local model... so even without stop-start, the aerodynamics and engine are worth a whole lot. And the CVT might actually make it cheaper to run than the smaller automatic Spark and Kia Picanto. It's already hurting sales of those two quite badly, from what I'm seeing, but we won't get numbers till later this year. Very difficult to beat the cost-savings of Thai production!
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Great article Nicky. Wish they would bring those small cars to the US. I would drive one. Compare it to a 1958 Volkswagen with something like 28 HP. I managed to survive 70 MPH Interstates in that VW before the 1973 oil embargo.
regards
Mech
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Thanks for the kind words. Kinda embarrassed that my pictures on the lift and dyno came out so bad (dark shop and no flash diffuser), which is why I had to hand-draw illustrations instead. I was inspired by Edmunds' similar pieces on his website, but I'm definitely nowhere near his level of knowledge!
Had to call in a favor for the gearing chart, as Hyundai doesn't publish gear ratios for the car. By my calculations, it seemed that it was the same gearbox as the i10/Santro with a shorter final drive, but apparently all the ratios were bespoke!