How did VW fall from number 1 to number 3 and over a million car difference?

 

Um ... I don't think VW was ever #1 ... they're just planing to be by 2018.

 

And they also sell more then Any Euro exotic. There are plenty of people who are 'car stupid' to buy them. Again I say .. Its Hyundai, who cares?

 

5.74 million people who bought them last year.

Why exactly are Hyundai/Kia buyers "car stupid" compared to lets say Ford's buyers?

 

Hyundai is certainly on a roll, it seems the Japanese are getting a taste of thier own medicene, Hyundai is able to leverage its cheap labor costs in order to offer a comparable car at a cheaper price point. The quality of their cars seems to have vastly improved over the days when Hyundai's were battling it out with Yugo for the cheapest ride around.

 

I guess it was a short lived thing.

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...est-automaker/

Since VW accuired Porsche they are also using combined number of VW and porsche.

 

if you have to ask you clueless. Sell your Fords and buy a Hyundai.. Then report back here after a year..

 

And what exactly will I not like after a year in a Hyundai?
I know fit & finish is done really well because I checked each and every Hyundai at the auto show every year. They're stylish, economical, pretty powerful and have a 10 year warranty. And according to JD Powers - pretty reliable too.

I'm a Ford guy and I love Fords, but you know what's sad? That my buddy's base model 2008 Hyundai Accent (which was under $10,000 brand new) is more quiet than my Fusion during driving.
I have a pretty good experience with Fords so I'm not planing to switch brands, but if I ever buy an import - it's gonna be Hyundai/Kia.

 

Hyundai is coming on extremely strong, which isn't really a surprise as the writing for this was well and truly on the wall many years ago. That said, having recently spent a some time in a couple of Hyundai's I can say that they do still have some ground left to cover.

For example, the new Sonata my wife and I drove to Ohio for a weekend trip was very impressive in terms of overall room, power, and fuel economy. However, wind noise was genuinely horrendous at any speed above 70mph and cross wind stability was amazingly bad for a car that looks like a bullet with tires. Even more, two parts of the interior literally fell off in my hand during the trip.

To be fair those parts were small and relatively insignificant, and the car was one of the first couple thousand, if not couple hundred, new Sonata's off the assembly line. Still, I have never had multiple interior pieces fall of in my hand while driving any relatively new Honda or Ford. That was enough to wipe Hyundai and Kia completely off of the consideration list when looking for a new car for my wife.

Give it another five to ten years and Hyundai is absolutely going to be one of the three global automakers to beat, but they aren't quite king of the mountain yet.

 

you deserve a Hyundai. Please sell your fords. You will be much happier..

 

As someone who holds no ties to any car maker and finds the beauty in individual vehicles rather than an entire company, I have to say Hyundais are **** good vehicles. Then again I guess it also depends on the owner of said vehicle for it's reliability.

I have a 2003 Elantra GT I bought brand new and added to my collection of cars which included a '02 WS6 TransAm, '97 Eclipse GS, '90 Probe LX, '88 Monte Carlo SS w/383 Stroker, '70 Chevelle SS 454 LS6.

As you can see I had at one time a sampling of vehicles from different manufacturers and each one of them had their ups and downs. As of right now I still have my '97 Eclipse and '03 Elantra along with an '05 Stang and my fiancee drives a '10 Nissan Versa. I'm very happy with the quality of each of those vehicles and see no reason why my "man card" or "Stang card" should be taken away because I drive a Hyundai.

I think a 5.0 Genesis Coupe will be one hell of a street contender if they can get their AWD to be in competition with Subaru's version.

 

Hyundai= garbage!! Idk what they do to the engine!

 

Hyundai is awesome! They'll be competing with the muscle cars in a couple years when they put the 5.0 in the coupe.

 

Will do, first thing on Monday morning. Just because you told me so nicely.

 

Genesis Coupe 3.8 already outperforms Mustang 3.7 (although it does cost ~$5,000 more).
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...son/specs.html

 

They didn't use the V6 with the PP. Story would have been different performance wise

 

Sorry but I have to repeat myself! Hyundai= garbage! They could put a Lamborghini v12 in that ugly coupe and it would still be garbage! It would be cool for my 16 year old little sister though..hahahahahah

 

And why exactly is Hyundai garbage?

 

It's just my opinion that's all.....to each there own

 

Well I hope I don't choke on these words nut I would actually consider buying a Hyundai